How can I format cells in numbers to display swim times?

I need to list swim times in a numbers spread sheet. Swim times are listed as 2:17.75, meaning 2 minutes, 17 seconds and 75 hundreths of a second. Numbers automatically changes this to 2 m 17s and 750mm, or 2 h 18m 15s. I have tried to make a custom format, but nothing seems to work. Can I override all formating and just type what I want to?
Thanks

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