{"id":103811,"date":"2014-08-08T06:42:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=103811"},"modified":"2014-08-08T06:42:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:42:39","slug":"race-video-missy-franklin-wins-elizabeth-beisel-slips-in-200-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-missy-franklin-wins-elizabeth-beisel-slips-in-200-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Race Video: Missy Franklin Wins; Elizabeth Beisel Slips in 200 Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial coverage for U.S. Senior Nationals proudly sponsored by Master Spas<\/a>!<\/i><\/p>\n

IRVINE, California, August 8.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s Missy Franklin captured her second national title of the meet after winning the 100 free earlier in the meet as Franklin topped the finale tonight in 2:08.38. \u00a0That pushed her to fifth in the world rankings, ahead of Hilary Caldwell\u2019s 2:08.55 from the Commonwealth Games. \u00a0It was an easy title defense as she won her third-straight long course title in the 200-meter backstroke as co-favorite Elizabeth Beisel fell victim to a horribly bad slip on the start.<\/p>\n

Beisel, who along with Franklin, represents now the last seven national titles in the event, slipped badly on the start and could not recover as she took sixth overall in 2:12.37. \u00a0Considering she scratched the 200 free to focus on this event, that\u2019s a heart-breaking situation for Beisel. \u00a0The calls for mandatory installation of the backstroke ledges will obviously grow louder.<\/p>\n

SwimMAC\u2019s Kathleen Baker ran right through that open door with a 2:10.42 to make the Pan Pacific squad in the event from out in lane 1. Tri-City\u2019s Lisa Bratton earned third in 2:11.57.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s Melanie Klaren (2:11.58) and Elizabeth Pelton (2:11.99) took fourth and fifth, while Dynamo\u2019s Kylie Stewart (2:12.42) and Cavalier\u2019s Courtney Bartholomew (2:13.49) made up the rest of the finale.<\/p>\n

Bulldogs\u2019 Hali Flickinger broke 2:12 for the first time as she surged home for a 2:11.55 to win the B final. \u00a0Longhorn\u2019s Sarah Denninghoff moved in for second with a time of 2:12.99, while Aquakids\u2019 Clara Smiddy took third in 2:13.07 after leading through 150 meters.<\/p>\n

Y-Sparta\u2019s Danielle Galyer won the C final from lane 8 with a time of 2:12.25, beating her personal best of 2:12.96 from last week at juniors. York Y went 2-3 in the bonus heat with Courtney Harnish (2:13.53) and Kacey Oberlander (2:13.66) finishing second and third.<\/p>\n

A final<\/h2>\n