The New Michael Phelps?: ; Olympic Star Testing Out Emphasis On Shorter Distances

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INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Phelps has a sense of how his transformation from greatest middle-distance swimmer to sprinter is going. He'll have to prove it at the U.S. national championships, where there's more at stake than just titles.

For Phelps and more than 800 other swimmers, spots on the U.S. team for the world championships in Rome later this month are up for grabs beginning Tuesday.

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The New Michael Phelps?: ; Olympic Star Testing Out Emphasis On Shorter Distances

The 14-time Olympic gold medalist is competing in four events, with his first two on Wednesday, the 200-meter freestyle and 200 butterfly. Phelps is the world record holder in both events.

It's his biggest meet since returning from a nine-month ...

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