Franklin first US female to get in 7 Olympics races
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Missy Franklin will become the first American female to swim seven events at the Olympics.
The 17-year-old Franklin locked up her fourth individual event with a dominating win in the 200-meter backstroke Sunday night at the U.S. Olympic trials. She touched in 2 minutes, 06.12 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and nearly 1 1/2 seconds ahead of runner-up Elizabeth Beisel, who secured the second spot in London at 2:07.58.
Franklin had already earned spots in the 100 and 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke. She's also assured of swimming on all three relays.
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The 200 back is Franklin's best event. She's the defending world champion and heads to London as the overwhelming favorite in that race.