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Olympic women's 200m Freestyle winners in Beijing

Italy's Federica Pellegrini (C) won the gold medal,Slovenia's Sara Isakovic (L) won the silver medal and China's Pang Jiaying won the Bronze medal in the Women's 200m Freestyle event during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Center August 13, 2008. Pellegrini set a world record of 1:54.82. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

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