Olympic swimming

Saturday

At Qwest Center

Omaha, Neb.

(all distances in meters)

Men

50 Freestyle

Final

1, Garrett Weber-Gale, Milwaukee, 21.47 seconds (American record, previous 21.59, Cullen Jones, July 4, 2008); 2, Ben Wildman-Tobriner, San Francisco, 21.65; 3, Cullen Jones, Irvington, N.J., 21.81; 4, Gary Hall Jr., Miami Beach, Fla., 21.91; 5, Jason Lezak, Irvine, Calif., 21.98.

100 Butterfly

Final

1, Michael Phelps, Baltimore, 50.89; 2, Ian Crocker, Portland, Maine, 51.62; 3, Gil Stovall, Memphis, Tenn., 52.08; 4, Tyler McGill, Champaign, Ill., 52.31; 5, Chris Brady, Wilmington, Del., 52.66.

Women

50 Freestyle

(q-Top 8 times advance)

Semifinal 1

1, q-Jessica Hardy, Long Beach, Calif., 24.48; 2, q-Lacey Nymeyer, Tucson, Ariz., 25.06; 3, q-Kara Denby, Simi Valley, Calif., 25.15; 4, q-Christine Magnuson, Tinley Park, Tenn., 25.37; 5, Madison Kennedy, Avon, Conn., 25.39.

Semifinal 2

1, q-Dara Torres, Los Angeles, 24.38 (American record, previous 24.48, Jessica Hardy, July 5, 2008); 2, q-Kara Lynn Joyce, Athens, Ga., 24.70; 3, q-Lara Jackson, El Paso, Texas, 24.94; 4, q-Brooke Bishop, Los Altos, Calif., 25.13; 5, Michele King, York, Pa., 25.43; 6, Sara Smith, Greenville, S.C., 25.44.

200 Backstroke

Final

1, Margaret Hoelzer, Huntsville, Ala., 2:06.09 (world record, previous 2:06.39, Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, Feb. 16, 2008); 2, Elizabeth Beisel, Saunderstown, R.I., 2:06.92; 3, Hayley McGregory, Houston, 2:07.69; 4, Mary Descenza, Naperville, Ill., 2:10.00; 5, Kristen Heiss, Casper, Wyo., 2:10.18; 6, Katie Riefenstahl, Lancaster, Pa., 2:10.26.

800 Freestyle

Final

1, Katie Hoff, Towson, Md., 8:20.81; 2, Kate Ziegler, Great Falls, Va., 8:25.38; 3, Chloe Sutton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 8:31.23; 4, Katie Carroll, Toledo, Ohio, 8:31.47; 5, Caroline Burckle, Louisville, Ky., 8:32.26; 6, Kelsey Ditto, Austin, Texas, 8:39.35.

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