World Cup Wins, Olympic Gold, and Simone Biles: 16 Iconic Women's Sports Moments From the 2010s

Before Katie Ledecky, before Simone Manuel, there was Missy Franklin, whose record-smashing performances and vibrant personality made her one of the faces of Team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games. She captured four golds and a bronze, sweeping the women's backstroke competition in the process. Her 11 world-championship medals set a record for female swimmers surpassed only by Katie Ledecky. Though chronic shoulder pain cut her career short in 2018, Missy's Olympic performance heralded a new era of dominant female swimmers for Team USA.