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U.S. Swim Trials Day Eight Wrap-Up: Torres' Amazing Story Gets Even Better

We covered the entire U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, click on the tag for all of the coverage.If Dara Torres had made the Olympic team as a member of a relay team, it would have made for a great story. The 41-year-old swimming great would have made an amazing comeback after her second retirement to earn a fifth trip to the...

U.S. Swimming Trials Day Eight Wrap-Up: Phelps, Hoff Finish Off Their Trials in Style

We're covering the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials all week.Just like we saw four years ago, NBC's swimming coverage this August will be the Michael Phelps show once again--and with him winning his fifth and final event at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. it's obvious why. Phelps will head to Beijing with a legitimate shot...

Olympic Trials Preview: Men's 1500 Meter Freestyle

We're previewing all of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trial eventsMen's 1500 Meter FreestyleWhat to watch for: This event is unique in that there's no women's equivalent. Only men swim the 1500 and it's the ultimate distance event for an Olympic swimmer. Distance swimmers Larsen Jensen and Peter Vanderkaay look to add to...

U.S. Swimming Trials Day Six Wrap-Up: Beard Earns a Spot; Phelps, Lochte Blow Field Away

We're covering the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials all week.Thursday night's swimming trials action was all about the upsets. But Friday was about the battles between the favorites.There really wasn't a big upset on Friday, but we did see plenty of top performances. Rebecca Soni, a disappointment in the 100 meter breastroke,...

At Age 41, Torres Wins 100 Meter Freestyle

Most 41-year-old swimmers have been retired for more than a decade, but Dara Torres isn't exactly normal.Torres came to the Olympic Trials just aiming to make her fifth Olympic team (her first Olympics was back in 1984 in Los Angeles, back when Carl Lewis and the hightop fade were in style). But even Torres didn't seem...