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

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Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Venue World Aquatics Championships Arena
Location Singapore Sports Hub, Kallang
Dates2 August (heats and semifinals)
3 August (final)
Competitors100 from 92 nations
Winning time24.02
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2024
2027  

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 2 to 3 August at the World Aquatics Championships Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang, Singapore. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

The event featured a wide-open field following the absence of Sweden's Sarah Sjöström, who had won the past three World Championship titles and the Paris 2024 Olympic gold. The primary gold medal contenders were Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske of the United States, and Meg Harris of Australia, all seeded with 23.9 seconds. Poland's Kasia Wasick, one of the few active swimmers to have broken 24 seconds before, was also in contention. China’s Wu Qingfeng and Cheng Yujie, along with rising Europeans such as Milou van Wijk of the Netherlands, were expected to contend for places in the final and possibly medal. [3]

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 in an approved qualification event. For this event, the "A" standard qualification time was 24.86 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 25.73 seconds. 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. [4] [5]

Top 10 fastest qualification times [6]
SwimmerCountryTimeCompetition
Sarah Sjöström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 23.66 2024 Summer Olympics
Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23.91 2025 United States Championships
Meg Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23.97 2024 Summer Olympics
Torri Huske Flag of the United States.svg  United States 23.98 2025 United States Championships
Shayna Jack Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23.992024 Australian Olympic Trials
Kate Douglass Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.04 2025 United States Championships
Simone Manuel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.13 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.182025 Chinese Championships
Zhang Yufei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.20 2024 Summer Olympics
Katarzyna Wasick Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24.20Texas stop of the 2024 TYR Pro Series

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. [7]

World record Flag of Sweden.svg  Sarah Sjöström  (SWE)23.61 Fukuoka, Japan29 July 2023
Competition recordFlag of Sweden.svg Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23.61 Fukuoka, Japan29 July 2023

Heats

The heats took place on 2 August at 10:02. [8] [9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1104 Meg Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24.32Q
295 Milou van Wijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.39Q
393 Sara Curtis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24.41Q, NR [10]
4105 Katarzyna Wasick Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24.44Q
5113 Cheng Yujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.47Q
696 Béryl Gastaldello Flag of France.svg  France 24.53Q
6115 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.53Q
897 Marrit Steenbergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.62Q
9102 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24.63Q
10103 Florine Gaspard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 24.64Q
10110 Arina Surkova   World Aquatics logomark 2.svg   Neutral Athletes B 24.64Q
12107 Julie Kepp Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24.65Q
1394 Torri Huske Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.72Q
14114 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.79Q
15106 Eva Okaro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 24.81Q
16112 Petra Senánszky Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24.89Q
17117 Analia Pigrée Flag of France.svg  France 24.93
18119 Caitlin de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24.95
19100 Barbora Janíčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 24.98
2092 Theodora Drakou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 25.00
21101 Lorrane Ferreira Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25.02
2286 Laura Quilter Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25.08
2398 Roos Vanotterdijk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25.09
2484 Lillian Slušná Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 25.22
25111 Danielle Hill Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 25.24
2683 Sofia Åstedt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25.31
2782 María Daza Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25.40
2887 Iris Julia Berger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 25.50
2990 Amanda Lim Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 25.53
3099 Li Sum Yiu Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 25.54
3191 Aleksandra Kuznetsova   World Aquatics logomark 2.svg   Neutral Athletes B 25.55
32108 Angelina Köhler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 25.56
3381 Hur Yeon-kyung Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25.61
3485 Lismar Lyon Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 25.63
3580 Amel Melih Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 25.70
3673 Marina Spadoni Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 25.74 NR
37109 Jenjira Srisaard Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 25.75
3874 Gloria Muzito Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 25.76
3989 Andrea Berrino Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 25.81
4071 Anahira McCutcheon Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 25.84 NR [11]
4179 Sara Mose Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 25.96
4275 Jóhanna Elín Guðmundsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 25.98
4376 Kirabo Namutebi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 26.10
4488 Chiu Yi-chen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 26.12
4564 Elisabeth Timmer Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 26.25
4665 Tilly Collymore Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 26.42 NR
4763 Joselle Mensah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 26.48 NR [12]
4870 Paige van der Westhuizen Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 26.55
4977 Cielo Moya Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 26.62
5072 Adriana Giles Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 26.88
5153 Varsenik Manucharyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 26.92
5162 Hana Beiqi Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 26.92
5360 Jovana Kuljača Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 27.22
5466 Adaku Nwandu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 27.23
5561 Alicia Kok Shun Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 27.35
5656 Ionnah Eliane Douillet Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 27.38
5752 Noelie Annette Lacour Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 27.56
5867 Victoria Russell Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 27.59
5968 Mikaili Charlemagne Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 27.64
6054 Kennice Greene Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.70
6155 María Fernández Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 27.77
6269 Riley Miller Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 27.79
6330 Aminata Barrow Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 27.83
6451 Jhnayali Tokome-Garap Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 27.86
6558 Anastasiya Morginshtern Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 28.15
6612 Timipame-Ere Akiayefa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 28.16
6722 Marina Abu Shamaleh Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 28.25
6845 Kyra Dalilah de Cuba Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 28.30
6946 Siwakhile Dlamini Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 28.47
7050 Carlota Filipa Silva Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 28.61
7142 Maesha Saadi Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 28.66
7228 Jana Al-Tawil Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 28.82
7357 Kaiya Brown Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 28.88
7414 Liana Planz Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 28.95
7547 Lois Eliora Irishura Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 29.14
7548 Mayah Chouloute Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 29.14
7743 Aaliyah Palestrini Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 29.18
7844 Jasmine Schofield Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 29.37
7934 Arleigha Hall Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 29.42
8041 Chanchakriya Kheun Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 29.60
8140 Adaya Sian Bourne Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 29.63
8259 Charissa Panuve Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 29.69
8326 Marta Mpfumo Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 29.76
8439 Aarya Maharjan Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 30.07
8525 Tamsiri Christine Niyomxay Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 30.36
8613 Skyla Connor Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.47
8749 Iman Kouraogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30.52
8815 Lana Al-Rasheed Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 30.80
8935 Grace Manuela Nguelo'o Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 31.09
9027 Saba Sultan Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 31.27
9132 Hearmela Neguse Melke Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 31.33
9224 Mst Any Akter Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 31.39
9333 Lina Alemayehu Selo Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 31.58
9437 Marie Amenou Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 32.49
9536 Djenabou Jolie Bah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 32.96
9616 Kalisa Keza Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 33.95
9731 Vanessa Bobimbo Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 34.62
9823 Oumou Sangafe Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 38.07
9929 Salena Marlin Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 41.35
10021 Nadine Dju Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 53.16
20 Rosita Manana Bindang Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Did not start
38 Olamide Sam Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
78 Diana Petkova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
116 Olivia Wunsch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
118 Silvia Di Pietro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 2 August at 19:51. [8] [13]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
115 Katarzyna Wasick Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24.19Q
214 Milou van Wijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.29Q
311 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.31Q
324 Meg Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24.31Q
523 Cheng Yujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.36Q
526 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.36Q
721 Torri Huske Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.41Q
812 Florine Gaspard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 24.45Q
925 Sara Curtis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 24.48
1022 Taylor Ruck Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 24.53
1128 Eva Okaro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 24.55
1216 Marrit Steenbergen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.61
1313 Béryl Gastaldello Flag of France.svg  France 24.64
1327 Arina Surkova   World Aquatics logomark 2.svg   Neutral Athletes B 24.64
1517 Julie Kepp Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24.77
1618 Petra Senánszky Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 24.87

Final

The final took place on 3 August at 19:18. [8] [14]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Meg Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24.02
Silver medal icon.svg7 Wu Qingfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.26
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Cheng Yujie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 24.28
43 Gretchen Walsh Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.40
55 Milou van Wijk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24.47
61 Torri Huske Flag of the United States.svg  United States 24.50
78 Florine Gaspard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 24.63
84 Katarzyna Wasick Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24.74

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