Swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is a three time Olympian, but hopes to make the team again in 2008 to compete

(20 Jun 2008) HEADLINE: Aging Olympic Swimmer Makes One More Try for Medal --------------------------------------- CAPTION: Swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is a three time Olympian, but hopes to make the team again in 2008 to compete in Beijing. The qualifying trials start later this month. (June 20) ---------------------------------------- [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] NB. THIS IS A VOICEOVER TRANSCRIPT, NOT A FULL SHOT LIST. Aging Olympic Swimmer Makes One More Try for Medal OPEN SHOT -- DIVING OFF BOARD GARY HALL JUNIOR IS MAKING A LEAP. A THREE- TIME OLYMPIAN, HE IS HOPING THAT AT AGE 33, HE WILL QUALIFY AGAIN TO COMPETE IN THE SUMMER OLYMPICS. //SOT GARY HALL JR "I AM VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY OLD. HALL HAS BEEN TRAINING WITH INTERNATIONAL TEAMMATES AT THE RACE CLUB IN ISLAMORADA CHANGING HIS STROKE, AND CARING FOR HIS BODY //SOT GARY HALL "I KNOW IM GONNA SWIM REALLY FAST. I'VE BEEN TRAINING HARD, I'VE BEEN SWIMMING FAST, BUT, IS IT GONNA BE FAST ENOUGH. THAT'S THE QUESTION. BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER WHAT THE OTHER SWIMMERS ARE GOING TO DO. THE TRAINING REGIMEN IS JUST ONE OF HIS TOOLS IN WHAT HALL HOPES WILL BE HIS FOURTH OLYMPIC TICKET. THE OTHER TOOL -- IS PHILOSOPHY. //SOT I THINK THERE ARE QUALITIES OF CHARACTER THAT DIFFERENTIATE A CHAMPION FROM AN ALSO RAN. AND SOME OF THOSE QUALITIES HAVEN'T' CHANGED.... (JUMP CUT, COVER WITH PIX) I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO SWIM FASTER, SO A LOT HAS CHANGED, AND SOME THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED HALL IS AN ICON FOR HIS FELLOW SWIMMERS -- WHO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE OLD MAN SOT NATHAN ADRIAN "HE'S REALLY STRONG MENTALLY, HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO FAST AND HE ALWAYS DOES IT. EVEN HIS COACH, IS NOW TAKING LESSONS FROM THE STUDENT SOT MIKE BOTTOM, COACH HE'S TEACHING ME 'IM HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BE HIS ADVISOR. AT THIS POINT, ITS KINDA FUN, BECAUSE E I WATCH WHAT HE'S HE DOES HE'S LEARNING NEW THINGS HE'S TEACHING ME NEW THINGS. WILL HE MAKE IT? HALL SAYS HE IS DETERMINED TO GO TO BEIJING, AND WIN A MEDAL -- IF HE DOES, HE'LL BE THE OLDEST AMERICAN MALE SWIMMER TO WIN SINCE 1924. THE QUALIFYING TRIALS START LATER THIS MONTH. TONY WINTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...