Less than two weeks to go until Olympic Trials get underway in Omaha, Neb. But before the meet, we wanted to look back at some of the great moments from past editions of the meet held inside the CenturyLink Center. Welcome to #TrialsThrowback!
Only three weeks before the 2008 Olympic Trials, Kosuke Kitajima smashed Brendan Hansen’s world record in the 200 breast by almost a full second. The longtime rivals had exchanged blows over the years, but Kitajima had previously struck when it mattered most. He won gold in both the 100 and 200 breast at the Athens Olympics just weeks after Hansen had taken away Kitajima’s world records in both events.
With Kitajima rounding into form once again, the pressure was on for Hansen to throw down a response—if not breaking the world record then at least getting close. Hansen, after already earning himself a spot on the Olympic team by winning the 100 breast at Trials, took the blocks as the top seed in the 200 breast final.
The race proceeded as expected early on, with Hansen staying in range of Kitajima’s world record pace and Eric Shanteau not far behind. Shanteau had been in the finals of the event at the World Championships the year before and had entered as the favorite for the second spot in Beijing.
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