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!
Natalie Coughlin got her 2008 Trials started with the 100 back as she sought to defend her Olympic gold medal from Athens four years earlier. She had already broken her own world record that year, having clocked 59.21 at the Missouri Grand Prix in February—coincidentally or not, just days after Speedo unveiled the LZR Racer, the first racing suits that incorporated polyurethane.
But as Coughlin stood behind the blocks for her first race at Trials, she watched as Hayley McGregory touched the wall in 59.15—and all the sudden, for the first time in six years, Coughlin was not the world record-holder in the event.
That lasted all of about three minutes, as the super-competitive Coughlin threw down a 59.03 to take the record back and secure the top qualifying spot in the final.
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