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Missy Franklin: ‘I’m very much a homebody’
Missy Franklin, the 20-yearold four-time Olympic gold medalist, talks about managing her time as a professional swimmer. “I’m a very old soul,” she said. “In my free time I’m usually sitting at home, drinking tea and reading a book.” Photo by Alex DeWind
A matter of taste: Cupcakes have become increasingly trendy confections. See Page 12
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I’m a huge baker — I love to bake things. I’ll bake a huge batch of cookies and have one, and then I have to get them out of the house so I bring them to my teammates.”
Hoop dreams: Local high school teams compete in state tournament. See Page 21
Olympic swimming gold medalist talks about life in and out of the water By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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lympic gold medalist Missy Franklin calls herself an old soul: To her, the simple things matter most. A cup of hot tea after a long day. A good book. A dinner and a movie on her own. “I’m very much a homebody,” the
20-year-old said. “My idea of a fun day is sitting at home, drinking tea, reading books and just being quiet … Having that time for me sort of fills me up so when I’m back around people I can really enjoy it.” But that time is limited. Franklin, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, has 10, two-hour workouts in the water and three, one-hour dryland workouts per week. She also in-
corporates hot yoga into her training, which she was reluctant to try at first. “I thought I was going to hate hot yoga,” she said. “And the first couple of classes I really did. I thought, ‘I’m going to faint, this is so embarrassing.’” Franklin, who sat down recently with Colorado Community Media to talk about life in and out of the water, Franklin continues on Page 6
MISSY FRANKLIN’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • June 2016: To compete in the Rio Olympic trials. • 2015-16 Arena Pro Swim Series: Currently second on leaderboard for women. Next race is March 3-5 in Orlando. • 2015 AT&T Winter Nationals: Winner of the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke and runner-up in the 200-meter freestyle. • 2015 FINA World Cham-
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pionships: Silver in the 200-meter backstroke and bronze in the 200-meter freestyle. • 2015 NCAA Swimmer of the Year, Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year and Honda Awardwinner as the top female swimmer in the country. • Won three individual titles and was on two winning relays for Cal at the 2015
NCAA meet. • 2014 Pan Pacific Games: Gold in the 4x200-meter and silver in the 4x100-meter freestyle and 4x100-meter medley. • 2012 Olympic Games: Gold in the 100-meter backstroke, 200-meter backstroke, 4x100-meter medley and 4x200-meter medley; bronze in the 4x100-meter freestyle.
• 2011 FINA Swimmer of the Year Award • 2011 National Championships: titles in 100-meter backstroke and 100-meter freestyle. • World records: 200-meter backstroke and the 4x100meter medley relay. Source: www.teamusa.org/ usa-swimming/athletes/ missy-franklin
Teens: Give us a choice to opt out of P.E. classes Group urges waivers for students in sports and activities By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com Some high school students who participate in sports and other activities that require physical exertion would like to opt out of taking physical education classes and replace them with academic classes of their choice. The Douglas County School District’s Student Advisory Group presented the proposal at the Feb. 16 board of education meeting. The district requires high school students to take two physical education classes, a total of one credit, to graduate. Health classes can be taken for half of those required credits. “P.E. waivers have already been adopted in many other school districts and actually currently exist in this district,” said Alec Greven, president of the Student Advisory Group and a junior at Castle View High School. “There is a P.E. waiver. The only hard thing is that it is not commonly known and it’s difficult for students to apply for. We want to fix that and make sure students can take advantage of it.” Class continues on Page 9
How much sun protection does the make-up or moisturizer I use every day provide? 303-945-2080 Kimberly Neyman, MD - Chief of Dermatology
See page 5 for answers to this and other frequently asked questions regarding sunscreen.