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Alain Bernard stormed home on the final lap to claim France's first ever gold medal in the event with a time of 47.21. [3] Australia's world record holder Eamon Sullivan enjoyed a great start in the first 50 metres, but ended up with a silver in 47.32, just 0.11 of a second behind Bernard.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13–15 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] Germany's Britta Steffen blasted a new Olympic record to claim a gold medal in the event.
The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) [1] of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics, symbolizing the pinnacle of speed and athleticism in swimming competitions.
The women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]The Dutch women reinforced their claim to become the strongest team in the world with a magnificent triumph over the Aussies and the Americans in the event.
The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012.
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14–16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps set a new Olympic record of 50.58 to defend his title in the event, edging out Serbia's Milorad Čavić (50.59) by one hundredth of a second (0.01).
World Record (100 m freestyle) August 11, 2008 Final Michael Phelps United States: 47.51 Americas Record (100 m freestyle) August 11, 2008 Final Brent Hayden Canada: 47.56 National Record (100 m freestyle) August 10, 2008 Heat 2 Amaury Leveaux France: 47.76 Olympic Record (100 m freestyle) August 10, 2008 Heat 2 César Cielo Brazil: 47.91
Madeleine Scerri (born 11 August 1989) is an Australian swimmer of Maltese origin, who specialized in freestyle events. She participated for Malta in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She participated for Malta in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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