Known to the world as a record-breaking Olympic swimmer, Missy Franklin retired from the pool and created a new path beyond swimming, dedicated to family.

28 years (10 May 1995)Missy Franklin / Age

five Missy Franklin is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world record-holder in the sport of swimming. Franklin became a household name during the 2012 Olympic Games in London when she won four gold medals and one bronze medal, becoming one of the most decorated athletes of the Games.

December 2018Missy Franklin / Career end Franklin announced her retirement in December 2018, just two years after gaining her fifth and final gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. When asked if there's a possibility she'll make a comeback and return to swimming, she put it simply, "Absolutely not."

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17-year-old Few swimmers burst onto the international scene with as much velocity as Missy Franklin. Her Olympic debut at the 2012 Olympic Games saw the 17-year-old sweep the backstroke events en route to a five-medal (four gold) performance.

Missy Franklin, in full Melissa Jeanette Franklin, (born May 10, 1995, Pasadena, California, U.S.), American swimmer who won five medals, including four golds, at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Franklin was born in California, but her family moved to Centennial, Colorado, where she began swimming at the age of five.

Missy Franklin Johnson, the five-time Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder in the 200 backstroke, has announced that she and husband Hayes Johnson have welcomed their first child, daughter Sarah Caitlin Johnson.

The most Olympic medals won by a woman is eighteen by gymnast Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (USSR), nine gold, five silver and four bronze, 1956–64.

Complete medal count for all the Winter Games (including 2022 results)

Delhi's Richa Mishra has as many as four Indian swimming records under her name -- the most by a swimmer, be it in men's or women's. The Delhi swimmer has the best timing by an Indian in the 400m and 800m freestyle, 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley.

champion Jamie Cail Autopsy results on former American swimming champion Jamie Cail reveal her sudden death this year at her residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands was caused by an accidental drug overdose, authorities said.