Sunday, August 17, 2008

German Britta Steffen sets Olympic record to win Women's 50m Freestyle

Photos: German Britta Steffen sets Olympic record to win Women's 50m Freestyle
Britta Steffen stands on the podium with her medal. (Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Britta Steffen of Germany won the Women's 50m Freestyle gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

Steffen clocked in an Olympic record of 24.06 seconds to beat the previous mark of 24.13 set up by Inge de Bruijn of the Netherlands on September 22, 2000.

American Dara Torres got the silver in 24.07 and Australian Cate Campbell finished third in 24.17.

Photos: German Britta Steffen sets Olympic record to win Women's 50m Freestyle
(L-R) Dara Torres, Britta Steffen and Cate Campbell (Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images)
Photos: German Britta Steffen sets Olympic record to win Women's 50m Freestyle
Britta Steffen smiles. (Photo credit: Ding Xu/Xinhua)
Photos: German Britta Steffen sets Olympic record to win Women's 50m Freestyle
Britta Steffen waves. (Photo credit: Chen Kai/Xinhua)

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