The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | July 30, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 31, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 95 from 85 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Britta Steffen |  Germany |
23.73 | Rome | August 2, 2009 |
Results
editHeats
edit87 swimmers participated in 12 heats.[1]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held at 18:57.[2]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
24.56 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.80 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Jessica Hardy |  United States |
25.00 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Dorothea Brandt | Germany |
25.06 | |
| 5 | 2 | Yolane Kukla |  Australia |
25.11 | |
| 6 | 7 | Olivia Halicek | Australia |
25.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Victoria Poon |  Canada |
25.26 | |
| 8 | 8 | Triin Aljand |  Estonia |
25.57 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.61 | Q NR |
| 2 | 4 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
24.63 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya |  Belarus |
24.69 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands |
24.88 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace |  Bahamas |
25.05 | Q NR |
| 6 | 2 | Amanda Weir | United States |
25.14 | |
| 7 | 7 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
25.22 | |
| 8 | 6 | Chantal van Landeghem | Canada |
25.23 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:20.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
24.14 | |
 |
4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.27 | |
 |
7 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands |
24.49 | |
| 4 | 2 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.60 | |
| 5 | 6 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya | Belarus |
24.65 | |
| 6 | 5 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
24.67 | |
| 7 | 8 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas |
24.79 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Jessica Hardy | United States |
24.87 |
References
edit- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-31.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle start list[1][2], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.