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U.S. Trials Heats Produce 100 Back WR Twice

Jul 1, 2008

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First Hayley McGregory bettered the 100 Backstroke of Natalie Coughlin with a 59.15 (Coughlin’s WR was 59.21), and then Coughlin took it back in the next heat with a 59.03. Couchlin’s own comments after the swim
U.S. Trials: Phelps And Hoff Set New 400 IM WRs

Jul 1, 2008

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Katie Hoff beat Australia’s Stephanie Rice’s time of 4:31.46 with the new world record 4:31.12. And Phelps bettered his own world record to 4:05.25, in a race where Ryan Lochte with 4:06.08 also went under the former world record of 4:06.22. Read here and here at SwimInfo. Here is Phelps’ world record