Great Britain's Elizabeth Simmonds has failed to make the 200m backstroke final at the World Championships in Kazan after finishing seventh in her semi-final.
The 24-year-old was slightly off the pace of the top three after the first 100m, and despite usually having a strong swim down the back-end, she could only touch the wall seventh in 2:10.57.
Missy Franklin, who won six World medals at Barcelona 2013, paced herself in the other semi-final to maintain a top-three position after the second turn.
It was comfortable in the end for the American 20-year-old as she beat the field to win in 2:07.79, just minutes after competing in the 100m freestyle final, in which she placed seventh.
Overall, Franklin qualified third fastest for tomorrow's final, with Hungary's Katinka Hosszu fastest with 2:06.18 and Australia's Emily Seebhom second.
Danielle Joynson
