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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, June 30. THEY had a great battle at last year's Summer Nationals and another appears to be on the way tonight. It'll be Katie Hoff vs. Katie Ziegler in the 400 freestyle, and the world record is in jeopardy. More, there's a chance we'll see the first wom...

By Sarah Eckersley OMAHA, Nebraska, July 4. TODAY, Eddis Singleton (SwimMac-NC), 26, will attempt to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team. At the Charlotte UltraSwim, Singleton qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 50 free (23.16). Singleton was born and raised in East Cleveland, Ohio. "What ...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 29. LEADING up to the Olympic Trials, Peter Vanderkaay and Erik Vendt were mentioned as the primary favorites to qualify for Beijing in the 400 freestyle. Meanwhile, Larsen Jensen was chatted up as a guy who could bring trouble. Well, Jensen obviously wasn't gi...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 4. MAKE it 4-for-4 for Michael Phelps, and this one in his second world record of the week. Leading from start to finish and fending off a late charge by Ryan Lochte, Phelps won his fourth event of the Olympic Trials, taking the 200 individual medley in 1:54.80. Th...

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 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 John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 6. THAT'S a double-dip for Dara Torres, the comeback queen. Already the winner of the 100 freestyle earlier in the week, a victory that was somewhat surprising, the 41-year-old shocked no one by winning her pet event, the 50 freestyle. Torres took the lead from...

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 ...

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30. THE Morning Swim Show recaps the action from Day 1 of the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, in which three swimmers were automatically named to the Olympic team and two world records were broken. Host Peter Busch analyzes the action from all the races from the...

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. AT 3:30 p.m. Central, SwimmingWorld.TV will stream its post-prelim analysis report live from the Aquazone at the Qwest Center. Host Brent Rutemiller welcomes Phil Whitten, Bruce Wigo and Hideki Mochizuki to the program to discuss day five prelims of the U.S. Olympic Trials. ...

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 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...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 4. THERE might not be a better story in sports tonight than that of Dara Torres, the 41-year-old sensation defying age and, now, a five-time Olympian. Oh yeah, it's a fairytale for sure. There's no other way to say it. Completing her second comeback after an eigh...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. THE exceptional week of Elaine Breeden keeps chugging along. The Olympic qualifier in the 100 butterfly earlier in the week, Breeden led the semifinal qualifying in the 200 butterfly, as she won the second heat of the evening with a career-best performance of 2:...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 30. WHAT a battle we have on tap in the final of the men's 100 backstroke. Seven guys in the championship final broke 54 seconds and whichever swimmer places third tomorrow will probably be capable of claiming a medal at the Olympics. It's just that loaded ...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 29. FOUR years ago, Brendan Hansen walked into Long Beach for the Olympic Trials with a chip on his shoulder. Looking to avenge a pair of third-place finishes at the 2000 Trials in Indianapolis, Hansen had something to prove. The result was a pair of world records ...

Updated July 8, 2008 OMAHA, Nebraska, July 7. ACCORDING to several unnamed sources close to the situation, Kara Lynn Joyce had to make some quick turnaround plans to head back to the West Coast as she was added to the U.S. Olympic Roster. USA Swimming then confirmed the roster move the following day...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 30. TRYING to sort out the Beijing contenders in the women's 100 breaststroke isn't a difficult task to handle. Several familiar names immediately jump to the forefront and those are the athletes who delivered some early statements during the morning prelim...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 5. WHAT a way to start the penultimate night of the Olympic Trials. A world record for Margaret Hoelzer. Already qualified for the Beijing Games in the 100 backstroke, Hoelzer captured top honors in her pet event by knocking down the global standard held by Zimbabw...