Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July (heats and semifinals) 28 July (final) |
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| Competitors | 101 from 94 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.05 | |||||||||
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The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 27 and 28 July 2019.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 23.67 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
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| Competition record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 23.67 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 27 July at 10:00.
Semifinals
The semifinals were started on 27 July at 20:17.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.09 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Pernille Blume | Denmark | 24.14 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Liu Xiang | China | 24.46 | QSO |
| 4 | 3 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States | 24.58 | |
| 5 | 2 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands | 24.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Julie Meynen | Luxembourg | 24.78 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden | 24.94 | |
| 8 | 1 | Katarzyna Wilk | Poland | 25.03 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.05 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Simone Manuel | United States | 24.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 24.33 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain | 24.34 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 24.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Bronte Campbell | Australia | 24.46 | QSO |
| 7 | 8 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 24.89 | |
| 8 | 1 | Lidón Muñoz del Campo | Spain | 25.02 |
Swim-off
The swim-off was started on 27 July at 22:33.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Bronte Campbell | Australia | 24.38 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Liu Xiang | China | 24.53 |
Final
The final was held on 28 July at 20:47.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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6 | Simone Manuel | United States | 24.05 | |
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4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.07 | |
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5 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.11 | |
| 4 | 3 | Pernille Blume | Denmark | 24.12 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 24.31 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 24.35 | |
| 7 | 7 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain | 24.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bronte Campbell | Australia | 24.48 |