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Melissa Franklin Johnson (born May 10, 1995) is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course) from 2012 to 2019. As a member of the U.S. national swim team, she also held the world records in the 4×100-meter medley relay (short course and long course).
In her Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics at age 17, Franklin won a total of five medals, four of which were gold. She swept the women's backstroke events, winning gold in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. Franklin's successes earned her Swimming World's World Swimmer of the Year and the American Swimmer of the Year award in 2012 as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2011 and 2012. In total, she won twenty-eight medals in international competition: seventeen gold, six silver, and five bronze, spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the short course World Championships, and the Pan Pacific Championships. Franklin's eleven gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships was a record in women's swimming before Katie Ledecky broke it in 2017.
Franklin won the Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award in 2014. In December 2018, she announced her retirement from the sport.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1995-05-10 (29 years old)
Birth NameMelissa Jeanette Franklin
Birth PlacePasadena, United States
Height188-centimeter
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesPasadena · Aurora, United States of America
Also Known AsMelissa Franklin
AwardsHonda Sports Award for Swimming & Diving, Best U.S. Female Olympian ESPY Award, Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award, Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year
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