The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2017.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 July (heats and semifinals) 30 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 88 from 80 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.69 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Britta Steffen (GER) |
23.73 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Britta Steffen (GER) |
23.73 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Semifinal | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
23.67 | WR, CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 29 July at 09:30.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 29 July at 18:28.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pernille Blume |  Denmark |
24.05 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Simone Manuel |  United States |
24.12 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Anna Santamans |  France |
24.54 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Liu Xiang |  China |
24.56 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Michelle Toro |  Canada |
24.66 | |
| 6 | 7 | Shayna Jack |  Australia |
24.69 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tamara van Vliet |  Netherlands |
24.72 | |
| 8 | 8 | Rikako Ikee |  Japan |
24.84 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
23.67 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.20 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.43 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia |  Belarus |
24.59 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
24.62 | AF |
| 6 | 8 | Sandrine Mainville | Canada |
24.67 | |
| 7 | 6 | Zhu Menghui | China |
24.68 | |
| 8 | 1 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States |
24.80 |
Final edit
The final was held on 30 July at 17:50.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
23.69 | |
 |
6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
23.85 | NR |
 |
3 | Simone Manuel | United States |
23.97 | AM |
| 4 | 5 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
24.00 | NR |
| 5 | 8 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | Belarus |
24.46 | |
| 6 | 1 | Liu Xiang | China |
24.58 | |
| 6 | 7 | Anna Santamans | France |
24.58 | |
| 6 | 2 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.58 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Start list
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results