Omaha- Bouncing back from a huge disappointment, Missy Franklin has qualified for the Rio Olympics with a second-place finish in the 200-meter freestyle at the U.S. swimming trials.
Katie Ledecky was an easy winner in the race, earning her second individual event of the games. The 19-year-old touched in 1 minute, 54.88 seconds, following up her victory in the 400 free with another dominant performance.
But all eyes were on Franklin, who had finished seventh the night before in the 100 backstroke -- a race she won at the London Games.
Sounding as though she'd be happy merely to land a spot in the relays, Franklin did even better. Rallying over the final half of the race, she grabbed the second spot -- and a chance to swim the race in Rio -- with a time of 1:56.18.