Dutch swimmer Inge de Bruijn completed a golden Olympic treble on Saturday when she won the women's 50 metres freestyle. European champion Therese Alshammar of Sweden got away fast but the 27-year-old Dutchwoman pulled back towards the end of the one-length race to win in 24.32 seconds.
Alshammar, second in the 100 freestyle behind De Bruijn, took another silver in 24.51 and American Dara Torres the bronze in 24.63. Defending champion Amy van Dyken of the U.S. was fourth in 25.04. De Bruijn claimed her third world record of the Sydney Games when she lowered her own 50 freestyle mark to 24.13 in Friday's semifinals from the 24.39 she swam in Rio de Janeiro in June this year.
She broke her own world record in Sunday's 100 butterfly final and accomplished a similar feat in the semifinals of the 100 freestyle on her way to winning Thursday's final.
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Filed by Amanda Fennelly
