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Ziegler crushed the competition in the women&#39;s 1500 free with a time of 16:13.93 as she eased through the race.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Emily Hanson placed second in the metric mile with a time of 16:47.72, while Maggie Bird clinched third in 16:51.91.<\/p>\n<p>In the men&#39;s 800 free, Tom Koucheravy battled Matt Biel in the third heat of the timed final event and emerged with the win, 8:06.31 to 8:07.17.  The two traded the lead throughout the race with Koucheravy holding off a hard-charging Biel down the stretch.  Biel clocked a last 50 of 29.14, but it wasn&#39;t enough as Koucheravy led 7:36.51 to 7:38.03 heading into the final stretch.  John Kevin Koehler had the best seat in the house in the third heat as he placed third overall in 8:13.41.<\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/65.110.72.225\/SPIPDF\/060508omaha.pdf target=_blank>Full Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OMAHA, Nebraska, June 5. 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