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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...

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1. DAY Two's exciting action from the US Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Neb., is the focus of Tuesday's edition of THE Morning Swim Show. Christine Magnuson, Brendan Hansen, Mark Gangloff, and Kate Ziegler talk about the races that gained them spots on the Olympic t...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 2. THE rest of the world must be shaking their heads. Can the United States actually be this talented in the 200 freestyle? In a field that was absolutely loaded, even with the absence of Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff dug deep and collected her third individual-even...

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 27. A severe storm hammered the Qwest Center today, the site of the U.S. Olympic Trials set to begin on Sunday. Swimmers that were on location had to leave the pool, while power for most of the city was knocked out as well. As soon as the tornado warning sirens hit, police offi...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 5. HE'S perfect. Racing his fifth final of the week, Michael Phelps made it 5-for-5 by winning the latest round in his rivalry with Ian Crocker in the 100 butterfly. Phelps clocked a time of 50.89 and will now turn his attention to the Beijing Olympics, where h...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, June 29. WITH the amazing depth of swimming in the United States, each event this week will feature an athlete with credentials deserving of an Olympic invitation who does not receive that bid. On the men's side, the 400 freestyle is a discipline that might have the...

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 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 ...

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 John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 1. ONE of the athletes was trying to rebound from a poor swim in the semifinal round. The other was trying to earn a return trip to the Olympics after an eight-year wait. Together, Jessica Hardy and Megan Jendrick will lead the American contingent in the 100 breast...

By John Lohn OMAHA, Nebraska, July 3. WHAT the United States will do in the 400 freestyle relay is one of the big questions for the Olympics. With the French having a loaded arsenal, some have wondered if the U.S. can challenge for the gold. After the 100 freestyle, it looks like the Stars and Strip...

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 5. BEN Hesen shaved a hundredth from his American record in the 50 back during time trials at the U.S. Olympic Trials today. After going 24.71 yesterday during trials, Hesen clocked a 24.70 during a 50-meter back split today. He took down Randall Bal's previous national sta...

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 ...

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. THE hunter looks like he's going to shoot down himself. An avid outdoorsman, Brendan Hansen made a run at his world record in the 100 breaststroke during the second semifinal Sunday. Ultimately, he came up just short. No biggie. The final is tomorrow and a ...

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 7. 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 says goodbye to Omaha and a thrilling meet. She also writes about her harrowin...

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, 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, Neb., July 3. AS the fifth day of Olympic Trials competition got rolling, Natalie Coughlin delivered a preliminary statement in the 100 freestyle. The American-record holder, racing in the last of 13 heats, turned in a meet-record time of 53.64, the only time of the morning that ...