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OUR KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN SKYCAM NETWORK. OMAHA HAS PROVEN IT LOVES BIG TIME SPORTING EVENTS. WE REALLY LOVE THE U.S. OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS. THEY ARE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR FOR A FOURTH TIME. AND TO KICK OFF TICKET SALES IS THE BEST SWIMMER IN THE WORLD. KATIE LEDECKY HAS WON 5 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AND ONE SILVER IN TWO OLYMPICS. PLUS, 14 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALS THE MOST FOR A FEMALE SWIMMER IN HISTORY. THAT’S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. >> THANK YOU. JOHN: THANKS FOR COMING IN. YOUR HERE TO KICK OFF THE TICKET SALES? >> YES. THEY KICK OFF FOURTH. JOHN: YOU’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. WHAT IS IT ABOUT OMAHA THAT PEOPLE JUST LOVE, COMING TO WATCH YOU GUYS SWIM? >> OMAHA SURE KNOWS HOW TO PUT ON A SHOW FOR OUR OLYMPIC TRIALS. WE REALLY LOVE THE FAMILIARITY, COMING BACK TO A PLACE W HAVE COMPETED IN BEFORE AND KNOWING OUR WAY AROUND THE CITY, JUST THE VENUE, THE POOL, AND EVERYONE HERE IS SO FRIENDLY AND WELCOMING. AGAIN, IT PUTS ON A GREAT SHOW. JOHN: DO YOU THINK IT’S EASY FOR THE CONFERENCE CENTER TO HAVE THE BULLS AND THEIR THAN JUST WALKING -- IN THERETHAN HAVING TO WALK OVER THERE. >> THEY HAVE A GREAT WARM UP POOL. IT’S A GREAT PLACE FOR FOOD, HOTELS, AIRPORT, EVERYTHING IS EASY FOR US. THAT IS WHEN WE ONCE WE ARE -- WE WANT ONCE WE ARE COMPETING AT A HIGH LEVEL. JOHN: THE TRIALS ARE GONNA BE NEXT YEAR. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? >> I’M COMPETING THIS SUMMER AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GOING TO SOUTH KOREA, SO THAT IS THE NEXT BIG STEP. AFTER THAT, THE NEXT BIG STEP IS OMAHA. JOHN: HOW MANY EVENTS ARE YOU PLANNING? HOW MANY EVENTS ARE YOU HOPING TO BE AT THE TRIALS? >> I WILL DEFINITELY BE COMPETING IN THE 200, 400, 800, FREESTYLE, AND BEYOND THAT, ONE OR TWO OTHERS, BUT UNLIKELY. JOHN: WHAT’S IT LIKE? WHAT GETS YOU MOTIVATED AND KEEPS YOU GOING EVERY DAY TO KEEP YOU TRAINING THERE AT STANFORD? >> I SET FOR GOALS FOR MYSELF. I SET GOALS FOR THIS NEW FOUR YEAR CHUNK AND GETTING CLOSER TO MAKING THOSE GOALS HAPPEN NEXT YEAR IN 2020, KIND OF SET THOSE GOALS OUT THERE FOR ME FOR 2020. AS I’M GETTING CLOSER, I WANT TO GET CLOSER TO THOSE GOALS. JOHN: MORE CHANCE TO SEE YOU AND OTHER SWIMMERS, COMING UP NEXT YEAR.