Missy Franklin misses bronze by .01 in 200 freestyle at Olympics

Her dream has come true. Now comes the hard part for Missy Franklin: trying to ride the momentum of her first gold medal through four more races.
It almost worked for a third Olympic medal here Tuesday night.
However, the 17-year-old from Centennial couldn't capitalize on a rare strong start and faded to fourth in the 200-meter freestyle. She missed a bronze medal by 0.01 of a second. Her teammate, Allison Schmitt, easily won in 1 minute, 53.61 seconds, an Olympic and American record.
Actually, fourth was a good finish for Franklin. She entered the race with the 10th-best time of the year and swam in Lane 8 after barely qualifying Monday night. It also came less than 24 hours after she walked away from the Aquatics Centre with a gold medal in her pocket.