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Olympian Franklin signs to swim for Cal

Missy Franklin pranked California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever when it came time for the five-time Olympic medalist to announce her choice of college.

The 17-year-old led McKeever into thinking she had lost out on arguably the most decorated recruit to enter college swimming.

"My heart sank for about 30 seconds until she cleared it up," McKeever said by phone.

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