Missy Franklin Goes Pro!

Missy Franklin made her debut at the 2012 London Olympics at age 17 winning 5 medals (4 gold).

Franklin after winning the Women's 200 Fr.

Today, at age 19, has officially gone professional  in her swimming career. As of March 2015 she has signed with the agency, WME-IMG, with Mark Ervin as her agent. Under this agency she will now be able to gain money from her competitions and endorsements and officially make swimming a career for her. Even before high school ended for her, during her senior year she said that she only planned on swimming for two seasons for the California Golden Bears. Franklin explained that money wasn't the main focus of this partnership but that it would allow her to help and inspire the swimming community. 

I am so excited to see Missy grow in her swimming career, it is truly inspiring that at her age she is already considered a professional in the ranks of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers. With her success in freestyle and backstroke there is no doubt that she will be dominating the world stage in events such as Pan Pacs, Phillips 66 Nats, Arena Pro Series and the Olympics in Rio in 2016. I have no doubt that she will be able to break her records with amazing swims in the future of her swimming career. Go Missy! 
Read the full article here- http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/missy-franklin-picks-agent-to-kick-off-professional-swimming-career/