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As Michael Phelps won the 200-meter freestyle to qualify for his second individual event at the Beijing Olympics, Natalie Coughlin and Aaron Peirsol lowered their own world records to win the women's and men's 100-meter backstroke events.
Six world records have been set at trials after just three days of competition, all by swimmers wearing the new Speedo LZR Racer.
"That's the best heat I've ever been in, better than any Olympics," Peirsol said of the 100 back final he won in 52.89 seconds, .09 faster than the record he set at the 2007 world championships.