Natalie Coughlin loses, then regains backstroke world record

By Lisa Dillman, Los Angeles Times

OMAHA -- All these world records simply feed the voracious appetite for more.

After four in just the first day and a half of the U.S. Olympic swim trials, it almost seemed disappointing there were none Monday night at the Qwest Center.

I knew you all wanted to see a world record, but it just wasn't in the cards for me," said Brendan Hansen, sounding almost apologetic.

Hansen, who made his second Olympic team, certainly didn't have to feel sorry about a sub-minute finish, winning the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 59.93 seconds, despite a so-so start and bad turn. Mark Gangloff was second with 1:00.42.

Hansen's disappointment was palpable, and he fired off a frank answer when a Japanese reporter, a member of a large throng following him, asked what he had to say to his longtime rival Kosuke Kitajima.

Hansen: "I don't have anything to say to him. Next question."

Natalie Coughlin loses, then regains backstroke world record....