5x Olympic Gold Medalist Missy Franklin announced on Wednesday that she has retired from competitive swimming due to injuries. Just in high school, Missy gained world renown as the darling of the 2012 Beijing Olympics when she became the first American woman to win 4 Olympic Golds in any sports. She gave up on millions of dollar of endorsement money (and the system was a lot worse back in 2012 than now in 2018 as she was not allowed to take any world record bonuses) to keep her collegiate swimming eligibility. Eventually, Missy came to Cal to swim for head coach Teri McKeever, who was also the head women’s coach for Team USA swimming at the Beijing Olympics.
Calympian Missy Franklin retires from competitive swimming
