Brendan Hansen Swims for Spot on 3rd Olympic Team Tonight

This would be his third trip to the Olympics

On Tuesday night, Brendan Hansen goes for a spot on his third Olympic team in the 100 breaststroke.

Hansen, who is from Havertown, flirted with the American record in Monday's semifinals, coming up short with a time of 59.71 seconds -- fourth-fastest in the world this year.

The 30-year-old former world champion quit after Beijing but returned to the pool looking to make up for disappointments in the last two Olympics.
 
"I went out there and hit the first five strokes and I was like, 'I'm gone, later,' and just took off,'' Hansen said.

"You have no idea how hard it is to break a minute.''

You can watch Brendan swim tonight on the NBC Sports Network from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Here are the TV listings for Swimming, Track and Field and Gymnastics. And here is the calendar for Olympic Trials coverage.

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