… was 10th at 22.52. Nick Brunelli, second-oldest to advance at 30, was 12th. Elizabeth Pelton was second-quickest at 2:08.89, followed by Elizabeth Beisel at 2:09.35. Teresa Crippen, sister of the late open-water star Fran …

… in the 200 back with a time of 2:06.12, fastest in the world this year and nearly 1 1/2 seconds ahead of runner-up Elizabeth Beisel, who secured the second spot in London at 2:07.58. Franklin had already earned spots in the 100 and 200 freestyle …

… of Massachusetts, and Jordyn Wieber, of Michigan, completed the squad. Three replacement athletes were also chosen. Sarah Finnegan, of Missouri, Anna Li, of Illinois, and Pennsylvanian Elizabeth Price made up the reserve unit.

… with a time of 2 minutes, 6.12 seconds, fastest in the world this year and nearly 1 1/2 seconds ahead of runner-up Elizabeth Beisel, who secured the second spot in London at 2:07.58. Franklin had already earned spots in the 100 and 200 freestyle …

… ninth. Wigger erased that mistake with a birdie on No. 10. She closed her round with eight consecutive pars. Victoria Elizabeth carded a 3-under 69 to share second place for the second time in four weeks. She ended at 4-under-par 212 and was joined …

… and Kobe will preen its way to another gold. And then there's Zara Phillips, the 31-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth , carrying on a family tradition and competing in equestrian. Yes, Beijing was grand and majestic. Everything was new and …

… untangle downed trees and power lines. Neighbors banded together. "Food, ice — we're all sharing," said 51-year-old Elizabeth Knight, who lives in the blue-collar Richmond suburb of Lakeside. The Friday evening storms, a meteorological phenomenon …

… touched in 2 minutes, 06.12 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year and nearly 1 1/2 seconds ahead of runner-up Elizabeth Beisel, who secured the second spot in London at 2:07.58. Franklin had already earned spots in the 100 and 200 freestyle …

… event by winning the women's 200-meter backstroke in two minutes, 6.12 seconds. Franklin finished 1.46 ahead of Elizabeth Beisel, who also is bound for London. In the women's 800-meter freestyle, Kathleen Ledecky posted a time of eight minutes …