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Swimming Trials Day 3 Wrap-Up: Kirk Misses Olympics by One-Hundredth of a Second

By JJ CooperJul 2nd 2008 – 8:57AM

We're covering the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials all week.It was just another routine day at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. We saw two world records, a swimmer left out because she finished a preposterous one-hundredth of a second out of second place, and one of the fastest women in the world left home because she...

Olympic Trials Preview: Women's 100 Meter Breaststroke

By JJ CooperJun 29th 2008 – 9:35PM

Over the next few days we will be previewing the races that will take place at the U.S Olympic Swimming Trials.Women's 100 Meter BreaststrokeWhat to watch for: Power and precision are absolutely essential for the 100 meter breaststroke. Look for swimmers with long strokes who are low to the water and look more like a...

Tara Kirk News From the Web

  • 04/30/12 Patrick, Larson Named Team MVPs Source: CBS - KBTX 3 - Bryan TX Senior diver Jaele Patrick and sophomore swimmer Breeja Larson earned Most Valuable Player honors as the Texas A&M women's swimming and diving team honored its 2011-12 season at its annual banquet.
  • 02/24/12 A&M's Larson Breaks NCAA Record Source: CBS - KBTX 3 - Bryan TX Texas A&M sophomore Breeja Larson set an NCAA record in the morning session and logged her first-ever individual conference title in the evening final of the 100-yard breaststroke at the Big 12 Swimming & Diving Championships on Friday.
  • 06/10/11 ALJ Seniors Awarded More Than $7,154,422 in... Source: Clark-Garwood Patch - Clark-Garwood NJ Fifty-nine outstanding senior students were recognized at the annual Awards Assembly at Arthur L. Johnson High School on Tuesday, June 7 in the school auditorium.
  • 04/12/11 PHOTOS: Clark Little League and Softball Opening Day Source: Clark-Garwood Patch - Clark-Garwood NJ On a picture perfect opening day, the Clark Little League teams paraded down the road from Arthur L. Johnson High School to Bose Field at Clark's Little League complex. 
  • 02/18/11 Mellouli wins 200 freestyle, 400 IM at Missouri GP Source: Houma Today - Houma LA Mellouli pulled away from the competition in the IM, winning by nearly 12 seconds with a time of 4:13.38. He posted a time of 1:47.03 to win the 200 free.

Background on Tara Kirk

Tara Kirk (born July 12, 1982) is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist.

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