Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2023.[1][2][3]

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
LocationFukuoka, Japan
Dates29 July (heats and semifinals)
30 July (final)
Competitors102 from 97 nations
Winning time23.62
Medalists
gold medal    Sweden
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    China
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Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

World record   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 23.67 Budapest, Hungary 29 July 2017
Competition record   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 23.67 Budapest, Hungary 29 July 2017

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
29 July Semifinal Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 23.61 WR, CR

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were started on 29 July at 10:32.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 11 4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 23.93 Q
2 10 5 Shayna Jack   Australia 24.02 Q
3 9 4 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 24.29 Q
4 11 3 Zhang Yufei   China 24.44 Q
5 11 6 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 24.51 Q
6 9 3 Anna Hopkin   Great Britain 24.61 Q
7 10 3 Marrit Steenbergen   Netherlands 24.63 Q
8 10 4 Emma McKeon   Australia 24.69 Q
9 11 5 Katarzyna Wasick   Poland 24.71 Q
10 9 7 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 24.79 Q
11 9 1 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 24.80 Q, NR
12 9 6 Valerie van Roon   Netherlands 24.82 Q
13 9 5 Gretchen Walsh   United States 24.83 Q
14 10 2 Marie Wattel   France 24.84 Q
15 10 0 Farida Osman   Egypt 24.86 Q
15 10 6 Cheng Yujie   China 24.86 Q
17 10 7 Petra Senánszky   Hungary 25.04
18 10 9 Chiara Tarantino   Italy 25.11
19 11 0 Theodora Drakou   Greece 25.12
20 9 2 Rikako Ikee   Japan 25.27
21 11 2 Mélanie Henique   France 25.31
22 11 1 Kalia Antoniou   Cyprus 25.33
23 11 7 Emma Chelius   South Africa 25.34
24 8 1 Teresa Ivan   Slovakia 25.39
25 11 9 Stephanie Balduccini   Brazil 25.40
26 9 9 Jeong So-eun   South Korea 25.45
27 8 9 Ana Sofia Revilak   Mexico 25.48
28 10 1 Quah Ting Wen   Singapore 25.52
29 8 4 Tam Hoi Lam   Hong Kong 25.54
30 7 0 Anicka Delgado   Ecuador 25.55
30 10 8 Danielle Hill   Ireland 25.55
32 7 2 Jillian Crooks   Cayman Islands 25.66 NR
33 8 0 Andrea Berrino   Argentina 25.67
34 8 5 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 25.68
35 11 8 Jenjira Srisaard   Thailand 25.70
36 8 6 Hanna Henderson   Canada 25.71
37 9 8 Roos Vanotterdijk   Belgium 25.74
38 8 7 Sirena Rowe   Colombia 25.79
39 8 2 Nina Kost    Switzerland 25.80
40 7 4 Cherelle Thompson   Trinidad and Tobago 25.85
41 7 3 Amel Melih   Algeria 25.89
42 7 6 Huang Mei-chien   Chinese Taipei 25.95
43 7 5 Maddy Moore   Bermuda 26.06
44 8 3 Daria Golovaty   Israel 26.11
45 7 9 Lismar Lyon   Venezuela 26.27
46 7 7 Ieva Maļuka   Latvia 26.29
47 8 8 Jasmine Alkhaldi   Suspended Member Federation 26.30
48 6 6 María José Ribera   Bolivia 26.37
49 3 9 Maria Brunlehner   Suspended Member Federation 26.49
50 7 1 Kirabo Namutebi   Uganda 26.54
51 6 4 Rhanishka Gibbs   Bahamas 26.64
52 2 0 Mia Phiri   Zambia 26.86
53 6 2 Maxine Egner   Botswana 26.90
54 6 3 Mariel Mencia   Dominican Republic 26.96
55 7 8 Elisabeth Timmer   Aruba 27.01
56 6 1 Marie Khoury   Lebanon 27.04
57 6 5 Mikaili Charlemagne   Saint Lucia 27.10
58 6 7 Varsenik Manucharyan   Armenia 27.26
59 1 6 Adaku Nwandu   Nigeria 27.33
60 5 7 Tilly Collymore   Grenada 27.35
61 4 2 Mia Lee   Guam 27.54 NR
62 5 2 Aunjelique Liddie   Antigua and Barbuda 27.86
63 6 0 Aleka Persaud   Guyana 27.98
64 5 6 Mariam Mithqal   Jordan 28.02
65 5 4 Kaiya Brown   Samoa 28.04
66 6 8 Georgia-Leigh Vele   Papua New Guinea 28.06
67 5 3 Kennice Greene   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.23
67 5 5 Jovana Kuljaca   Montenegro 28.23
69 4 4 Noelani Day   Tonga 28.24
70 2 2 Sophia Latiff   Tanzania 28.34
71 5 0 Marina Abu Shamaleh   Palestine 28.45
71 6 9 Bisma Khan   Pakistan 28.45
73 5 9 Ayah Binrajab   Bahrain 28.72
74 5 1 Anastasiya Morginshtern   Turkmenistan 28.73
75 5 8 Maria Freitas   Angola 28.78
76 3 0 Denise Donelli   Mozambique 28.97
77 4 0 Kestra Kihleng   Micronesia 29.17
78 4 5 Ekaterina Bordachyova   Tajikistan 29.39
79 4 6 Arleigha Hall   Turks and Caicos Islands 29.40
80 4 3 Nafissath Radji   Benin 29.81
81 1 5 Loane Russet   Vanuatu 30.47
82 4 8 Sonia Khatun   Bangladesh 30.49
83 2 6 Shoko Litulumar   Northern Mariana Islands 30.55
84 4 9 Mashael Al-Ayed   Saudi Arabia 30.57
85 4 1 Saba Sultan   Kuwait 30.59
86 1 4 La Troya Pina   Cape Verde 30.71
87 3 5 Siwakhile Dlamini   Eswatini 30.78
88 3 3 Iman Kouraogo   Burkina Faso 31.06
89 3 4 Ammara Pinto   Malawi 31.17
90 2 1 Aya Mpali   Gabon 32.00
91 3 6 Nada Arkaji   Qatar 32.11
92 3 2 Yuri Hosei   Palau 32.14
93 2 8 Alia Ishimwe   Burundi 32.16
94 3 8 Maesha Saadi   Comoros 33.05 NR
95 1 2 Estelle Nguelo'o Noubissi   Cameroon 33.23
96 3 1 Marie Amenou   Togo 33.44
97 1 3 Lina Alemayehu Selo   Ethiopia 33.93
98 3 7 Imelda Ximenes Belo   Timor-Leste 34.14
99 1 7 Claudette Ishimwe   Rwanda 35.37
100 2 7 Vanessa Bobimbo   Congo 37.37
101 2 3 Salima Ahmadou Youssoufou   Niger 37.80
102 2 9 Olamide Sam   Sierra Leone 48.58
2 4 Mariama Sow   Guinea Did not start
2 5 Nina Amison   Djibouti
4 7 Taffi Illis   Sint Maarten
9 0 Ana Rodrigues   Portugal

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 29 July at 20:16.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 23.61 Q, WR
2 1 4 Shayna Jack   Australia 24.01 Q
3 1 5 Zhang Yufei   China 24.20 Q
4 2 5 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 24.27 Q
5 1 8 Cheng Yujie   China 24.56 Q
6 2 3 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 24.63 Q
7 1 6 Emma McKeon   Australia 24.67 Q
8 1 1 Marie Wattel   France 24.68 SO
8 2 6 Marrit Steenbergen   Netherlands 24.68 SO
10 1 2 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 24.70
11 2 1 Gretchen Walsh   United States 24.71
12 2 2 Katarzyna Wasick   Poland 24.72
13 1 3 Anna Hopkin   Great Britain 24.73
14 1 7 Valerie van Roon   Netherlands 24.78
15 2 7 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 24.84
16 2 8 Farida Osman   Egypt 25.34

Swim-off edit

The swim-off was held on 29 July at 22:11.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Marrit Steenbergen   Netherlands 24.53 Q
2 4 Marie Wattel   France 24.62

Final edit

The final was held on 30 July at 20:46.[8]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 23.62
  5 Shayna Jack   Australia 24.10
  3 Zhang Yufei   China 24.15
4 6 Abbey Weitzeil   United States 24.32
5 1 Emma McKeon   Australia 24.35
6 2 Cheng Yujie   China 24.45
7 7 Michelle Coleman   Sweden 24.46
8 8 Marrit Steenbergen   Netherlands 24.61

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Swim-off results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 30 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2023.