Steffen breaks own record

Eurosport - Sat, 27 Jun 15:33:00 2009

Germany's double Olympic champion Britta Steffen set a world record in the 100 metres freestyle for the second time this week.

SWIMMING Britta Steffen of Germany reacts after setting a world record in the women's 100m freestyle final at the German swimming championships in Berlin June 27, 2009 - 0

The 25-year-old, who won Olympic gold in the 50 and 100 metres freestyle in Beijing, set the record in the final of the German national championships with a time of 52.56 seconds.

The record was an improvement of nearly three-tenths of a second on the time she set three days previously.

Reuters

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