Britta Steffen beats Libby Trickett to win women's 100m Freestyle gold

Britta Steffen of Germany surprised the world by winning the gold medal of the women's 100m Freestyle in a time of 53.12 seconds at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Friday.



The silver medal went to world record holder Lisbeth Trickett of Australia, who clocked 53.16, while the bronze medal was taken by Natalie Coughlin of the United States, who touched the wall in 53.39.


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Steffen pipped Libby Trickett by just four-hundredths of a second (0.04 seconds)!


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