Agnel does it again in 200 free, Lochte flops
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August 1, 2012, Wednesday
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YANNICK Agnel won the men's 200m freestyle in scintillating style on Monday, but teenager Missy Franklin helped the United States stay in front of France in the swimming medals race.
Agnel, whose storming anchor leg gave France the 4x100m upset win over the United States on Sunday, followed up with a masterful performance in a 200m free final loaded with talent.
Agnel won France's third swimming gold of the Games in 1min 43.14sec as Asian rivals Park Tae-hwan of South Korea and Sun Yang of China dead-heated for silver behind him in 1:44.93 - 1.79sec adrift.
Reigning world champion Ryan Lochte, a dominant winner in the men's 400m medley, was relegated to fourth place and world record-holder Paul Biedermann of Germany was fifth.
"I really didn't expect that time," said Agnel, who posted the fastest time since high-tech bodysuits were banned in 2010 and was congratulated just off the pool deck by French President Francois Hollande. "Remarkable," Hollande said. "It's a big reward for French swimming a proud moment for him and encouraging for the whole team," added the impressed president. "He left no doubt."
"He is a great racer," Lochte said of Agnel.
US sensation Missy Franklin, 17, lived up to her billing in her first individual final as she stormed past Australia's Emily Seebohm on the second lap to win the women's 100m backstroke gold.
Franklin barely had time to catch her breath after nabbing the eighth and last spot in the 200m freestyle final before she returned for the 100m back. But she had plenty in the tank as she took down Seebohm in a time of 58.33sec.
Seebohm, who flirted with the world record in the heats, settled for silver in 58.68 and Japan's Aya Terakawa earned bronze in 58.83.
Agnel, whose storming anchor leg gave France the 4x100m upset win over the United States on Sunday, followed up with a masterful performance in a 200m free final loaded with talent.
Agnel won France's third swimming gold of the Games in 1min 43.14sec as Asian rivals Park Tae-hwan of South Korea and Sun Yang of China dead-heated for silver behind him in 1:44.93 - 1.79sec adrift.
Reigning world champion Ryan Lochte, a dominant winner in the men's 400m medley, was relegated to fourth place and world record-holder Paul Biedermann of Germany was fifth.
"I really didn't expect that time," said Agnel, who posted the fastest time since high-tech bodysuits were banned in 2010 and was congratulated just off the pool deck by French President Francois Hollande. "Remarkable," Hollande said. "It's a big reward for French swimming a proud moment for him and encouraging for the whole team," added the impressed president. "He left no doubt."
"He is a great racer," Lochte said of Agnel.
US sensation Missy Franklin, 17, lived up to her billing in her first individual final as she stormed past Australia's Emily Seebohm on the second lap to win the women's 100m backstroke gold.
Franklin barely had time to catch her breath after nabbing the eighth and last spot in the 200m freestyle final before she returned for the 100m back. But she had plenty in the tank as she took down Seebohm in a time of 58.33sec.
Seebohm, who flirted with the world record in the heats, settled for silver in 58.68 and Japan's Aya Terakawa earned bronze in 58.83.
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