CLOVIS, Calif. - In 1985, Josh Davis' hero Matt Biondi set an American record in the 200m free at the Clovis West High School pool.

And on day three of the Phillips 66 National Championships, Davis, 28, of Austin, Tex., was more than happy to keep the tradition of fast times alive at this venue by winning the men's 200m free in 1:47.13, a U.S. Open record.

It was his second national title this week and the 10th of his career after winning the 200m back Wednesday. His 200m free time tonight was just .4 seconds off the American record.

"This was my second title this week, and my second huge surprise," Davis said. "It took about two seconds off my best time yesterday and went close to my best time today.

"I took six months off and have been training just two hours a day. But I've been training hard and living right for a long time, so when you take a few months off, you don't lose it. It's still there. To have this few workouts and go this fast really has me looking forward to Athens 2004."

In the women's 200m free, Lindsey Benko came from behind in the last 50 to win her seventh career national title with a time of 2:00.16. Benko, 24, of Elkhart, Ind., is recovering from a broken kneecap she suffered last month while at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

"I'm so excited," she said. "I never expected to come in here and win a national title. This probably means more to me than any (national titles) ever because of what happened this summer.

"It's been really rough for me the past four weeks both mentally and physically. I was rested for Worlds and ready to swim there, and then I had to come home and see what I could do to get ready for this meet."

Benko had already qualified for the Goodwill Games team by placing fourth in the 100m free Wednesday.

"This (the 200 free) was pretty awesome for me. My best time is 1:58.8, and maybe in a couple weeks I'll be able to do that (at the Goodwill Games). I'm just really happy to go there and represent the United States."

In the men's 400m IM, Tom Wilkens won his 15th national title with a time of 4:19.35. Wilkens was fourth after the backstroke leg but built a two-body lead by the end of the breaststroke and brought it home.

It was his fifth national title in this event, his second of the week after winning the 200m breaststroke Wednesday.

"I hit the lane rope on the first lap of the back, and that really killed my momentum, so I had to go to my legs a little earlier (in the breaststroke) to keep up" Wilkens said. "Three other dominant IMers (Tom Dolan, Erik Vendt and Michael Phelps) were out of this race, and without those guys, I was confident that I should be in control of that race. It was up to how I did."

Wilkens is competing unshaved and untapered at this meet as a tune-up for the Goodwill Games later this month in Brisbane, Australia.

"The greatest thing to do in this sport is represent the United States in international competition," Wilkens said. "I just hope I can continue to swim this fast in two weeks (at the Goodwill Games) and beat Australia and show them we're still the best swimming nation in the world."

Kristen Caverly, 16, of San Clemente, Calif., also won her second national title of the week by taking first in the women's 400m IM with a time of 4:43.09. She won the women's 200 breast Wednesday night.

"I really wanted to come in and win it," she said. "This morning, I didn't feel that well, but I psyched myself up during break. I knew I could win it, and just came in and gave it everything I had."

New additions to the Goodwill Games team Thursday were Lauren Gettel, 17, of Plano Tex., Leslie Lunsmann, 17, Houston, Tex., Dana Kirk, 17, of Bremerton, Wash., and Chad Carvin, 27, of Laguna Hills, Calif. See the USA Swimming Web site for a complete roster.