London ( CNN ) -- French swimmer Yannick Agnel won his second gold of a triumphant Olympics with a dominant performance in Monday 's 200 meters freestyle final . South Korean swimmer Tae-Hwan Park and Yang Sun , of China , share silver after both finishing with a time of 1 minute 44.93 seconds . American medal hope Ryan Lochte struggled to keep up with his rivals as he finished fourth . `` Not so happy about that swim tonight ... you live and learn . Tomorrow I will be better , '' Lochte tweeted . French President Francois Holland was in the crowd to see Agnel recorded the fastest time ever by a Frenchman , as Agnel demolished a strong field . Park , Sun , Agnel and Lochte had already won medals in London . The cheering Holland enjoyed his compatriot Agnel repeat his performance from the 4x100m relay , where he surged past Lochte in the final leg to claim gold , to claim another French swimming gold . With three gold medals , the French are now one short of their swimming gold medal total from all previous Olympics . The U.S. did enjoy some success in the pool later , with two consecutive gold medals ensuring they ended the day second in the medal table . Seventeen year old Missy Franklin claimed her first ever gold medal in the 100 meters backstroke , barely twenty minutes after competing in the 200 meter freestyle semi-finals . Australian Emily Seebohm won silver , with Aya Terakawa taking bronze for Japan . Matt Grevers , the six foot eight inch American , set a new Olympic record to claim the men 's 100 meter backstroke title . Nick Thoman made it an American one-two , with Ryosuke Irie claiming another bronze for Japan . In the 100 meter breaststroke final , fifteen year-old Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte edged out American world champions Rebecca Soni by eight-hundredths of a second to win Lithuania 's first ever swimming gold . `` I tried to retain my speed with a little sprint over the last 50 . I 'm really happy it worked . '' `` I guess sometimes you win , sometimes you lose , '' Lochte told the Canadian Broadcasting Company . `` There 's no doubt about it . Agnel 's quick and he showed it last night and tonight . I 'm happy for him . ''
French swimmer Yannick Agnel wins his second gold , however , Sun takes silver . Lochte misses out in fourth , but Greevers wins gold in 100 m butterfly . Sarah Franklin wins her first Olympic gold . Ruta Meilutyte claims first ever Lithuanian swimming gold .