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Bound For Beijing: Elaine Breeden, Julia Smit Make U.S. Olympic Swimming Team
W. Swimming | 7/3/2008

Stanford women's swimming has added two more names to its illustrious list of all-time Olympians, as junior Elaine Breeden won the 200 meter butterfly final at the USA Olympic Swimming Trials and fellow junior Julia Smit was chosen for the 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay team. Both swimmers will participate in their first Olympic Games when they travel to Beijing, China for the 44th Olympiad. The swimming events are slated for Aug. 9-21.
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Stanford Women's Swimmers Continue Solid Performance At U.S. Olympic Trials
W. Swimming | 7/2/2008

As the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Trials reached its halfway point, Stanford's Elaine Breeden continued to make a strong push for a trip to Beijing with a stellar performance in the 200 meter butterfly semifinals. After finishing second in the finals of the 100 fly, Breeden's time of 2:07.33 was the fastest by .70-second of the eight qualifiers for tomorrow evening's 200 meter final.
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Tara Kirk Places Third In 100 Meter Breaststroke At U.S. Olympic Trials
W. Swimming | 7/1/2008

Former Stanford standout and 2004 U.S. Olympian Tara Kirk put forth an amazing swim in the 100 meter breaststroke final at the '08 USA Olympic Swimming Trials, placing third with a time of 1:07.51. Kirk touched the wall just .01 of a second behind the second-place swimmer, and was a mere .64-second slower than the event winner.
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Elaine Breeden Finishes Second In 100 Meter Butterfly At Olympic Trials
W. Swimming | 6/30/2008

Stanford's Elaine Breeden captured the first berth for a Cardinal athlete on the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Team this evening, finishing second in the finals of the 100 meter butterfly with a time of 58.21 seconds - just a tenth of a second behind the winner.
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Stanford women swimmers compete in Day One of the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Trials
W. Swimming | 6/29/2008

Elaine Breeden, Brooke Bishop and Julia Smit lead way for Stanford women swimmers in Day One of the 2008 USA Olympic Swimming Trials
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Stanford Women's Swimming Prepares for USA Olympic Trials
W. Swimming | 6/25/2008

The next generation of Stanford women's swimming will look to take another step towards their dreams of the 2008 Beijing Games beginning this Sunday at the USA Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. A total of 14 current or former Stanford athletes will be competing from June 29-July 6 at the Qwest Center in America's heartland, all looking to be among the xx women that will comprise the United States Olympic Swimming Team for this summer's 44th Olympiad.
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