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Sarah Price failed to live up to her billing as favourite in the 200metres backstroke final at the FINA World Cup meet in New York.

The Briton qualified fastest for the final but looked tired as a demanding training schedule took its toll.

The squad have been in full training mode while competing and are even banned from wearing performance-enhancing skin swimsuits.

Price was never in control of the final, eventually won by Canadian Elizabeth Warden in a time of two minutes 8.19 seconds. Price finished a distant second in 2:09.63.

Alison Sheppard also took silver in the 50m freestyle. The Glaswegian was beaten by American Jennifer Thompson.

Thompson came home in 24.60secs with Sheppard clocking 24.81secs.

British hope Matthew Kidd was pushed out of the podium places into fourth spot by two swimmers originally seeded seventh and eighth fastest for the 100m freestyle.

Although Kidd's time of 48.15secs was an improvement on his time in the heats, it was not enough to worry American Jason Lezak, who took gold in 46.98secs. South African Roland Schoeman was second in 47.53 and American Neil Walker third in 48.12.

Schoeman was the meet's star performer, adding silver in 50m breaststroke and gold in the 50m butterfly.

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