Olympics: Fresh-faced Missy Franklin handling spotlight with ease

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Since the Trials, Franklin and her coach, Todd Schmitz, swear her freestyle times will improve. The proof will come Saturday.

"I’ve been so relaxed the whole time I’ve been here," Franklin said. "It feels like it did before Worlds last year. I feel so comfortable. I’ve never felt so ready to race before."

Maybe neither has the world.

jhenderson@denverpost.com

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