FEDERAL WAY, Washington, August 11. THE second evening of long course swimming at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals featured an incredible triple from Missy Franklin of the Colorado Stars.
Franklin announced her arrival on the sprint scene for the U.S. in a big way with a stunning 54.03 to win the women's 100 free. She became the sixth-fastest American of all time in the event behind Amanda Weir (53.02), Dana Vollmer (53.30), Natalie Coughlin (53.39), Dara Torres (53.76) and Lacey Nymeyer (54.02) and moved into the top 30 ever. Her performance squashed the meet record of 55.13 set by Lia Neal in the morning.
Neal, swimming for AGUA, took second in 55.00, while Greenville's Lauren Perdue placed third in 55.50.
Franklin continued her amazing evening by doubling with a 200 back win in 2:09.16. She jumped into eighth all time among Americans with the time. She stands behind Margaret Hoelzer (2:06.09), Elizabeth Beisel (2:06.39), Hayley McGregory (2:07.69), Elizabeth Pelton (2:08.04), Natalie Coughlin (2:08.53), Betsy Mitchell (2:08.60) and Janie Wagstaff (2:09.09). Franklin easily smashed her meet record of 2:11.24 set during prelims.
Crow Canyon's Madison White touched second in 2:11.31, while Fort Lauderdale's Lauren Driscoll claimed third in 2:12.03.
The Colorado Stars' team of Jordan Mattern, Kelly Naze, Caroline Piehl and Franklin raced to a meet record time of 3:48.52 in the women's 400 free relay. Franklin threw down a swift 54.30 anchor leg en route to completing the evening title trifecta.
Terrapins' Aaron Wayne became the first sub-50 swimmer in meet history with a 49.99 for the men's 100 free win. The swim beat Vlad Morozov's meet record of 50.23. Eagle's Giles Smith raced to second in 50.40 after flipping fourth with a 24.52. Long Island's John Wagner claimed third in 50.51.
Greenwood's Jared Markham topped the men's 200 back in 2:00.54 leaving one of the few meet records standing. Matt Thompson's 2:00.50 from 2007 stood for another year. Hawgs' Ellis Miller took second in 2:01.12, while Long Island's John Wagner earned third in 2:02.18.
AGUA's Sara Giberson overtook Fast Lane's Lysistrati Halkides down the stretch to win the women's 400 IM, 4:45.18 to 4:45.68. Giberson posted a 30.76 against Halkides' 31.79 in the final 50 meters. Both final times beat the meet record of 4:47.19 set by Haley Anderson last year. AGUA's Annie Zhu placed third in 4:48.75.
Duneland's Kyle Whitaker crushed the field in the men's 400 IM with a 4:17.59. The performance smashed Andrew Gemmell's meet record of 4:22.36 set last year. Greenville's Matthew Houser wound up second in 4:22.35, also under Gemmell's standard, while Peddie's Connor Signorin claimed third in 4:23.66.
City of Plano's Paul Leonhardt, Zachary Walters, Brendan McIntee and Seth Stubblefield topped the men's 400 free relay in 3:26.79.
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August 12, 2009 Impressive swim by Franklin.
That 100 swim would have actually won World Championship Trials in Indy I believe.
They could have used her on the 4 x 100 in Rome. Submitted by: rcoach
August 12, 2009 The article doesn't mention that she's still 14, or at least was as of late July. Submitted by: halfbreed
August 12, 2009 According to the Olympic Trials psych sheet, Franklin won't be 15 until May 2010. Submitted by: coachcj
August 12, 2009 Franklin is definitely a swimmer worth watching. In the past year, she's vastly improved her breaststroke and butterfly to become an even better well-rounded swimmer. Submitted by: The Psych Sheet
August 12, 2009 At WCTs, Vollmer won in 54-flat, and Weir was second 54.03. Of course, that was before they put on Jakeds and went 53-low. (If Weir had worn Jaked in the relay, the Americans would probably have medalled!)
Even with the suits, those times are sick fast for a 14-year old. She may just be the next star of Americans swimming... Versatile, too... Submitted by: SwimDER94
August 17, 2009 According to Scotswim, anyone wearing a hi tech suit didn't earn the time and basically in a "nutshell" isn't worthy because they cut many corners to get there without the work...to me that is BS..she'll be fast in either the hi tech or lo tech suit.. Submitted by: speedboat
August 18, 2009 I'm definitely not a fan of the tech suits and can't wait for USA Swimming to enact their ban. That said, I know Franklin personally, and she is the real deal. She works hard and has a wonderful head on her shoulders. She's focused when she races, but doesn't have that paralyzing intensity. Instead, she still knows how to have fun. Submitted by: The Psych Sheet
August 18, 2009 Psyche Sheet -- How tall is Franklin? Submitted by: halfbreed
August 18, 2009 She is 5'11. Submitted by: The Psych Sheet
August 18, 2009 Psyche Sheet -- Thank you. Between her, Liz Pelton, and Dagny Knutson, the future of our women's team is looking pretty good. The Aussies have Emily Seebohm and Cate Campbell, and the Swedes Sarah Sjostrom, but those three American youngsters should be the mainstays of our national team for some time to come. All have talent in a wide range of events, and it's going to be interesting to see them develop. Interestingly, even though our men's team is much stornger internationally than our women's team, the first rank of our men's team is also aging, and the future of our women's team looks brighter. Submitted by: halfbreed
August 18, 2009 Franklin grew another inch. She is now 6' with a size 13 shoe size according to one of her swim friends! She did get a bunch of 11-12 NAGs in a regular swim suit. When hi tech suits go away, she'll still be up there in the rankings. Wonder how USA Swimming will assist Liz, Dagny and Missy in the future? Australia and Canada provide much more training and meet opportunities for their young swimmers. Is Franklin getting the proper training now for the longterm? Heard rumors she may move out of Colorado? Anyone know? Submitted by: coachcj
August 23, 2009 Tall girl with big feet for fins is a requirement to be fast...guess mother nature gives some the advantage with hi tech feet. To bad everyone couldn't have the same size feet to level the playing field...just a joke! Submitted by: Susan B_1987
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