11th Annual Night of Champions Gala

Wednesday, November 4, 2026  - The Woodlands Waterway Marriott

6:30pm

Special Guest:     

Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin is a former American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. Missy began swimming competitively at the age of 5 and competed in her first international event in 2009 at the age of 14. Her ascent to stardom did not take long, 3 years later she established herself as one of the top swimmers in the world when she won 5 medals – 3 of them Gold – at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Franklin won 4 Gold Medals and 1 Bronze Medal. Franklin’s performance in the 200-meter backstroke broke the world record in the event and also marked the first time that an American won the event in 40 years. She followed her Olympic success by winning 6 gold medals at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, and, at the time, became the most decorated female swimmer in history at a single World Championships. Franklin brought home her final Gold Medal from the 2016 Rio Olympics for her performance in the 4 x 200 relay.