The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 15 and 16 December 2018 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 December (heats and semifinals) 16 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 97 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.19 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
22.93 | Berlin | 7 August 2017 |
| Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands |
23.25 | Manchester | 13 April 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 15 December at 11:09.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 15 December at 19:47.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Etiene Medeiros |  Brazil |
23.82 | Q, =AM |
| 2 | 3 | Mallory Comerford |  United States |
23.83 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Maria Kameneva |  Russia |
23.87 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Zhu Menghui |  China |
23.95 | Q, AS |
| 5 | 2 | Madison Kennedy | United States |
24.00 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Melanie Henique |  France |
24.14 | R |
| 7 | 1 | Erin Gallagher |  South Africa |
24.38 | AF |
| 8 | 8 | Rozaliya Nasretdinova | Russia |
24.47 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
23.50 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands |
23.75 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Holly Barratt |  Australia |
23.89 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Michelle Coleman |  Sweden |
24.21 | R |
| 5 | 2 | Aya Sato |  Japan |
24.25 | |
| 6 | 6 | Anika Apostalon |  Czech Republic |
24.30 | |
| 7 | 7 | Wu Yue | China |
24.33 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lidón Muñoz del Campo |  Spain |
24.75 |
Final edit
The Final was held on 16 December at 19:33.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
23.19 | CR |
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5 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands |
23.67 | |
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3 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil |
23.76 | AM |
| 4 | 6 | Mallory Comerford | United States |
23.86 | |
| 5 | 7 | Holly Barratt | Australia |
23.92 | |
| 5 | 8 | Melanie Henique | France |
24.01 | |
| 7 | 2 | Maria Kameneva | Russia |
24.06 | |
| 8 | 1 | Madison Kennedy | United States |
24.11 |
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule". Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "2018 Short Course World Championships". swimswam.com. 25 August 2018.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ "Semifinal results". Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-17.