By John Niyo The Detroit News Comments London â€" Natalie Coughlin tied a record sitting in the stands. But her U.S. teammates â€" including Canton's Allison Schmitt â€" couldn't make it a golden farewell for the U.S. star. The Americans settled for the bronze medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle relay, as Australia captured gold with an Olympic-record time of 3:33.15, and Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo passed Schmitt on the anchor leg to give Netherlands the silver. The U.S. got off to a blistering start with Missy Franklin swimming leadoff under world-record pace (53.52), and the Americans were still ahead after Jessica Hardy (53.53) went next. But the Australians rallied behind...
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