London 2012: Fran Halsall unhappy despite making 100m freestyle
semis  • Halsall qualified in seventh for the semi-finals •
'Let's see what happens. Maybe I'll swim faster' Fran Halsall
Fran Halsall was disappointed with her swim despite qualifying
for the 100m freestyle final. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA
Fran Halsall was less than impressed despite negotiating the
first step of the journey which she hopes will end with her
achieving her "ultimate" dream, gold in the 100m freestyle at
the London 2012 Olympics.  The 22-year-old said recently she
would take a gold in that event over anything else and on
Wednesday she was second in her heat and seventh overall as she
qualified for the semi-finals in 54.02sec.  Eighth four years
ago in Beijing, Halsall followed up that result with medals at
world, European and Commonwealth level but Olympic gold is the
dream.  However, she was unhappy with her performance at the
Aquatics Centre on Wednesday, saying: "I made the semi. That's
all that matters. Other than that it