Missy Franklin:
Missy Franklin is a young swimmer, whose first Olympics was when she was 17. Missy's stroke is backstroke. She is the worlds fastest backstroker. Missy has a few American records and some world records. She is the girl version of Michael Phelps. Most of the world has predicted that she will last a long swimming career and will earn plenty of gold medals in the future.
Rebecca Soni:
Rebecca Soni is older than Missy Franklin by 9 years. Rebecca's first Olympics was in 2008, she tried to qualify for the 2004 Olympics but she did not make it when she was 17. The same age as Missy, but she made her first Olympics when she was older. Rebecca has possibly one more Olympics left or two maximum for her to let her swimming career go.
Franklin
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Soni
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5 medals in her first Olympics.
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3 medals in her first Olympics.
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4 gold in her first Olympics.
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1 gold in her first Olympics.
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5 time Olympic medalist.
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6 time Olympic medalist.
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Began swimming at age five.
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Began swimming at the age ten.
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Won swimmer of the year twice.
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Won swimmer of the year twice.
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First Olympic trials age 13.
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First Olympic trials age 17.
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( Dana Volmer on the Bottom, Rebecca Soni in the middle, and Missy Franklin on the top. ) Sources/refrences:
http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Rebecca%2BSoni%2BOlympics%2BDay%2B8%2BSwimming%2BrTrvgdqM-Tcl.jpg
http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/usc/blog/assets_c/2012/08/Soni-Franklin-thumb-350x216-29121.jpg
http://www.biography.com/people/missy-franklin-20903291
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Soni
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