Germany's Britta Steffen continued her winning streak at the Beijing Games on Sunday, pocketing the gold in the 50-meter freestyle with a fingertip advantage.

Steffen set a new Olympic record in the race in 24.06 seconds, edging five-time Olympian Dara Torres of the Unite States to a second place by 0.01 second. Steffen, 24, already won the women's 100m freestyle gold on Friday.

Australia wunderkind Cate Campbell won bronze in 24.17 seconds. Her teammate, world record holder Libby Trickett, was one step off the podium, finishing fourth in 24.25, well off her own personal best.

(Xinhua News Agency August 17, 2008)