Missy Franklin

Phelps makes US team for Pan Pacific, moves one step closer to Rio dream

Phelps' qualification for the Aug. 21-24 championships on Australia's Gold Coast has also earned the winner of 18 Olympic gold medals a ticket to next year's world championships in Kazan, Russia.

Vettel, Bayern, Missy win top Laureus awards

Sebastian Vettel was honored as the sportsman of the year at the Laureus Sports Awards, and Bayern Munich was chosen as the best team in a German-double.

Images: Seven events, six golds for Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin took part in seven events and won six gold medals at the Swimming World Championships. Here's a slideshow.

Teenager Franklin becomes first woman to win six golds at Swimming Worlds

Franklin's sixth gold in Barcelona is one more than the previous record of five she jointly held with compatriot Tracy Caulkins and Australia's Libby Trickett.

Franklin, Ledecky shine among dazzling women

American Missy Franklin matched the record for golds at a single world championships of five and 16-year-old compatriot Katie Ledecky set a world best to capture a treble of freestyle distance titles on Saturday.

Franklin, Lochte can't stop winning at Swimming World C'ships

Franklin followed up Wednesday's victory in the 200 freestyle by anchoring the U.S. to gold in the 4x200 relay, leaving her one shy of the women's record of five at a single world championships.

London 2012: Nathan Adrian wins 100 m freestyle by a fingernail

Nathan Adrian claimed the title of the world's fastest man on water when he won the 100 metres freestyle gold medal by a fingernail at the London Olympics. American teenager Missy Franklin then captured her second gold medal.