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: 11/1/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 1, 2021
1. CROSS COUNTRY Petoskey swept Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional titles, the school’s first Regional cross country sweep since 2003; the girls are ranked No. 3 and the boys are No. 13 – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 DeWitt scored the game winner with 18 minutes to play in its 2-1 Division 2 Regional win over No. 4 Fenton – Lansing State Journal
3. CROSS COUNTRY Hart swept LPD3 titles and Benzie Central was second in both power-packed races; Hart’s girls are No. 1 and the boys No. 3 – Benzie Record Patriot
4. CROSS COUNTRY Armada’s Khon siblings swept Division 2 Regional individual titles – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Elk Rapids clinched a Division 3 Regional championship with a 1-0 win over Ogemaw Heights – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. CROSS COUNTRY The top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Saline boys won LPD1 Regionals at Lake Erie Metropark – We Love Ann Arbor
7. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Clarkston Everest Collegiate downed No. 10 Bad Axe 4-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Huron Daily Tribune
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Tecumseh girls and No. 3 Chelsea boys won LPD2 Regional titles at Lake Erie Metropark – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 15 Milford boys edged White Lake Lakeland, and the No. 15 Walled Lake Northern girls finished just ahead of Milford in LPD1 at Hess Hathaway Park – Oakland Press girls | boys
10. CROSS COUNTRY Frankfort’s girls will return to the Division 4 Finals after earning a Regional title – Benzie Record Patriot