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06-30-2008, 01:01 AM
Jun 29 09:53 PM US/Eastern
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Holding off one of his best friends, Michael Phelps started his second attempt to break Mark Spitz's Olympic record with another epic swim.
Less than an hour later, the teenager he compares to a little sister joined Phelps in the record book.
Phelps set a world record in his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, touching just ahead of Ryan Lochte to win the 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes, 5.25 seconds Sunday night.
Katie Hoff matched her former North Baltimore teammate in the 400 IM, taking down the women's mark in 4:31.12.
What a start to the eight-day meet!
More (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91K3QSO0&show_article=1)
Is Phelps related to Fred Phelps (http://www.godhatesfags.com), who plans to protest against China and the Olympics?
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP National Writer
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Holding off one of his best friends, Michael Phelps started his second attempt to break Mark Spitz's Olympic record with another epic swim.
Less than an hour later, the teenager he compares to a little sister joined Phelps in the record book.
Phelps set a world record in his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, touching just ahead of Ryan Lochte to win the 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes, 5.25 seconds Sunday night.
Katie Hoff matched her former North Baltimore teammate in the 400 IM, taking down the women's mark in 4:31.12.
What a start to the eight-day meet!
More (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91K3QSO0&show_article=1)
Is Phelps related to Fred Phelps (http://www.godhatesfags.com), who plans to protest against China and the Olympics?