Swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly

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Women's 50 metre butterfly
at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Venue World Aquatics Championships Arena
Location Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang, Singapore
Dates1 August (heats and semifinals)
2 August (final)
Competitors80 from 71 nations
Winning time24.83
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  2024
2027  

The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 1 to 2 August 2025 at the World Aquatics Championships Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, Singapore. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

Sarah Sjöström, who won the previous six world titles in the event, [3] had taken maternity leave. [4] Gretchen Walsh of the United States entered as the fastest active swimmer, having recorded 24.66 earlier in the year, making her the second woman ever to swim under 25 seconds. Her programme in Singapore included the 50 freestyle semifinal and mixed 4×100 freestyle relay on the same day as the 50 butterfly final. [5]

Japan's Rikako Ikee held a 25.41 season best and was seeking her first World Championships medal in this event. Other leading entrants included Australia’s Alexandria Perkins (25.36), the United States’ Kate Douglass (25.39), Germany’s Angelina Köhler (25.55), Sweden’s Sara Junevik (25.50), Greece’s Anna Ntountounaki (25.63), and Belgium’s Roos Vanotterdijk (25.63). [5]

Qualification

Each National Federation was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but they could do so only if both of them had attained the "A" standard qualification time. For this event, the "A" standard qualification time was 26.23 seconds. Federations could enter one athlete into the event if they met the "B" standard qualification time. For this event, the "B" standard qualification time was 27.15. Athletes could also enter the event if they had met an "A" or "B" standard in a different event and their Federation had not entered anyone else. Additional considerations applied to Federations who had few swimmers enter through the standard qualification times. Federations in this category could at least enter two men and two women to the competition, all of whom could enter into up to two events. [6] [7]

Top 10 fastest qualification times [8]
SwimmerCountryTimeCompetition
Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.66 2025 United States Championships
Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 24.732024 Sette Colli
Mélanie Henique Flag of France.svg  France 25.222024 Eindhoven meet
Rikako Ikee Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25.332024 Australian Championships
Alexandria Perkins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25.362025 Australian Trials
Kate Douglass Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.39Fort Lauderdale stop of the 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series
Zhang Yufei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.42 2024 Summer Olympics
Vanessa Ouwehand Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.432025 New Zealand Championships
Sara Junevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25.502025 Swedish Championships
Angelina Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.552025 Sette Colli

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. [9]

World record Flag of Sweden.svg  Sarah Sjöström  (SWE)24.43 Borås, Sweden5 July 2014
Competition recordFlag of Sweden.svg Sarah Sjöström (SWE)24.60 Budapest, Hungary29 July 2017

Heats

The heats took place on 1 August at 11:25. [10] [11]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
194 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.22Q
274 Alexandria Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.41Q
371 Silvia Di Pietro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25.49Q, NR [12]
476 Arina Surkova Flag of World Aquatics 2.svg Neutral Athletes B 25.56Q
495 Kate Douglass Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.56Q
685 Sara Junevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25.59Q
784 Rikako Ikee Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25.63Q
797 Tamara Potocká Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25.63Q, NR [12]
991 Mizuki Hirai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25.64Q
1093 Angelina Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.65Q
1096 Tessa Giele Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25.65Q
1273 Lily Price Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.77Q
1275 Erin Gallagher Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25.77Q
1486 Roos Vanotterdijk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25.79Q
1570 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25.95Q
1672 Wang Yichun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.97Q
1783 Anna Ntountounaki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 26.01
1898 Louise Hansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26.04
1977 Daryna Nabojčenko Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 26.16
2092 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 26.18
2187 Maaike de Waard Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 26.20
2290 Lismar Lyon Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 26.30 NR
2382 Mariia Osetrova Flag of World Aquatics 2.svg Neutral Athletes B 26.37
2480 Iris Julia Berger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 26.39
2488 Zoe Pedersen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26.39
2626 Celia Pulido Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 26.40 NR
2779 Arielle Hayon Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 26.46
2881 Beatriz Bezerra Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26.56
2978 Laura Quilter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26.60
3065 Quah Ting Wen Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 26.69
3164 Elisabeth Ebbesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 26.73
3289 Sofia Spodarenko Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 26.75
3399 Anastasiya Kuliashova Flag of World Aquatics 2.svg Neutral Athletes A 26.79
3460 Lee Lee-na Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27.01
3563 Chiu Yi-chen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 27.12
3661 Cielo Moya Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 27.16
3754 Oumy Diop Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 27.19 NR [13]
3867 Yeung Hoi Ching Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 27.22
3953 Emma Sabando Toro Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 27.28
4062 Maari Randväli Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 27.32
4152 Imane Houda El Barodi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27.47 NR [13]
4266 Jessica Calderbank Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 27.50
4369 Amel Melih Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 27.64
4468 Marina Spadoni Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 27.66
4550 Avigayle Tromp Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 27.86 NR
4657 Imara Bella Patricia Thorpe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27.88
4713 Timipame-Ere Akiayefa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 28.21 NR [13]
4856 Adriana Giles Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 28.23
4951 Napatsawan Jaritkla Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 28.29
4959 María Schutzmeier Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 28.29
5155 Paige Schendelaar-Kemp Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 28.60
5258 Ashley Calderon Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 28.61
5342 Yeva Karapetyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 28.66
5444 Valerie Tarazi Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 28.72
5541 Nubia Adjei Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 28.82
5640 Noelie Annette Lacour Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 28.98
5745 Kennice Aphenie Greene Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.13
5815 Antsa Rabejaona Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 29.31
5943 Kyra Dalilah De Cuba Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 29.36
6048 Victoria Russell Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 29.41
6134 Cheang Weng Chi Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 29.42
6247 Naekeisha Louis Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 29.46
6333 Ionnah Eliane Douillet Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 29.48
6420 Kirabo Namutebi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 29.55
6521 Honey Nan Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 29.67
6646 Carlota Filipa Silva Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 29.78
6714 Liana Planz Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 29.99
6849 Erina Idrizaj Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 30.08
6936 Kestra Kihleng Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 30.51 NR [14]
7032 Loane Russet Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 30.69 NR [14]
7135 Mashael Meshari A Alayed Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30.70
7231 Mayah Chouloute Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 31.33
7325 Marta Mpfumo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 31.75
7427 Arleigha Hall Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 32.38
7537 Adaya Sian Bourne Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 32.73
7623 Hareem Malik Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 33.20
7730 Grace Manuela Nguelo'O Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 33.51
7839 Lina Alemayehu Selo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 34.63
7922 Marie Amenou Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 39.85
8024 Kalisa Keza Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 40.00
28 Hazel Alamy Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Did not start
38 Tayamika Chang'anamuno Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 1 August at 20:24. [10] [15]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.09Q
211 Roos Vanotterdijk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25.32Q, NR [12]
321 Erin Gallagher Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25.39Q, NR [13]
414 Alexandria Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.52Q
515 Arina Surkova Flag of World Aquatics 2.svg Neutral Athletes B 25.54Q
625 Silvia Di Pietro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25.58Q
717 Lily Price Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.61Q
812 Angelina Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.62Q
922 Mizuki Hirai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25.63
1013 Sara Junevik Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25.65
1126 Rikako Ikee Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 25.67
1218 Wang Yichun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25.68
1328 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25.71
1423 Kate Douglass Flag of the United States.svg  United States 25.74
1516 Tamara Potocká Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25.86
1527 Tessa Giele Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25.86

Final

The final took place on 2 August at 19:02. [10] [16]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.83
Silver medal icon.svg6 Alexandria Perkins Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.31 =OC [17]
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Roos Vanotterdijk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25.43
48 Angelina Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.50 NR [18]
52 Arina Surkova Flag of World Aquatics 2.svg Neutral Athletes B 25.59
61 Lily Price Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.61
77 Silvia Di Pietro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25.64
83 Erin Gallagher Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25.66

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