Missy Franklin said her Rio Olympic struggles were not physical, but emotional and mental, according to Colorado media.
Franklin, a four-time 2012 gold medalist who earned one medal in Rio (gold) as a prelim swimmer on the 4x200m free relay, reflected in interviews Monday about her first year-plus as a professional summer.
After two seasons at the University of California, she turned pro and moved in spring 2015 back to her parents’ home and trained with her youth coach, Todd Schmitz, leading up to Rio.
“The major thing that I’ve pinpointed is the lack of balance I had in my life for that year,” Franklin said, according to the Denver Post.