From UCLA: Amanda Beard, who is coached by UCLA head coach Cyndi Gallagher, has
qualified for her fourth Olympic Games after having finished second in
the 200 breast (2:25.13) at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha,
NE on Friday. Beard, who joined Team Bruin earlier this year, joins
UCLA alum Kim Vandenberg as 2008 Olympians for America.
Also on Friday in Omaha, sophomore-to-be Sam Vanden Berge placed 46th
in the 800 freestyle in a time of 8:57.26.