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Lochte Breaks 200 Back World Record, Team USA Men's Smashes World Record
Ryan Lochte produced the upset of Friday night’s swimming finals, setting the world record in the 200m backstroke at the 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships. Lochte returned later to swim on the world record-setting 800m freestyle relay with teammates Michael Phelps, Klete Keller and Peter Vanderkaay. It’s safe to say the American swimmers have dominated this week, setting 10 swimming world records and collecting 23 medals so far.

U.S. Swim Team Perfect on Day Six Prelims at 2007 World Swimming Championships
It was a perfect record for Team USA during Friday morning’s preliminary heats at the FINA World Championships. Out of six events contested, all American competitors passed on to the next round. Ian Crocker (Portland, Maine) is the top seed in the men’s 100m butterfly, and the men’s 800m freestyle relay earned the top spot for tonight’s final.

Phelps, 800m Freestyle Relay and Vaziri in the Record Books
The red line has become the Americans’ new best friend this week in what has become a magical display of dominance at the FINA World Championships. It’s the red line on the television screen that indicates a world record time, and Team USA saw it plenty of it on the fifth day of swimming at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Prelims Day 5 - Seven U.S. Swimmers Advance to Individual Semi-finals
Team USA will be represented by seven swimmers in four individual semi-final events, and the U.S. women’s 800m freestyle relay will compete in the final tonight on the fifth day of competition at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Hansen Sick, Out of 200 Breaststroke at World Champs
USA Swimming is reporting that world record holder Brendan Hansen has been scratched from the 200m breaststroke due to a virus. He felt ill after returning from the swimming events on Wednesday night, where he had won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke.

Phelps Shatters Second World Record At World Champs
Michael Phelps was once again the buzz of the swimming world Wednesday, smashing his own world record in the 200m butterfly on the fourth day of swimming at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Phelps’ time tonight of 1:52.09 was more than a second-and-a-half faster than the old mark of 1:53.71 which he set just 39 days ago at the Missouri Grand Prix.

Wednesday Prelims at World Champs: Vaziri Sets American Record in 50m Backstroke
After a stunning night of swimming that saw the Americans break three world and one American record, Team USA returned to the pool Wednesday morning for preliminaries in four events. Six Americans advanced to tonight’s semifinals, which will be contested in addition to finals in the men’s 200m butterfly, women’s 200m freestyle, men’s 50m breaststroke and men’s 800m free. Leila Vaziri was the talk of the morning in the American camp, as the 21-year-old set an American record in the 50m back.

Record Night for U.S. Swimmers on Tuesday at FINA World Championships
U.S. swimmers broke three world records and one American record on the third night of finals at the 2007 FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia tonight. Olympic medalists Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md., Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Aaron Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) each broke world records as Team USA claimed five world championship medals at Rod Laver Arena.

Four Preliminary Events Contested on Day Three of FINA World Swimming Championsh
Seven Americans advanced to the next round of swimming Tuesday on the third day of competition at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, an almost perfect record for the morning preliminaries. US Swimmers in tonight's finals session are Michael Phelps, Davis Tarwater, Katie Hoff, Dana Vollmer, Brendan Hansen, Natalie Coughlin, Hayley Peirsol, Kate Ziegler, Aaron Peirsol, Ryan Lochte, Tara Kirk, and Jessica Hardy.

Hansen, Hoff Defend World Championship Swimming Titles In Melbourne
Olympians Brendan Hansen (Havertown, Pa.) and Katie Hoff (Towson, Md.) defended their world titles and captured the two American gold medals on the second night of swimming at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Team USA notched four medals for the evening to bring the team total to six – three gold, two silver and a bronze.

2007 FINA World Championships - Open Water Swimming
The 2007 FINA World Championships are in Melbourne from 17 March through 1 April 2007. Follow the ocean action as open water swimmers go for the gold, silver, and bronze medals during the biggest aquatic competition prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

American Swimmers Advance From Preliminaries to Semis and to Finals on Day 2 of
The second morning of prelims at the 2007 FINA World Championships saw seven American competitors advance to semi-finals tonight and both Hayley Peirsol (Irvine, Calif.) and Kate Ziegler (Great Falls, Va.) qualified for the final of the 1500m freestyle. Peirsol’s time of 16:02.82 earned her the first seed. Ziegler claimed the third seed, finishing in 16:07.71. The final of the 1500m freestyle will be contested Tuesday night.

Kalyn Keller Wins Silver in Open Water 25k at 2007 FINA World Champs
Call it "extreme swimming," if you wish. The women's open water 25k had a little bit of everything - from intense weather, to tough competition, to a re-start a day later, and a swimmer who made a last minute decision to swim the longest of all open water races at the FINA World Championships. And that decisison paid off for Kalyn Keller (Phoenix, Ariz.) when she won Team USA's first open water medal - a silver in the women’s 25k at St. Kilda beach today.

Sunday 25 March Prelims Report- Team USA Off to Strong Start at FINA World Champ
The U.S. Women’s Team was four-for-four in the opening preliminary session of the 2007 FINA World Championships today, advancing two swimmers in each of three individual races, and grabbing the top seed in the women’s 400m freestyle relay.

Team USA Speaks With The Media As A Prelude To 2007 World Championships
Olympians Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Katie Hoff faced an enthusiastic press corps at the opening press conference on Saturday for the 2007 FINA World Championships. Joined by head coach and general manager Mark Schubert, head men's coach Bob Bowman and head women's coach John Collins, USA Swimming's brightest stars fielded questions and smiled for a flurry of flash bulbs throughout the one-hour session at the Melbourne Town Hall.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Sprinting Back to Form
While the U.S. women have enjoyed success at the past few Worlds and Olympics in the 800m freestyle relay, they have come up short in the 400m freestyle relay. But this summer at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and then again at Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships, individual sprint performances from Amanda Weir and Natalie Coughlin have helped return the American women to form, and they are looking to get back to the top of the podium at Worlds.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Top to Bottom – Men’s Team
With a core of athletes named Phelps, Hansen, Crocker and Peirsol, you know you've got a strong nucleus. But when you add names and swimming resumes like Jensen, Lochte, Walker, Lezak, Jones – the list goes on and on – you've got the makings of possibly the fastest swim team ever assembled.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Young but Not Restless
As experienced and savvy as the men's team is, the women's team has as many young, first-time faces on the roster as it does veterans. Intermixed with seasoned swimmers like Coughlin, Rachel Komisarz, Tara Kirk, Margaret Hoelzer and Mary DeScenza are newcomers Elizabeth Beisel, a 14-year-old backstroker; 17-year-old Ariana Kukors, an individual medley specialist; Indiana University senior Leila Vaziri; and butterflyer Kim Vandenberg.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Brother/Sister Swimming Act
In the tradition of past American brother-sister swimming acts – like Lynn and Rick Collela and Shirley and Jack Babashoff – Aaron and Hayley Peirsol and Klete and Kalyn Keller will be competing for the United States at Worlds this year.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Swim-Crazy Aussies
Most of the members of the men's and women's swimming team have swum in pools across the world, but many have never competed Down Under. Known for its swimming fans as much as its world-class swimmers, Australia is as excited to host Worlds as American swimmers are to visit the country and swim against the best on the planet.

USA World Champ Swimmers - Rookies to Veterans
Two years ago at the FINA World Championships in Montreal, Jessica Hardy, Kate Ziegler and Katie Hoff were the new kids off the blocks. Despite it being the first big international meet for Hardy and Ziegler, and only the second for 2004 Olympian Hoff, all three rose to the occasion. This year, at the final World Championships before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, they are now among the veterans, and being a veteran comes with new roles and responsibilities.

Warkentin Finishes In Top 20 In 10K Open Water At FINA World Swimming Champs
Mark Warkentin (Santa Barbara, Calif. / Santa Barbara Swim Club) was the top American finisher in the men’s open water 10K Wednesday at the 12th FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, placing 20th in the Olympic-distance race. American teammate Scott Kaufmann (Sparks, Nev. / Reno Aquatic Club) crossed the finish line in 33rd.

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