Article: Hansen Sets Record at Olympic Swim Trials

PAUL NEWBERRY, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
07-12-2004
Dateline: LONG BEACH, Calif.


Brendan Hansen comes up for air on his way to winning his heat in the Men's 200 Meter Breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic swim trials in Long Beach, Calif., Saturday, July 10, 2004. Hansen won with a time of 2:10.76. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Brendan Hansen set another world record at the U.S. swim trials on Sunday, stealing some attention away from Michael Phelps.

Hansen won the 200-meter breaststroke with a time of 2 minutes, 9.04 seconds, beating the record of 2:09.42 set by Japan's Kosuke Kitajima at last year's world championships.

On Thursday, Hansen broke Kitajima's record in the 100 breaststroke.

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