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By Mat Luebbers, About.com Guide to Swimming since 1999

One World and Three American Records Fall at the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team Trials

Sunday July 6, 2008
One world and three American records were broken Saturday at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. In addition, Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff picked up their fifth wins of the week in front of a crowd of 13,717 at the Qwest Center Omaha. Margaret Hoelzer of King Aquatic Club set the world record in the 200m back with a time of 2:06.09, three-tenths ahead of the former mark held by Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry.

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