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The great white shark from Baltimore, Michael Phelps, collects gold medals -- eight at the most recent Olympics, five at the world championships. In fact, he has just become the first swimmer in history to complete 100M butterfly in under 50 seconds (49.82 seconds). You would think that nothing could rattle him, but, as you'll hear from Cullen Jones and Garrett Weber-Gale, when Phelps is around his US Swim team he does not sleep well.

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We're previewing the races that are taking place at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.

Men's 50 Freestyle

What to watch for: The 50 free is the drama king (or queen) of every Olympic Games. It is the all out fistfight that everyone waits for. In the first 10 seeds alone there are three men who are seeded at the exact same time and the first 10 places are separated by just under seven-tenths of a second. It is the event in which if you slip, breathe, blink, or forgot to cut your finger nails, you'll be sitting at home while someone else takes the flight to Beijing. Watch for swimmers who breathe little, and stroke a lot. That might sound elementary, but the perfect 50 free has only one breath, lots of kicking, and a whole lot of guts.