London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti): US swimmer Alison Schmitt stormed to grab the gold in the women's 200 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics.
Schmitt clocked an Olympic record time of 1 minute, 53.61 to win comfortably ahead of Camile Muffat of France, who timed 1:55.58 Tuesday.
Bronte Barratt of Australia claimed the bronze in 1:55.88, with Missy Franklin of the United States missing out on a podium place by one hundredth of a second.