OlympicTalk · Aug 9, 2016
Missy Franklin fails to qualify for 200 free final; Ledecky second
After winning five medals, four being gold, in London four years ago American swimmer Missy Franklin arrived in Rio de Janeiro hoping to add more medals to her collection. Unfortunately for Franklin one event in which she won’t medal is the 200 meter freestyle, as she finished eighth in her semifinal heat with a time of 1:57.56.
That time was well off the pace set by heat winner Shen Duo of China, who finished the race with a time of 1:56.03. Franklin has the 200 meter backstroke and 4×200 meter freestyle relay races remaining on her schedule for Rio, so there’s the potential for medals there. But not at the very least qualifying for the 200 freestyle final is a surprise.