2009 World Championships Results | Watch the World Championships Former California national champion Dana Vollmer won a bronze medal in the 200-meter freestyle final at the 2009 FINA Swimming World Championships on Wednesday night, July 29, in the Stadia del Nuoto in Rome. Swimming for the United States, the 2009 NCAA Swimmer of the Year posted a time of 1:55.64 in the 200 free to earn her first medal of the meet. Former Golden Bears All-American Sherry Tsai, swimming for Hong Kong, raced to a time of 29.74 to place 49th in the 50-meter backstroke heats but did not advance to the evening semifinals. More...