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Michael Phelps set to defend his world records tomorrow at U.S. National Swim Championships
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Michael Phelps is just 1 of the 800 or so U.S. swimmers who'll be trying to secure a slot on the U.S. team for the upcoming World Championships in Rome later this month.
But first the Beijing Olympic star, and world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200 butterfly must go out and prove he's ready to race by winning tomorrow, and securing that slot for himself for the World Championships.
"I'm back to where I want to be and probably a little faster," he recently said.
"I don't want to classify myself as a sprinter," he Phelps added. "I always thought swimming the shorter events would be easier. It's not. It's a big thing I've had to get used to."
According to the Associated Press:
"A lot has changed since Phelps first walked into the pool as a scrawny kid from Baltimore with no buzz around him. Now he requires security guards, photographers shoot his every move, volunteers position themselves to sneak a peek, and young swimmers as unknown as Phelps once was clamor for his autograph.
Winning a record eight gold medals in Beijing will do that. Nearly a year later, Phelps is remaking himself with a focus on the shorter events as he heads toward the 2012 London Olympics, his final games before retirement."
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