Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly

The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 26 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 25 July, with the final[3] being held on 26 July.

Women's 50 metre butterfly
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates25 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
26 July 2001 (final)
Competitors45
Winning time25.90 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    Netherlands
silver medal    Sweden
bronze medal    Sweden
2003 →

Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:

World record   Inge de Bruijn (NED) 25.64 Sheffield, United Kingdom 26 May 2000
Championship record New event

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
25 July Heat 5 Natalie Coughlin   United States 26.52 CR
25 July Semifinal 1 Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 26.10 CR
26 July Final Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 25.90 CR

Results edit

Heats edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Natalie Coughlin   United States 26.52 Q, CR
2 Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 26.63 Q
3 Karen Egdal   Denmark 26.89 Q
4 Petria Thomas   Australia 27.01 Q
5 Vered Borochovski   Israel 27.02 Q
6 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 27.05 Q
7 Junko Onishi   Japan 27.11 Q
8 Ruan Yi   China 27.16 Q
9 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 27.19 Q
10 Alison Sheppard   United Kingdom 27.33 Q
11 Fabienne Dufour   Belgium 27.39 Q
12 Natalia Soutiagina   Russia 27.40 Q
13 Otylia Jędrzejczak   Poland 27.47 Q
14 Alena Popchanka   Belarus 27.51 Q
15 Urska Slapsak   Slovenia 27.53 Q
16 Mary Descenza   United States 27.54 Q
17 Julia Ham   Australia 27.61
18 Judith Draxler   Austria 27.64
19 Chantal Groot   Netherlands 27.84
20 Inna Yaitskaya   Russia 27.88
21 Anna Kopatchenia   Belarus 28.04
22 Angela San Juan   Spain 28.04
23 Leah Martindale   Barbados 28.27
24 Yuko Nakanishi   Japan 28.32
25 Sophia Skou   Denmark  28.42
26 Tine Bossuyt   Belgium 28.46
27 Audrey Lacroix   Canada 28.47
28 Sharntelle McLean   Trinidad and Tobago 29.00
29 Julie Douglas   Ireland 29.02
30 Shim Min-Ji   South Korea 29.10
31 Ayse Diker   Turkey 29.15
32 Natalia Roubina   Cyprus 29.42
33 Jacqueline Lim   Singapore 29.63
34 Xenavee Pangelinan   Northern Mariana Islands 29.75
35 Yang Chin-Kuei   Chinese Taipei 29.82
36 Sung Yi-Chieh   Chinese Taipei 29.85
37 Weng Tong Cheong   Macau 30.55
38 Ayeisha Collymore   Trinidad and Tobago 31.36
39 Nicole Hayes   Palau 31.81
40 Wai Man Lam   Macau 32.17
41 Khadija Ciss   Senegal 32.34
42 Xenia Peni   Papua New Guinea 32.53
43 Lasm Quissoh Genevieve Meledje   Ivory Coast 32.75
44 Monika Bakale   Republic of the Congo 34.32
45 Amanda Onyango   Kenya 35.46

Semifinals edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 26.10 Q, CR
2 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 26.18 Q
3 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 26.56 Q
4 Natalie Coughlin   United States 26.64 Q
5 Petria Thomas   Australia 26.78 Q
6 Karen Egdal   Denmark 26.87 Q
7 Otylia Jędrzejczak   Poland 27.05 Q
8 Ruan Yi   China 27.10 Q
9 Urska Slapsak   Slovenia 27.12
10 Alison Sheppard   United Kingdom 27.15
11 Junko Onishi   Japan 27.17
12 Mary Descenza   United States 27.18
12 Vered Borochovski   Israel 27.18
14 Natalia Soutiagina   Russia 27.46
15 Fabienne Dufour   Belgium 27.49
16 Alena Popchanka   Belarus 27.69

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 25.90 CR
  Therese Alshammar   Sweden 26.18
  Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 26.45
4 Natalie Coughlin   United States 26.70
5 Petria Thomas   Australia 26.91
6 Otylia Jędrzejczak   Poland 27.02
7 Karen Egdal   Denmark 27.03
8 Ruan Yi   China 27.19

References edit

  1. ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.