8 ▁U . S . ▁Olympic ▁Team ▁Tri als ▁in ▁O ma ha , ▁Neb r aska , ▁Bur ck le ▁placed ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Olympic ▁sw im ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁relay . ▁Bur ck le ▁also ▁placed ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁and ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁in ▁O ma ha . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Olympic ▁Games , ▁Bur ck le ▁earned ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁sw imming ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 × 2 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle ▁relay . ▁ ▁Bur ck le ▁sw am ▁the ▁lead - off ▁leg ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁he ats ▁in ▁ 1 : 5 7 . 8 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁sw im ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁She ▁sw am ▁the ▁third ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁in ▁ 1 : 5 6 . 7 0 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁National ▁Championships , ▁Bur ck le ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 - meter ▁fre est yle , ▁bare ly ▁missing ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁World ▁Championships . ▁Bur ck le ▁was , ▁however , ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1