Omaha, Neb. ? Brendan Hansen won the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic trials on Monday night with a time of 59.93 seconds – eight-tenths of a second behind the mark he set two years ago.

Considering two world records were shattered Sunday on the meet’s first day, and two more fell in Monday’s morning preliminaries, Hansen’s showing was a big letdown for a near-sellout crowd at the Qwest Center.

Katie Hoff made it 2-for-2 at the trials, rallying over the final three laps to win the 400 freestyle just one night after she bumped off the world record in the 400 individual medley.

The 19-year-old from Baltimore was the first trials swimmer to earn a second race in Beijing. But she’s just getting started, planning to swim four more events in a program that is just slightly less ambitious than Michael Phelps.

Speaking of Phelps, he cruised through the prelims and semifinals of the 200 freestyle and headed into tonight’s final facing another showdown with friend and rival Ryan Lochte.

Lochte was the fastest qualifier at 1:45.61, with Phelps right on his heels at 1:45.64.

Christine Magnuson won Monday’s other final, claiming her first trip to the Olympics with a victory in the 100 butterfly. Natalie Coughlin skipped the race to focus on the 100 backstroke, reclaiming her world record during the morning prelims – about two minutes after Hayley McGregory took it away during the previous heat.

McGregory touched in 59.15, breaking Coughlin’s 41â2-month-old standard of 59.21. A little perturbed that someone had taken her mark, Coughlin went out and won her heat in 59.03, the 42nd world record set this year in Speedo’s revolutionary LZR Racer suit.