Fast Break

Swimming

Phelps, Hoff set records

Michael Phelps set a world record in his first event of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., touching just ahead of Ryan Lochte to win the 400-meter individual medley in 4 minutes, 5.25 seconds to break his own record Sunday night. Katie Hoff set a world record in the women’s 400-meter individual medley, claiming a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in 4 minutes, 31.12 seconds.

Recent Mead HS graduate Jenni Dole did not advance out of the preliminaries of the women’s 100 butterfly. Her time of 1:02.12 ranked her 85th out of 137. C.J. Nuess, a Gonzaga Prep and Arizona State graduate, did not advance out of 400 IM, placing 28th out of 53 at 4:26.87.

Soccer

Spain champ after 44 years

A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration.

Spain made sure it didn’t disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany in Vienna, Austria, to win the European Championship, and after it.

Fernando Torres scored in the 33rd minute and the Spaniards never backed down against such a formidable opponent. Their last significant title came in the 1964 Euros at home.

“It is to me the most important day in Spanish football in many, many years,” Torres said.

Against the accomplished Germans, the Spaniards weren’t intimidated. They got the one goal they needed and set off chants of “ES-PANA!” and “Ole, Ole Ole!” at the end.

This was the last game for 69-year-old Luis Aragones, the oldest coach to win the Euros.