From right, United States' Missy Franklin, United States' Dana Vollmer, United States' Shannon Vreeland and United States' Allison Schmitt pose with their gold medals for the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the
From right, United States' Missy Franklin, United States' Dana Vollmer, United States' Shannon Vreeland and United States' Allison Schmitt pose with their gold medals for the women's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. David J. Phillip, Associated Press
By Associated Press

The 17-year-old Missile is back in the pool on Thursday looking for more.

Missy Franklin goes for her second individual gold and third overall of the London Games. She won the 100-meter backstroke Monday night and was part of the winning 4x200 freestyle relay on Wednesday night.

Franklin is becoming one the breakout stars of these Olympics. But she wouldn't be in position for a third gold without an incredible anchor leg from Allison Schmitt in the relay that reeled in the Australians.

"Allison is a fighter and she can push through anything," Franklin says. "We had total faith in her."

— Paul Newberry — Twitter http://www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963

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