Jul 30, 2012 03:52 PM EDT
Olympics 2012 Swimming Results: USA's Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers Win Gold and Break Records

Missy Franklin and Matt Grevers captured gold on Monday evening in London as they finished in first place in their respective races.

Missy Franklin swam in the Women's 100m Backstroke. The 17-year-old broke the American Record after completing the race in 58.33. She beat out Australia's Emily Seebohm by 0.35 seconds and Japan's Aya Terakawa came in third setting an Asia Record with a 58.83 swim. 

Matt Grevers also dominated in the 100m Backstroke and broke an Olympic Record with his first place finish. He complete the race in 52.16, 0.76 seconds ahead of fellow teammate Nick Thoman. Right Behind Thoman was Japan's Ryosuke Irie. 

France's Yannick Angel finished first in the Men's 200m Freestyle followed by the Republic of Korea's Taehwan Park and Yang Sun of China.

Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania won gold in the Women's 100m Breaststroke. Rebecca Soni captured the silver and Satomi Suzuki captured the bronze.

Women's 100m Backstroke

Rank

Athlete

Time

 

1

 FRANKLIN Missy

58.33

AM

2

SEEBOHM Emily

58.68

 

3

TERAKAWA Aya

58.83

AS

4

ZUEVA Anastasia

59.00

 

5

SPOFFORTH Gemma

59.20

 

6

ZHAO Jing

59.23

 

7

 HOCKING Belinda

59.29

 

8

 FU Yuanhui

1:00.50

 

Women's 100m Breaststroke

   

 

 
 

Athlete

Time

 
 1

MEILUTYTE Ruta

1:05.47

 
 2

SONI Rebecca

1:05.55

 
 3

SUZUKI Satomi

1:06.46

 
 4

ATKINSON Alia

1:06.93

 
 5

JONES Leisel

1:06.95

 
 6

LARSON Breeja

1:06.96

 
 7

 EFIMOVA Iuliia

1:06.98

 
 8 

PEDERSEN Rikke

1:07.55

 

Men's 200m Freestyle 

Rank

Athlete

Time

1

AGNEL Yannick

1:43.14

=2

PARK Taehwan

1:44.93

=2

SUN Yang

1:44.93

4

LOCHTE Ryan

1:45.04

5

BIEDERMANN Paul

1:45.53

6

RENWICK Robbie

1:46.53

7

 FRASER-HOLMES Thomas

1:46.93

8

 IZOTOV Danila

1:47.75

Men's 100m Backstroke

Rank

Athlete

Time

 

1

GREVERS Matthew

52.16

OR

2

THOMAN Nick

52.92

 

3

 IRIE Ryosuke

52.97

 

4

LACOURT Camille

53.08

 

5

TANCOCK Liam

53.35

 

6

MEEUW Helge

53.48

 

7

STOECKEL Hayden

53.55

 

8

CHENG Feiyi

53.77

 
Loading ...
 PREVIOUS POST
NEXT POST 

featured articles    

Killerspin Revolution SVR Table Review

Tips for Returning to Sport Safely During the Pandemic

Maven Acquires Sports Illustrated, Taps Ross Levinsohn as CEO

How You Can Save Money on Kids' Sports Clothes Using Discount Coupons

Ways to Keep Your Body Physically and Mentally Healthy

How to Choose the Best Catcher's Bag