Swm: Campbell collects bronze as Steffen does the double

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2008
Swm: Campbell collects bronze as Steffen does the double

BEIJING, Aug 17 AAP - Australia's Cate Campbell won the Olympic bronze medal in the
50m freestyle as Germany's Britta Steffen completed the swim sprint double in Beijing
today.

World record holder Libby Trickett missed out on the medals in finishing fourth.

Steffen (24.06 seconds) came over the top of American supermum Dara Torres (24.07)
in the furious one-lap dash, with 16-year-old Campbell (24.17) edging Trickett (24.25)
out for a medal.

The bronze was a reward for Campbell who rebounded well from the disappointment of
her sub-par performances in the 100m freestyle earlier in the week.

"You can never learn experience. You have to experience it," Campbell said.

"I'm stoked. An individual medal at my first Olympics ... couldn't have asked for anything
better."

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