The Morning Swim Show News: World Record in Germany; Fast Times in Scotland; USA Swimming Picks 2012 Trials Site

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25. TODAY'S news segment of The Morning Swim Show recaps fast swimming in Germany and Scotland, and breaks news on the site of the 2012 US Olympic swimming trials. Following is a transcript of the news segment, hosted by Peter Busch.

Britta Steffen lowered the time and raised the bar in the women's 100 meters long course free. Steffen swam 52.85 at the German nationals in Berlin…and that was just in prelims. We can't wait to see what she does in the finals. (Click the button on the right to watch the video.)

Let's spin the globe to Great Britain, where the ongoing Scottish nationals are serving as the second phase of world championship trials for that country. Rebecca Adlington won tonight's 200 freestyle with a 1:57.15, which bumps Caitlin McClatchey out of that event in Rome.

A pair of Florida Gators who missed the original British trials in March, Gemma Spofforth and Jemma Lowe, are in Scottland right now attempting to punch their tickets to Rome. Spofforth won the 50 back with a 28.03 after posting a 27.99 in prelims. Lowe won the 100 fly with a 58.41, but that time was not faster than Francesca Halsall's second-place time of 58.11 at the British trials, so Lowe will not be able to swim that event in Rome. Former Arizona Wildcat Simon Burnett won the 100 free in 49.17, not good enough to swim the individual event for the UK, but should put him on the 400 free relay.

Hannah Miley was already qualified for the world team in the 400 IM with her 4:31.33 from the trials in March, but she showed up in Glasgow anyway and posted a 4:39.55 in the 400 IM finals.

And USA Swimming just announced that their 2012 Olympic Trials will be held once again in Omaha, Nebraska. The 2008 Trials were deemed a major success, not just because of the fast swimming but the unique ambiance of holding the meet inside a building that was not designed at all for swimming, so congrats to the city of Omaha.

And finally today, we just got word that swimsuit manufacturer TYR is threatening to sue FINA. TYR's new suit, the Titan, was left off FINA's most recent list of approved swimsuits for competition. TYR says FINA should explain why their suit was not approved, even though other, almost identical suits, were given the green light.

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