Franklin seals backstroke double with record
- Published: 4 Aug 2012 at 01.48
- Online news: World
American teenager Missy Franklin, heralding the new generation of US swimmers, clinched the backstroke double at the London Olympics with a 200m world record on Friday.
US swimmer Missy Franklin reacts after winning gold and breaking the world record in the women's 200m backstroke final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The bubbly 17-year-old American clocked 2min 04.06secs to better the previous world mark of 2:04.81, held by Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe.
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