Missy Franklin wins her record-breaking sixth gold at worlds

Missy
Franklin has become the winningest
female swimmer ever at the world
championships.
Franklin claimed her sixth gold medal
Sunday night, swimming the leadoff
leg for the Americans in the 400-
meter medley relay. She gave the U.S.
a slight lead, and her teammates -
Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer and
Megan Romano - made it look easy
from there. The winning time was 3
minutes, 53.23 seconds.
The 18-year-old Franklin improved on
her performance at the London
Olympics, where she was one of the
biggest stars with four golds and a
bronze. She eclipsed the women's
record for a world meet, which had
been shared by Tracy Caulkins (1978)
and Libby Trickett (2007).
Franklin also joins Michael Phelps,
Mark Spitz and Kristin Otto as the only
swimmers to capture as many as six
golds at either worlds or an Olympics.