diff --git a/sorting/optimized_bubble_sort.cpp b/sorting/optimized_bubble_sort.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+
+void bubbleSort(int arr[], int n) {
+    bool swapped;
+    for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
+        swapped = false;
+
+        for (int j = 0; j < n - i - 1; j++) {
+            if (arr[j] > arr[j + 1]) {
+                swap(arr[j], arr[j + 1]);
+                swapped = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If no elements were swapped, array is already sorted
+        if (swapped == false)
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+int main() {
+    int arr[] = {5, 1, 4, 2, 8};
+    int n = sizeof(arr)/sizeof(arr[0]);
+
+    bubbleSort(arr, n);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+        cout << arr[i] << " ";
+
+    return 0;
+}