Missy Franklin won her third gold medal and set a new personal record during the FINA World Championship Wednesday in Barcelona.
The 18-year-old Olympic medalist claimed her third title of the meet as she touched the wall after 1 min and 54.81 sec during the 200m freestyle final besting Italy's Federica Pellegrini, who took the silver medal, and France's Camille Muffat, who claimed the bronze.