BEIJING, July 5 -- Former world record-holder Brendan Hansen was denied a 200m breaststroke berth on the U.S. team for the Beijing Games on Thursday by training partners Scott Spann and Eric Shanteau. Hansen, already qualified in the 100m breaststroke, finished fourth in the event at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.

The shock defeat means the American won't get a 200m showdown with Japanese rival Kosuke Kitajima, who shattered Hansen's word record with a swim of 2 min 07.51 in Tokyo on June 8.

"I'm still in shock," Hansen said shortly after the race, in which Spann and Shanteau ran him down on the final lap to claim the first and second places needed to qualify for Beijing.

Brendan Hansen waves to the crowd following his win in the Men's 100m Breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, June 30, 2008. Hansen won the title with a time of 59.93 seconds

Spann, 20, clocked 2:09.97, a career best and his first swim under 2:10.

Shanteau, 24, finished in 2:10.36, a shade outside his personal best of 2:10.24.

Scott Usher was third in 2:11.00 with Hansen fading to fourth in 2:11.37.

"I just got tired toward the end," said Hansen, who led at the final turn. "They sat on my hip the whole way ... they both just ran me down in the last 15."

Spann, who made his first Olympic team, said he had planned a late move.

"I wanted to stay right with Brendan and attack the last 50 meters," he said.

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