Video Interview: Missy Franklin Super Happy To Get Back Into Win Column

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One of the more surprising stats that came out of previews for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis is that Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin had not won an individual race since ending her collegiate career at NCAAs with California in March.

That losing streak ended tonight with Franklin nearly cracking 1:00 during the 100-meter back tonight, and Franklin certainly was happy about the win.

Original 100 back report:

Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin won her first individual gold since NCAAs with a win in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Minneapolis.

Franklin turned in a top time of 1:00.18 as she claimed victory for the first time since missing gold at the 2015 Santa Clara Arena stop, 2015 Worlds as well as several stops on the 2015 FINA World Cup circuit.

That’s a good sign for Franklin as she still adjusts to being a full time professional swimmer with the weight of an entire country on her shoulders.

Toronto’s Kylie Masse took second in 1:00.31 with Oakville’s Dominique Bouchard placing third in 1:00.66.

California’s Rachel Bootsma (1:01.02), Stanford’s Maya DiRado (1:01.07), SwimMAC’s Kirsty Coventry (1:01.15), California’s Amy Bilquist (1:01.39) and California’s Kathleen Baker (1:01.47) finished fourth through eighth.

Regan Smith, 13 out of Riptide Aquatics, won the B final in a time of 1:01.49. Kendyl Stewartfinished second in 1:01.95.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Franklin, Missy  20 Colorado Stars-C  1:00.63    1:00.18 OT     
             29.85      1:00.18 (30.33)
  2 Masse, Kylie     19 Univ of Toronto-  1:00.49    1:00.31 OT     
             29.61      1:00.31 (30.70)
  3 Bouchard, Domin  24 Oakville-US       1:01.07    1:00.66 OT     
             29.88      1:00.66 (30.78)
  4 Bootsma, Rachel  21 Univ California,  1:01.57    1:01.02 OT     
             29.32      1:01.02 (31.70)
  5 DiRado, Maya     22 Stanford Swimmin  1:01.64    1:01.07 OT     
             29.94      1:01.07 (31.13)
  6 Coventry, Kirst  32 SwimMAC Carolina  1:01.14    1:01.15 OT     
             30.10      1:01.15 (31.05)
  7 Bilquist, Amy    18 Univ California,  1:01.56    1:01.39 OT     
             30.34      1:01.39 (31.05)
  8 Baker, Kathleen  18 Univ California,  1:01.81    1:01.47 OT     
             29.77      1:01.47 (31.70)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Smith, Regan     13 Riptide Swim Tea  1:02.10    1:01.49 OT     
             30.00      1:01.49 (31.49)
 10 Stewart, Kendyl  21 Una Troj-CA       1:02.99    1:01.95 OT     
             30.24      1:01.95 (31.71)
 11 Pelton, Elizabe  21 Univ California,  1:02.45    1:02.44 OT     
             30.42      1:02.44 (32.02)
 12 Leclair, Ashley  19 Univ Louisville-  1:03.26    1:02.86 OT     
             30.41      1:02.86 (32.45)
 13 Kendzior, Alina  17 Univ Louisville-  1:02.93    1:03.00 OT     
             30.51      1:03.00 (32.49)
 14 Klaren, Melanie  22 California Aquat  1:03.46    1:03.19 OT     
             30.75      1:03.19 (32.44)
 15 Sumner, Alex     15 Suburban Seahawk  1:03.78    1:03.89 WN     
             30.41      1:03.89 (33.48)
 16 Medeiros, Etien  24 Sesi-Sp-US        1:02.28    1:03.91 WN     
             30.29      1:03.91 (33.62)

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