Now the question: Which means more to her -- that medallion or the congratulatory tweet she received from Justin Bieber?
Here's the message the Biebster sent her way:
heard
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) July 31, 2012@franklinmissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD!#muchlove
Her typically effusive response?
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— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012@justinbieber: heard@franklinmissy is a fan of mine. now im a fan of hers too. CONGRATS on winning GOLD!#muchlove" I just died! Thankyou!
Shortly after this exchange, American Idol winner Scotty McCreery got into the act like so....
We're rooting for you
— Scotty McCreery (@ScottyMcCreery) July 31, 2012@franklinmissy! Keep it up!#USA
...and Franklin was enthused by his note, too, albeit a bit more in control:
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— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012@scottymccreery: We're rooting for you@franklinmissy! Keep it up!#USA" that means the world to me! Thank you so much!
Franklin's Twitter account is definitely an entertaining follow. Not only does she keep fans up to date even at a high-pressure time like this via notes like the following, from two hours ago....
My team had such an incredible prelims today! So proud and can't wait to watch and swim the final of the 200 free w/
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 31, 2012@arschmitty tonight!:)
...but she loves to over-share, as witnessed by a recent goofy Twit pic:
Got my nails done before I swim tomorrow (AH!) and I am officially ready to race!!! twitter.com/FranklinMissy/...
— Missy Franklin (@FranklinMissy) July 27, 2012
And that's not to mention her scene-stealing in the U.S. swim team's version of the ubiquitous Carly Rae Jepsen brain melter "Call Me Maybe." Perhaps Justin should be watching his back. Here's the clip:
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