Colorado-native Missy Franklin, who won the women's 100m backstroke gold medal, failed to follow-up her strong Monday performance as she took a fourth-place finish behind American Allison Schmitt by 2.21 seconds in the women's 200m freestyle -- just 0.01 seconds off the podium.
Schmitt, meanwhile, finished with an Olympic record 1:53.6 time, beating the highly-touted Camille Muffat of France and Bronte Barratt of Australia. Missy Franklin will have a chance at redemption on Wednesday as she begins the 100m freestyle heats.
Here's a look at the top five finishers from Tuesday:
Women's 200m Freestyle
| RANK | LANE | NAT | ATHLETE | FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | USA | Allison Schmitt | 01:53.6 |
| 2 | 3 | FRA | MUFFAT Camille | 1.97 |
| 3 | 4 | AUS | BARRATT Bronte | 2.20 |
| 4 | 8 | USA | Missy Franklin | 2.21 |
| 5 | 6 | ITA | Federica Pellegrini | 3.12 |
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