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By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1. WHEN the United States arrives in Beijing, it will be the favorite for gold in the 800 freestyle relay. The process to figure out which individuals will compete on that relay began with the preliminaries of the 200 freestyle. One name missing was Natalie Coughli...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 30. THROUGH the preliminaries and through the semifinals, Christine Magnuson established herself as the woman to beat in the 100 butterfly. And while she didn't go as fast as the first two rounds, she got the job done in the championship final, winning in 58.11...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 6. IT was a role reversal of the 400 freestyle. Making a move at the 800-meter mark and taking the lead around 1250 meters, Peter Vanderkaay punched a ticket to Beijing in the 1500 freestyle as he became the fourth-fastest man in the history of the event. Vanderkaa...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 5. WELL, Janet Evans' 19-year-old world record in the 800 freestyle has survived another major challenge. Nonetheless, Katie Hoff delivered another in what has been a long line of exceptional performances at the Qwest Center. As Hoff closed out her Trials progr...

By Jamie Kolar, Swimming World College Intern. As the swimming community is aware, Missy Franklin made her return to the pool after a two-year hiatus from competition. No, she did not break a world record or any meet records for that matter. Her biggest accomplishment of the meet was cracking the to...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. RIDING the momentum of her Beijing qualification in the 100 butterfly, Elaine Breeden was the swiftest performer during the preliminaries of the 200 fly. The Stanford standout, swimming in the 11th of 13 heats, turned in a time of 2:07.72, well ahead of the rest...

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. KRISTEN Heiss, a rising senior at Texas A&M University, has been gracious enough to blog for Swimming World from time-to-time during the U.S. Olympic Trials as she competes at the meet. Today, she writes about the heartbreaking nature of Trials from a swimmer's perspecti...

OMAHA, Neb., June 30. SHORTLY after each prelim session at the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb., SwimmingWorld.TV will be streaming live recaps of each prelim session from the Aqua Zone inside the Qwest Center. In case you missed today's live recap, here's what you missed: Brent Rut...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 29. THE opening script for the first evening of finals at the United States Olympic Trials couldn't have been written any better. Battling side-by-side throughout the 400-meter individual, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte gave the crowd at the Qwest Center a show...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1. FOR two rounds, Aaron Peirsol toyed with his competition. He did what was necessary to get through the prelims, then picked up the pace a bit in the semifinal round. In the final of the 100 backstroke, the world-record holder and defending Olympic champion took ...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. ELAINE Breeden picked one heck of a time to deliver the finest meet of her career. Already qualified for the Olympic Games in the 100 butterfly, Breeden stormed away from the field in the 200 fly, taking top honors in 2:06.75. The time bettered Breeden's mee...

By Kristen Heiss COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 24. FOR Hayley McGregory, 2008 has been an epic year. After making a comeback at the 2007 Summer Nationals and winning the 100 backstroke, Hayley continued improving all the way to a world record in the 50 backstroke in March and another world record in ...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. THEY'VE already delivered a splendid showdown in the 400 individual medley. Now, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will try to do the same in the 200 IM. The fastest men in event history, Lochte and Phelps qualified in the top spots for the championship final a...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 30. DURING the morning preliminaries, Natalie Coughlin and Hayley McGregory put on a show, posting back-to-back world-record swims in the 100 backstroke. At night, they weren't as quick. Nonetheless, the American women still looked pretty sharp in the two-lap b...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. FOR the second straight night, Michael Phelps flirted with one of his world records. And, for the second consecutive evening, he came up just short. Nonetheless, the greatest swimmer in history put on another sensational show for the crowd of 12,000-strong at th...

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 19. THE release of the USA Swimming Olympic Trials psych sheet and Dara Torres' coach highlight Thursday's edition of The Morning Swim Show. With the psych sheet for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials in hand, host Peter Busch breaks down the nine events Michael Phelps h...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 4. THEY'VE traded some pretty good blows over the years. Ian Crocker won the 2003 world title and defended that crown two years later. Michael Phelps won Olympic gold in 2004, then secured the world championship last year. The next round between the butterfly t...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1. THE Golden Girl struck again. One day after lowering her world record in the 100 backstroke during the preliminary round, Natalie Coughlin became the first woman in history to break the 59-second mark. The reigning Olympic champion produced a time of 58.97 to er...

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 6. FOLLOWING the conclusion of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming in Omaha, Neb., USA Swimming today named the complete roster for the 2008 U.S. Olympic swim team. In addition to the 43 athletes named to the team, the swim team's coaching staff was finalized. The ...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. THE men's 200 breaststroke figured to feature a one-two finish by Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau. What unfolded was a shocker. While Shanteau placed in his expected spot, Scott Spann grabbed victory. Hansen, who won the 100 breaststroke earlier in the week...