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Missy Franklin Fails to Medal During Women's 200M Freestyle at 2016 Olympics

Swimming superstar Missy Franklin entered the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro with five Olympic medals, but she failed to add to her illustrious collection in the women's 200-meter freestyle.

Franklin finished in eighth place in her semifinal heat Monday, per Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports. She posted a time of one minute, 57.56 seconds and was officially eliminated from the final after the completion of the second semifinal heat.

NBC Olympics shared the times of the heat:

Tough swim for Missy Franklin.

The full results from the first 200m free semi.