{"id":259395,"date":"2017-06-06T06:06:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T13:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=259395"},"modified":"2017-06-06T19:19:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T02:19:08","slug":"missy-franklin-back-better-happier-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/missy-franklin-back-better-happier-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Missy Franklin: Back, Better and Happier Than Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the end of March, six-time Olympic Medalist Missy Franklin<\/strong> announced\u00a0her double-shoulder surgery and indefinite\u00a0break from competition<\/a>. After being diagnosed with bursitis in January, Franklin got the necessary surgeries and began the recovery process.<\/p>\n

Now,\u00a0the energetic, bubbly teenager from the 2012 Olympics is back in the water – and perhaps with more of this happy energy than ever.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s been great going to practice, not to train for an event, but just because I want to be there,\u201d Franklin said. \u201cThat\u2019s something really special that I haven\u2019t experienced in quite a while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Franklin has been public with her return to the pool,\u00a0returning once more to the Cal men’s team<\/a> under the direction of Dave Durden<\/strong>. And following this new mindset in natural Missy Franklin form, the gold medalist is taking each opportunity as a fun experience:<\/p>\n

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Nothing is more humbling than doing a backstroke set sandwiched between @ryan_f_murphy<\/a> and @Jacob_Pebley<\/a> #theyrefast<\/a> #incaseyoudidntknow<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Missy Franklin (@missyfranklin) May 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n