From High School to Olympic Swimming
July 11, 2012
Fans of U.S. Swimming already have plenty of reasons to cheer for Missy Franklin later this month at the Summer Olympics -- she's only 17, but qualified to compete in a U.S. women's all-time best seven events.
But fans of high school sports and what they provide athletes at all levels of ability can also support her for how she's chosen to compete when she's not racing against the best in the world.
Franklin, who lives in Colorado, has continued to swim for her high school team despite the financial rewards she could've earned by taking the elite swimmer's usual path of going pro.
A ton has been written about Franklin lately, for obvious reasons. Below is a link to a New York Times story from February that focused on her continued dedication to her high school team.
Before the Olympic Trials, There’s This Big High School Meet (New York Times)
Today in the MHSAA: 5/18/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 18, 2026
1. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Warren De La Salle Collegiate and Division 1 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, both in shutouts, to clinch a Catholic High School League championship – Detroit News
2. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Romeo swept girls and boys Regional titles in this sport for the first time, with the girls repeating in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian repeated as Catholic High School League Bishop champion with a 4-1 win over Division 3 No. 4 Warren Regina – Macomb Daily
4. TRACK & FIELD Grand Ledge also won girls and boys Regionals in the same season for the first time, also in LPD1 – WLNS
5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s claimed a CHSL Bishop title with a 1-0 win over Toledo St. Ursula – Oakland Press
6. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi downed Madison Heights Bishop Foley in the CHSL Cardinal championship game – Oakland Press
7. TRACK & FIELD The Rudyard girls and Pickford boys won Upper Peninsula Division 2 Regional titles – Escanaba Daily Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Megan U’Ren broke Suttons Bay’s career scoring record and tied its career assist record during a win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. SOFTBALL Lorelei Chciuk reached 1,000 career strikeouts for Division 1 No. 6 Grand Haven during a no-hitter against honorable mention Grosse Pointe South – Grand Haven Tribune
10. BASEBALL Escanaba’s Lennox Peacock set his school’s career strikeout record during a 10-0 shutout of Norway – Upper Michigan’s Source