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One More American Record Falls on Final Night of Trials
An American record fell Sunday evening on the final night of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming when Dara Torres (Los Angeles, Calif.) lowered her own mark in the 50m freestyle. Torres qualified in her second individual event with the win in front of a crowd of 7,723 at the Qwest Center Omaha with a time of 24.25.
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One world, three American records fall on seventh night of Trials
One world and three American records were broken Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. In addition, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff picked up their fifth wins of the week in front of a crowd of 13,717 at the Qwest Center Omaha.
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Phelps, Peirsol set world records on sixth night of Trials
One world record was broken and another tied Friday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. First, Aaron Peirsol of Longhorn Aquatics tied the world record in the men’s 200m back, turning in a time of 1:54.32. Then Michael Phelps of Club Wolverine broke his own world record in the men’s 200m IM in 1:54.80.
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2008 Olympic Trials Records
The following is a list of world, American, U.S. Open and meet records set at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials - Swimming.
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2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Roster
Here's a list of all swimmers who have officially qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team.
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Spann pulls off shocker at Trials
In what might turn out to be the biggest upset of the meet, Scott Spann won the men’s 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:09.97 Thursday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, defeating American record-holder and Longhorn Aquatics teammate Brendan Hansen in the process.
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Two more wins, two American records for Hoff on fourth day of Trials
Katie Hoff of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club won two more events and set two American records Wednesday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, finishing first in the women’s 200m free (1:55.88) and 200m IM (2:09.71). Club Wolverine’s Michael Phelps also brought home a win in the 200m butterfly with a U.S. Open record of 1:52.20.
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Coughlin, Peirsol set world records on Day 3 of Trials
Two world records and a U.S. Open record fell Tuesday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. Natalie Coughlin of California Aquatics and Aaron Peirsol of Longhorn Aquatics treated the crowd of 12,559 at the Qwest Center Omaha to back-to-back world records in the women’s and men’s 100m back, turning in times of 58.97 and 52.89, respectively.
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Hoff wins second event on Day 2 of Trials
North Baltimore Aquatic Club’s Katie Hoff won her second event of the meet Monday at 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team in the women’s 400m freestyle. The University of Tennessee’s Christine Magnuson and Longhorn Aquatics’ Brendan Hansen also qualified for the Olympic Team, winning the women’s 100m butterfly and men’s 100m breaststroke, respectively.
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Phelps, Hoff set world records on first night of Trials
Michael Phelps of Club Wolverine and Katie Hoff of North Baltimore Aquatic Club set world records in the men’s and women’s 400m IM Sunday night at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming. The American and U.S. Open record in the men’s 400m freestyle also fell at the hands of Trojan Swim Club’s Larsen Jensen, and all three swimmers punched their tickets to Beijing by qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Team.
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