Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

August 17	Final	Britta Steffen	Germany	24.06	OR

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In Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle, Britta Steffen posted a time of 24.06.

final_sentence: In Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle, Britta Steffen posted a time of 24.06.