Missy Franklin's disappointing form continued Monday in Rio as the golden girl of the London Olympics failed to advance to the final of the women's 200-meter freestyle after finishing last in her semifinal with a time of 1 minute, 57.56 seconds.
Franklin was seeded 12th after Monday's preliminary heats with a 1:57.12, but her race Monday night started like it ended, with the 21-year-old in last place. Franklin was last off the blocks and was seventh after the first 50. Franklin was in position to creep up on the field after the halfway mark but swam the critical third 50 with the slowest split of the heat (30.