Trying to conserve her energy, she barely qualified for the final ("Definitely a little bit of a scare, " she said.) She didn't have enough time for a proper cool-down, so as her U.S. teammate Ryan Lochte swam to a fourth-place finish in the men's 200-meter freestyle, Franklin swam slow, lonely laps by herself in the adjacent diving well, trying to lower her heart rate and ready for her main event.
WSJ: 2012 London Olympics: A Priceless Gold for Missy Franklin - Jason Gay