USA Olympic team trials for swimming starts today

The 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming begins Sunday in Omaha, Nebraska. The swimmers just get this one chance to claim a spot on the US Olympic swim team for the Beijing Olympics to be held in China in August.

All eyes will be on Micheal Phelps as he sets out to break Mark Spitz’s seven gold records at a single Olympics.

The biggest stars in USA Swimming will be competing for a spot on the 2008 US Olympic Team. The top two swimmers in each event, along with the top six swimmers in the 100m and 200m free, will book their tickets to Beijing, China.

Just how many world records are broken remains to be seen. Since the introduction of the new swimming suits the records have been tumbling.

The meet concludes on Sunday July 6. Here is the schedule of events for the US Olympic swimming team trials.

Phelps and Hoff open US Olympic swim trials with world records

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