Mark Maloney on Kentucky sports

BEIJING – No medal, but seventh-place finisher in the 2008 Olympic Games isn’t too shabby.

That’s where Lexington’s Elaine Breeden wound up Thursday morning (Wednesday night EDT) in the finals of the women’s 200-meter butterfly. Breeden’s final time was 2 minutes, 7.36 seconds

Breeden, out of Trinity Christian Academy, was the eighth and final qualifier for the finals and thus drew lane eight at the Ice Cube.

Atlanta’s Kathleen Hersey, in lane seven, placed eighth in 2:08.23

China’s Liu Zige, who led qualifiers with an Asian-record 2:06.25, won in a world-record 2:04.18. Teammate Jiao Liuyang took the silver medal in 2:04.72.

Australia’s Jessicah Schipper, whose world record was broken, took third in 2:06.26. Three days earlier, Schipper won a bronze medal in the 100 fly.

Poland’s Otylia Jedrzejczak, the 2004 Olympic gold-medalist, placed fourth.

Japan’s Yuko Nakanishi, who came into the Games with the fastest time of 2008 (2:06.38) was fifth.

Breeden, who reached the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly before being eliminated, has one more fly test, the 4-by-100-meter relay.

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