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By Dan D’Addona.<\/em><\/p>\n

It didn’t end with an Olympic gold medal on her final swim. It didn’t even end in an Olympic year.<\/p>\n

It ended with daily shoulder pain that kept her from a chance at an epic comeback.<\/p>\n

But those details will fade as we put Missy Franklin<\/strong>‘s legacy into perspective after her retirement announcement on Wednesday. She was the face of swimming, and that face was unlike any before or after.<\/p>\n

Franklin’s bubbly personality and infectious, constant smile transcended the sport. Never before has a teenager so quickly captivated the country \u2014 and done so with her smile, not just her excellence in the pool.<\/p>\n

But Franklin had both. As America was falling in love with this refreshing new upstart, she was dominating in London at the 2012 Olympics, winning four gold medals at age 17. She was the first American woman in any sport to win four gold medals in a single Olympics.<\/p>\n

That is just part of her legacy, however. The way she has handled the journey \u2014 good times and struggles \u2014 has been as much of a reason to call her a role model as her work ethic in the water.<\/p>\n

After the ultimate high in London, there was the ultimate low of depression and mental health issues, that many athletes face post-Olympics, as well as double shoulder surgery, following a disappointing Rio Olympics in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cMissy\u2019s legacy extends far beyond her times and records in the water,\u201d fellow Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce told Swimming Worl<\/em>d. \u201cShe has been a true ambassador to the sport and one of the best and most sincere teammates and friends I\u2019ve ever had. I feel so fortunate that our paths crossed when they did in 2011 as we were both training for the 2012 Olympics. She has no idea how much her genuine positivity and spirit helped me through some of the toughest times I\u2019ve faced as an athlete. Although we won\u2019t see her racing in the water again, I know she will go on to have a greater impact in her next endeavors as well as become an incredible wife and mother.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Franklin announced her retirement with a letter, posted on ESPN.com.<\/p>\n

“It took me a long time to say the words, ‘I am retiring,'” Franklin wrote. “A long, long time. But now I’m ready. I’m ready to not be in pain every day. I’m ready to become a wife, one day a mother. I’m ready to continue growing each and every day to be the best person and role model I can be. I’m ready for the rest of my life.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She recently was engaged to former Texas swimmer Hayes Johnson<\/strong>, doing well at Georgia and looking forward to what is next.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is at peace with it. She is beaming,\u201d coach Jack Bauerle<\/strong> told Swimming World.<\/em> \u201cShe has been in constant pain with the injuries. It reared its ugly head before the U.S. Nationals this summer. She competed at most at 80 percent. Had that not happened, I think you would have seen that young lady two seconds faster. She has become, in a very short time, a very important part of this community.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the coaching point of view, it was a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bauerle has known Franklin since she was barely a teenager.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was about this time of year,\u201d he said. \u201cI was on her first international trip, the Duel in the Pool. She was 14. We have had a long standing relationship. I am going to miss seeing her every day. I don’t know what her path will bring now, but she will be very involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her involvement in the sport and in her communities will just add to the already growing legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think her legacy isn’t going to change,\u201d Bauerle said. She will remain very dedicated to the sport with things like Swim Across America. She is terrific around any young person in a pool. People always ask me if she is as nice as she seems, and I always tell them she is nicer. I have seen her when she has every reason not to be nice, and she always is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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That has always been the case, whether Franklin is interacting with a teammate, coach, media member, or even a competitor.<\/p>\n

\u201cRacing Missy was racing someone with so much success, but she stayed the most humble of anyone. That was so inspirational,\u201d fellow Olympian Olivia Smoliga<\/strong> told Swimming World<\/em>. \u201cIt is so powerful to me that she chose to do what she wanted to do despite all of these expectations on her about an incredible comeback.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is an incredible person and is going to be missed in the swimming world. It is indescribable what she has done for the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

While her legacy is indeed indescribable, the magnitude of Franklin’s impact on the sport will continue to grow. She will always be the smiling face of swimming, and that is something we have all been lucky to witness.<\/p>\n

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