| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Duna Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 December (heats and semifinals) 15 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 94 from 85 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.83 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | |||
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| Freestyle | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 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 | mixed | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women | |
| 4×200 m | men | women | |
| Medley relay | |||
| 4×50 m | mixed | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women | mixed |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held from 14 to 15 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary. [1] [2]
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 | 23.04 | Melbourne, Australia | 17 December 2022 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 December | Heat 8 | Gretchen Walsh | 23.02 | CR | |
| 14 December | Semifinal 2 | Gretchen Walsh | 22.87 | WR | |
| 15 December | Final | Gretchen Walsh | 22.83 | WR |
The heats were started on 14 December at 9:53. [3]
The semifinals were started on 14 December at 17:48. [4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Gretchen Walsh | 22.87 | Q, WR | |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kate Douglass | 23.35 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Katarzyna Wasick | 23.46 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Silvia Di Pietro | 23.68 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Arina Surkova | | 23.69 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Eva Okaro | 23.71 | Q | |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Meg Harris | 23.74 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Sara Curtis | 23.76 | Q | |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Mélanie Henique | 23.89 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Barbora Janíčková | 23.99 | NR | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Alexandria Perkins | 24.01 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Liu Shuhan | 24.03 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Milou van Wijk | 24.08 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Daria Trofimova | | 24.11 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Caitlin de Lange | 24.21 | ||
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Maaike de Waard | 24.22 |
The final was held on 15 December at 17:32. [5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gretchen Walsh | 22.83 | WR | ||
| 5 | Kate Douglass | 23.05 | |||
| 3 | Katarzyna Wasick | 23.37 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Eva Okaro | 23.66 | WJ | |
| 5 | 1 | Meg Harris | 23.73 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Silvia Di Pietro | 23.85 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Sara Curtis | 23.87 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Arina Surkova | | 23.95 |