The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 2 August (heats, semifinals) 3 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Inge De Bruijn (NED) |
24.13 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
| Commonwealth record | ||||
| Games record |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Heats | Alice Mills |  Australia |
25.65 | GR |
| 2 August | Heats | Alison Sheppard |  Scotland |
24.68 | GR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 2 August, starting at 11:32.[1]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 2 August at 19:53.[2]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jodie Henry | Australia |
25.47 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Toni Jeffs |  New Zealand |
25.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Rosalind Brett |  England |
25.93 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Vivienne Rignall | New Zealand |
26.05 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Catrin Davies |  Wales |
26.08 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Helene Muller |  South Africa |
26.10 | |
| 7 | 8 | Julie Douglas |  Northern Ireland |
26.33 | |
| 8 | 1 | Melanie Marshall | England |
26.46 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alison Sheppard | Scotland |
24.79 | Q, |
| 2 | 5 | Alice Mills | Australia |
25.64 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Laura Pomeroy |  Canada |
25.85 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Laura Nicholls | Canada |
26.09 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sarah Ryan | Australia |
26.15 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sarah Whewell | England |
26.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Joscelin Yeo |  Singapore |
26.20 | |
| 8 | 8 | Caroline Pickering |  Fiji |
26.39 |
Final
editThe final was held on 3 August at 19:04.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Alison Sheppard | Scotland |
24.76 | |
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5 | Jodie Henry | Australia |
25.37 | |
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3 | Toni Jeffs | New Zealand |
25.48 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alice Mills | Australia |
25.81 | |
| 5 | 2 | Laura Pomeroy | Canada |
25.99 | |
| 6 | 1 | Vivienne Rignall | New Zealand |
26.02 | |
| 7 | 7 | Rosalind Brett | England |
26.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | Catrin Davies | Wales |
26.54 |