| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 December (heats and semifinals) 21 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 90 from 84 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.08 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | men | women |
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4 × 50 m | freestyle | medley |
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 20 and 21 December 2021. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | 22.93 | Berlin, Germany | 7 August 2017 | |
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| Competition record | 23.19 | Hangzhou, China | 16 December 2018 |
The following new records were set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 December | Final | Sarah Sjöström | 23.08 | CR |
The heats were started on 20 December at 10:58. [2]
The semifinals were started on 20 December at 18:47. [3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | 23.30 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Katarzyna Wasick | 23.41 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 23.54 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Abbey Weitzeil | 23.63 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Maria Kameneva | Russian Swimming Federation | 23.74 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Claire Curzan | 23.80 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Holly Barratt | 23.90 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Silvia Di Pietro | 23.94 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Michelle Coleman | 23.96 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Arina Surkova | Russian Swimming Federation | 24.00 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Béryl Gastaldello | 24.02 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Julie Kepp Jensen | 24.03 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Cheng Yujie | 24.05 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Wu Qingfeng | 24.15 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Kim Busch | 24.43 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Farida Osman | 24.49 |
The final was held on 21 December at 19:37. [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sarah Sjöström | 23.08 | CR | ||
| 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 23.31 | |||
| 5 | Katarzyna Wasick | 23.40 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Maria Kameneva | Russian Swimming Federation | 23.48 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Abbey Weitzeil | 23.58 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Claire Curzan | 23.91 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Holly Barratt | 23.96 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Silvia Di Pietro | 23.98 |