Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Aquatics Centre. Paris La Défense Arena | ||||||||||||
Dates | 3 August 2024 (Heats and Semis) 4 August 2024 (Final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 79 from 72 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 23.71 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
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 | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 4 August 2024 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre at Paris La Defense Arena. [1] It will be the event's tenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1988.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 23.61 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2023 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 23.81 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
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3 August | Semifinal 2 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 23.66 | OR |
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT). [2] [3]
Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline. [2]
The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024. [4]
The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:
Qualification times | ||
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Event | OQT* | OCT^ |
50 m freestyle | 24.70 | 24.82 |
* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.
ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.
^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.
The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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3 August 2024 | 11:00 | Heats |
20:37 | Semifinals | |
4 August 2024 | 18:30 | Final |
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 23.66 | Q, OR |
2 | 2 | 5 | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 24.17 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Katarzyna Wasick | ![]() | 24.23 | Q |
4 | 1 | 3 | Zhang Yufei | ![]() | 24.24 | Q |
5 | 1 | 5 | Shayna Jack | ![]() | 24.29 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Meg Harris | ![]() | 24.33 | Q |
7 | 1 | 6 | Wu Qingfeng | ![]() | 24.40 | Q |
1 | 7 | Neža Klančar | ![]() | Q, NR | ||
9 | 2 | 6 | Michelle Coleman | ![]() | 24.47 | |
10 | 2 | 8 | Anna Hopkin | ![]() | 24.50 | |
11 | 1 | 2 | Beryl Gastaldello | ![]() | 24.66 | |
12 | 1 | 8 | Valerie van Roon | ![]() | 24.67 | |
13 | 2 | 2 | Taylor Ruck | ![]() | 24.72 | |
14 | 2 | 1 | Sara Curtis | ![]() | 24.77 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Florine Gaspard | ![]() | 24.82 | |
16 | 2 | 7 | Julie Kepp Jensen | ![]() | 24.98 |
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 23.71 | |
![]() | 7 | Meg Harris | ![]() | 23.97 | |
![]() | 6 | Zhang Yufei | ![]() | 24.20 | |
4 | 5 | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 24.21 | |
5 | 3 | Katarzyna Wasick | ![]() | 24.33 | |
6 | 8 | Neža Klančar | ![]() | 24.35 | NR |
7 | 1 | Wu Qingfeng | ![]() | 24.37 | |
8 | 2 | Shayna Jack | ![]() | 24.39 |
This article details the qualifying phase for swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 852 swimmers will compete in thirty-five swimming pool events at the Games, with forty-four more racing through the 10-kilometre open water marathon. The qualification window for swimming pool events will occur between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.
The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 1 to 2 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 30 and 31 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 30 and 31 July 2024 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre at Paris La Défense Arena.
The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 and 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 and 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre. This will be the fifteenth running of the event since the first in 1968.
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 29 to 30 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 31 July to 1 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 2 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 27 to 28 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 31 July to 1 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 2 to 3 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 27 to 28 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 30 to 31 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 31 July to 1 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 2 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 2 and 3 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.
The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.