(Race Video) Missy Franklin Springs to 4th in World in 100 Back

Jan 16, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Missy Franklin before competing in the women's 200 meter free final during the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

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Colorado Stars’ Missy Franklin turned in a sizzler to win the women’s 100-meter back at the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Orlando.

Franklin clocked a winning time of 59.80 to move to fourth in the world this year. Just five swimmers overall have broken 1:00, and this is the first for Franklin this year as her previous season best was a 1:00.03 in Austin.

Oakville’s Dominique Bouchard cranked out a second-place time of 1:00.70, while Brazil’s Etienne Medeiros took third in 1:01.43.

Italy’s Silvia Scalia (1:01.77), California’s Natalie Coughlin (1:01.81), Swim Ontario’s Danielle Hanus (1:02.32), Mexico’s Fernanda Gonzalez Ramirez (1:02.33) and Wolfpack’s Candace Cooper (1:02.53) finished fourth through eighth.

Ontario’s Madison Broad, 15, grabbed the B final win in a time of 1:01.97, while Argentina’s Andrea Berrino finished second in 1:02.09.

                           === A - Final ===                            
 
  1 Franklin, Missy  20 CO Stars-CO       1:00.67      59.80 NATS   
                 29.40        59.80 (30.40)
  2 Bouchard, Domin  24 Oakville-US       1:00.85    1:00.70 NATS   
                 29.82      1:00.70 (30.88)
  3 Medeiros, Etien  24 Brazil-US         1:01.59    1:01.43 NATS   
                 29.67      1:01.43 (31.76)
  4 Scalia, Silvia   20 Italy             1:02.34    1:01.77 NATS   
                 29.82      1:01.77 (31.95)
  5 Coughlin, Natal  33 California Aquat  1:01.87    1:01.81 NATS   
                 29.54      1:01.81 (32.27)
  6 Hanus, Danielle  17 Swim Ontario-US   1:01.93    1:02.32 NATS   
                 30.86      1:02.32 (31.46)
  7 Gonzalez Ramire  25 FINA-US           1:01.81    1:02.33 NATS   
                 30.58      1:02.33 (31.75)
  8 Cooper, Candace  26 Wolfpack Elite-N  1:02.27    1:02.53 NATS   
                 30.33      1:02.53 (32.20)
 
                            === B - Final ===                            
 
  9 Broad, Madison   15 Ontario Swim Aca  1:02.65    1:01.97 NATS   
                 29.46      1:01.97 (32.51)
 10 Berrino, Andrea  22 Argentina-US      1:02.36    1:02.09 NATS   
                 30.04      1:02.09 (32.05)
 11 Lau, Yin Yan     23 Club Wolverine-M  1:03.49    1:02.97 NATS   
                 30.64      1:02.97 (32.33)
 12 Steins, Kristin  20 Unattached-NI     1:03.32    1:03.17 NATS   
                 31.06      1:03.17 (32.11)
 13 Brooks, Caitlin  15 Gator Swim Club-  1:03.49    1:03.48 JRS    
                 30.17      1:03.48 (33.31)
 14 Goodwin, Darby   19 Villanova Univer  1:03.73    1:03.53 JRS    
                 30.70      1:03.53 (32.83)
 15 Gonzalez, Carla  18 Venezuela-US      1:03.70    1:03.73 JRS    
                 31.11      1:03.73 (32.62)
 16 Nguyen, Vien     19 Unattached-FL     1:04.04    1:04.77        
                 31.78      1:04.77 (32.99)

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