2014 Men’s Basketball
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France's gold winner Camille Muffat (center), USA's silver winner Allison Schmitt (left) and Great Britain's bronze winner Rebecca Adlington (right) celebrate with their medals after the Women's 400m Freestyle Final.
Georgia’s Schmitt sets U.S. record
Bulldog earned silver medal in 400-meter freestyle
LONDON – Allison Schmitt of Georgia earned a silver medal and set the American record in the women’s 400-meter freestyle on Sunday at the Olympics.
Schmitt, a rising senior from Canton, Mich., placed second with a time of 4:01.77. France’s Camille Muffat led the entire race and stopped the clock in an Olympic-record 4:01.45, nipping Schmitt by less than half a stroke in the Olympic Aquatics Centre.
Schmitt’s effort eclipsed the American record of 4:02.20 set by Katie Hoff in 2008.
In two days of competition at the London Games, Schmitt has two American records and two medals. On Saturday, she anchored the second-place 4×100-meter freestyle relay that lowered the American mark.
Incoming freshman Brittany MacLean of Canada placed seventh in the 400-meter freestyle with a time of 4:06.24. During the prelims, former Lady Bulldog Wendy Trott of South Africa came in 22nd in 4:11.63.
In the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, former Lady Bulldog Sarah Poewe of Germany finished 11th with a time of 1:07.68.
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