Britta Steffen

50-41 | 40-31 | 30 - 21 | 20 - 11 | 10 - 1 30. Britta Steffen – Germany Extremely successful and yet still humble, the swimmer Britta Steffen is happy to be going to her third Olympics. Check out more pictures and videos about Britta here . 29. Ana Ivanovic – Serbia Ana Ivonovic is the number one woman going into Beijing’s women’s tennis singles. Can she get the gold? You can find more sexy pictures and video featuring Ana here . 28. Christine Arron – France Christine Arron has had a career spanning many years which encompassed both triumph, challenge, and ... Read Full Story

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. (L-R) Dara Torres, Britta Steffen and Cate Campbell (Photo credit: Al Bello/Getty Images) Britta Steffen smiles. (Photo credit: Ding Xu/Xinhua) Britta Steffen waves. (Photo credit: Chen Kai/Xinhua) Read Full Story

Britta Steffen, a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is a former holder of the world record in women’s 100-meter freestyle, has defeated 41-year-old Dara Torres, an American swimmer, who has competed in five Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, and 2008. In her career, Torres has won twelve Olympic medals (four-gold, four-silver, and four-bronze), five of which she won in the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She was the oldest member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team. Steffen defeated Torres by 0.01 seconds to win the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. Steffen finished in 24.06 seconds Sunday morning, breaking the Olympic record ... Read Full Story

Posted by newyo 1 hour 8 minutes ago ( http://ratevin.com ) View profile Category : Games | Tags : britta steffen news photos Britta Steffen beats Torres for 50 free goldNews Photos Gold medalist Britta Steffen of Germany stands on the podium with her medal from the Women's 50m Freestyle held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 9 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 17, 2008 in Beijing, China Britta Steffen of Germany has defeated 41-year-old American Dara Torres by 0.01 seconds to win the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the Beijing Olympics. Steffen finished in 24.06 seconds Sunday morning, bettering the ... Read Full Story

BERLIN (AFP) -- Double Olympic champion Britta Steffen on Thursday set a new world record for the women's 100 metres freestyle in a time of 52.85sec at the German national championships. The previous record of 52.88 was held by Australian Libby Trickett. Steffen won 100m Olympic gold in Beijing last year, beating Tricket at the death. She then performed in similar fashion to beat Dara Torres by just 0.01 to win gold in the 50m. Copyright © 2009 AFP All Rights Reserved Read Full Story