The American women dominated tonight (Friday) in the Olympic pool. 15-year-old Katie Ledecky was on world record pace until the very end in the 800m Freestyle. She narrowly missed the world record however captured gold in a time of 8:14:63.
17-year-old Missy Franklin set a world-record in the Women’s 200m Backstroke with a time of 2:04.06. The win was her third gold medal and fourth overall at the London Olympics. Fellow American Elizabeth Beisel took home bronze with a time of 2:06.55.
