Britta Steffen (centre) of Germany won a freestyle sprint double on Sunday as she took gold in the women's 50m Freestyle in an Olympic record of 24.06 seconds at the National Aquatics Center on Sunday, adding to the 100m Freestyle gold she won on Friday.
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Dara Torres (left) of the United States, the 41-year-old mother of one, was out to show her competitors that her age is no barrier in the splash and dash. She clocked the fastest time into the final and recorded the second fastest reaction time but could only manage the silver medal behind Steffen.
Torres also set an Americas record of 24.07.
Sixteen-year-old Australian schoolgirl Cate Campbell, who was not born when Torres made her third Olympic team at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, clocked an encouraging 24.17 to finish with a bronze medal.
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