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Posted: Friday, 03 August 2012 10:57AM

Swimming: Franklin of U.S. wins women's 200m backstroke gold



LONDON (Reuters) - Missy Franklin of the United States won the women's 200 meters backstroke gold medal in world record time at the London Olympic Games on Friday.

Franklin clocked two minutes, 04.06 seconds to beat the 2:04.81 set by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry at the 2009 world championships in Rome to win gold ahead of Russia's Anastasia Zueva, who won silver, while Elizabeth Beisel of the U.S. clinched bronze.

Story & Photos Copyright 2012 Reuters

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