2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS
- Sunday, June 26 – Sunday, July 3, 2016
- CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Although Missy Franklin did not win, she still secured a spot in her second individual event for Rio by virtue of a second place finish in the 200 back Saturday night. Afterward, Franklin spoke with the media on a number of topics, including how the transition to being a professional swimmer affected her this year, how she dealt with disappointment, faith, and her relationship with other swimmers.
Asked what she’s learned about herself this week, Franklin responded:
I’ve realized over the past several days is I’m good at tricking myself and really good at, you know, kind of pretending things aren’t there even if they might be, and that I do have people around me that I can be vulnerable with, and I do have people that I can open up to, and if I spend so much energy telling myself that everything is okay, I’m taking away from being able to say it’s okay to be nervous, it’s okay to be scared, it’s okay to talk to someone about it, and it’s okay to realize that it’s different this time around.
On her “scaredness” this week:
Sounds silly but even after my 100 Back, we walked out and I was like, oh thank God people still want my autograph! I had this idea that if I didn’t live up to these expectations that so much was going to change, and this week has been very good in helping me realize that just like I’ve always said…it’s more than just being Missy the swimmer, it’s about being Missy the person and making people proud of me both aspects, but I think the timidness came from just wanting so much to make people proud of me.
