Swimming with Faith: The Missy Franklin Story

by Natalie Davis Miller

Overview

Missy Franklin is one of the most talented swimmers in the world. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist and currently holds the world record in the 200-meter backstroke and American records in both the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke. She was Swimming World’s World Swimmer of the Year and the American Swimmer of the Year in 2012. This story tells of her rise in fame and humbleness in the sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310747079
Publisher:	Zonderkidz
Publication date:	03/01/2016
Series:	ZonderKidz Biography
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	409,942
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Natalie Davis Miller has been a professional writer for more that seventeen years, writing a variety of stories for print and web, including articles on many sports figures such as football legend and movie icon Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger and Olympians Cullen Jones and Kelly Clark in the Zonderkidz biographies, Speed to Glory, The Cullen Jones Story and Reaching New Heights, The Kelly Clark Story. Miller connects with her subjects and tells their stories in an informative and inspiring way, with a personal goal to glorify God using her writing talents.

Table of Contents

1 Swims Like a Fish 9

2 Missy Falls for the Water 14

3 110 Percent 21

4 Sophomore Sensation 29

5 The Olympic Trials-Keeping Promises 36

6 Olympic Coach Teri McKeever 43

7 Ready, Set, Go 47

8 London 2012 53

9 Gold Medal Moment 57

10 Home Again 63

11 Senior Year 74

12 Bieber Fever 79

13 Swim On 83

14 Golden Bears 88

15 Freshman on Deck 93

16 Pain in the Fast Lane 99

17 The End is the Beginning 106

Swimming Terms 118

Bibliography 131