Which Women Swimmers Will Win Swimming Gold Medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

The gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will go to the best swimmers on the day of each final race. Not necessarily the fastest - but to the best. Which swimmer will have the best race on the day that counts? These are my medal predictions for the women's races in Beijing as of 1 Aug 2008.

• 50 Meter Freestyle
  GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
  SILVER: Marleen Veldhuis, NED
  BRONZE: Dara Torres, USA

• 100 Meter Freestyle
  GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
  SILVER: Cate Campbell, AUS
  BRONZE: Britta Steffen, GER

• 200 Meter Freestyle
  GOLD: Federica Pellegrini, ITA
  SILVER: Katie Hoff, USA
  BRONZE: Bronte Barratt, AUS

• 400 Meter Freestyle
  GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
  SILVER: Federica Pellegrini, ITA
  BRONZE: Rebecca Adlington, GBR

• 800 Meter Freestyle
  GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
  SILVER: Rebecca Adlington, GBR
  BRONZE: Alessia Filippi, ITA

• 100 Meter Backstroke
  GOLD: Natalie Coughlin, USA
  SILVER: Margaret Hoelzer, USA
  BRONZE: Kirsty Coventry, ZIM

• 200 Meter Backstroke
  GOLD: Kirsty Coventry, ZIM
  SILVER: Margaret Hoelzer, USA
  BRONZE: Laure Manaudou, FRA

• 100 Meter Breaststroke
  GOLD: Leisel Jones, AUS
  SILVER: Tarnee White, AUS
  BRONZE: Rebecca Soni, USA

• 200 Meter Breaststroke
  GOLD: Leisel Jones, AUS
  SILVER: Rebecca Soni, USA
  BRONZE: Megumi Taneda, JPN

• 100 Meter Butterfly
  GOLD: Lisbeth Trickett, AUS
  SILVER: Jessica Schipper, AUS
  BRONZE: Christine Magnuson, USA

• 200 Meter Butterfly
  GOLD: Jessica Schipper, AUS
  SILVER: Yuko Nakanishi, JPN
  BRONZE: Jemma Lowe, GBR

• 200 Meter Individual Medley
  GOLD: Stephanie Rice, AUS
  SILVER: Natalie Coughlin, USA
  BRONZE: Katie Hoff, USA

• 400 Meter Individual Medley
  GOLD: Katie Hoff, USA
  SILVER: Stephanie Rice, AUS
  BRONZE: Hannah Miley, GBR

• 400 (4 x 100) Meter Freestyle Relay
  GOLD: AUS
  SILVER: USA
  BRONZE: NED

• 800 (4 x 200) Meter Freestyle Relay
  GOLD: USA
  SILVER: GBR
  BRONZE: AUS

• 400 (4 x 100) Meter Medley Relay
  GOLD: AUS
  SILVER: USA
  BRONZE: GBR

• 10-kilometer Open Water Swimming Marathon
  GOLD: Larisa Ilchenko, RUS
  SILVER: Edith van Dijk, NED
  BRONZE: Chloe Sutton, USA

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