Britta Steffen

Britta Steffen (dem born am 16 November 1983 in Schwedt, Germany) be German former competitive swimmer wey specialize insyd freestyle sprint events, wey she win 2 gold medals at de 2008 Beijing Olympics.

 Ein Biography 
Insyd 1999, Steffen win six titles at de European Junior Championships, wey she win medal as member of Germany ein relay team insyd de 4 × 200 metre freestyle at de 2000 Summer Olympics. Insyd 2004, she ask say say she go swim de 4×100 m relay. But after de Olympics, she take one year off swimming wey she concentrate for ein studies top, wey she no plete.

At de 2006 European Championships insyd Budapest, Steffen clocked 53.30 in the women's 100 m freestyle event, breaking the world record and upstaging the previous record of 53.42 set by Libby Lenton of Australia. Even though Lenton swam a time of 52.99 on 4 April 2007 during the mixed 400 metre freestyle relay, this time was not recognized by the FINA as world record, because the race is not considered to be a FINA event.

For dat same championships, Steffen join two relay teams wey break world record. First, de German 4×100 m women relay team – Dallmann, Goetz, Steffen den Liebs – beat de Australian 4×100 m freestyle relay team (Mills, Lenton, Thomas and Henry) world record wey be 3:35.94, as dem swim am for 3:35.22.

After dat, de German women 4×200 m freestyle relay team – Dallmann, Samulski, Steffen den Liebs – swim 7:50.82 take break de US record (Coughlin, Piper, Vollmer den Sandeno) wey be 7:53.42.

For de 2007 World Championships for Melbourne insyd, she cam third for de 100 m freestyle den second for de 4×200 m freestyle relay.

For de 2008 Summer Olympic Games wey happen for Beijing, China, Steffen win de 100-metre freestyle, as she catch de world record-holder Libby Trickett from Australia for de last stroke. She touch wall for 53.12 seconds, wey break ein own Olympic record of 53.38 wey she set earlier for de 4×100 m freestyle relay start leg.

After dat, Steffen beat Dara Torres by just 0.01 seconds take win gold for de 50-metre freestyle plus time 24.06 seconds.

For de 2009 World Championships for Rome, Steffen swim 52.07 for de 100 m freestyle, break de world record wey be 52.22 wey she naa set four days before. Two days later, for 2 August 2009, she win ein second title for de 50 m freestyle, wey she sana break world record again plus 23.73 seconds.

Cate Campbell break ein 100 m freestyle long course world record for 2 July 2016, wey Sarah Sjöström break ein 50 m freestyle long course record for 29 July 2017.

Steffen officially shon competitive swimming for 2013.

 See also 

 List of German records in swimming
 World record progression 50 metres freestyle
 World record progression 100 metres freestyle

 References 

Category:1983 births
Category:Human
Category:Sportspeople wey komot Schwedt
Category:Swimmers wey komot Brandenburg
Category:Sportspeople wey komot Bezirk Frankfurt
Category:German female freestyle swimmers
Category:Swimmers at de 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at de 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at de 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Swimmers at de 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic swimmers for Germany
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Category:World record setters insyd swimming
Category:Olympic bronze medalists insyd swimming
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists insyd swimming
Category:Medalists at de FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Category:European Aquatics Championships medalists insyd swimming
Category:Medalists at de 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at de 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists insyd swimming
Category:Summer World University Games medalists insyd swimming
Category:Recipients of de Silver Laurel Leaf
Category:Recipients of de Order of Merit of Berlin
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Germany
Category:Medalists at de 2007 Summer Universiade
Category:21st-century German sportswomen
Category:20th-century German sportswomen

 External links 

 Official website (in German)
 Britta Steffen at World Aquatics 
 Britta Steffen at Swimrankings.net 
 Britta Steffen at Olympics.com
 Britta Steffen at Team Deutschland (in German)
 Britta Steffen at Olympedia 

 ABC news item on Steffen's world record
 Deutsche Welle article (English)