Franklin wins 100 backstroke in Texas; Phelps a scratch (Yahoo Sports)
Missy Franklin won the 100-meter backstroke Sunday to close an up-and-down weekend at the Longhorn Elite Invitational, and Michael Phelps skipped the final in his last event. Franklin had also easily won the 200 backstroke and twice finished second to Allison Schmitt in the Austin, Texas, event. Phelps was a scratch in the 200-meter individual medley final, his fourth event.