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Aug 11, 2008 12:00 pm US/Eastern

Phelps, Hoff Move On In Olympic Swim Qualifying

BEIJING (AP) ― Michael Phelps ended his busiest day yet at the Olympic pool by easily advancing to the 200-meter butterfly semifinals, about eight hours after swimming the leadoff leg on the victorious U.S. 400 freestyle relay.

He started his day posting the fourth-quickest time in the semifinals of the 200 free, setting up Tuesday morning's final.

Conserving energy for the relay, he finished behind teammate Peter Vanderkaay, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea and Jean Basson of South Africa.

The 200 free is a race Phelps dearly wants to win after finishing third four years ago in Athens. A victory would give Phelps his ninth career Olympic gold, tying the record held by four others.

American Katie Hoff finished her day qualifying fourth for the 200 free semifinals.

Earlier, she was second-quickest in the 200 IM prelims. She began the day by earning a silver in the 400 free final. Hoff already had a bronze in the 400 IM.

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