Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S9 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 100 m S10 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The Women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]
Six heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Francesca Halsall |  England |
25.05 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Yolane Kukla |  Australia |
25.47 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Marieke Guehrer | Australia |
25.55 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Hayley Palmer |  New Zealand |
25.58 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Victoria Poon |  Canada |
25.60 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Amy Smith | England |
25.67 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Alice Mills | Australia |
25.73 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Lai Chui |  Malaysia |
26.38 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Amaka Gessler | New Zealand |
26.40 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lucy Ellis |  Scotland |
26.63 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Cherelle Thompson |  Trinidad and Tobago |
26.65 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Jessica Sylvester | England |
26.74 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Sara Hamilton | Scotland |
26.80 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Georgia Holderness |  Wales |
27.01 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Chii Leung | Malaysia |
27.15 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | 7 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane |  Papua New Guinea |
27.30 | Q |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yolane Kukla | Australia |
25.02 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Hayley Palmer | New Zealand |
25.11 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Amy Smith | England |
25.49 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Lai Chui | Malaysia |
26.03 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Jessica Sylvester | England |
26.31 | |
| 6 | 1 | Georgia Holderness | Wales |
26.62 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lucy Ellis | Scotland |
26.77 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | Papua New Guinea |
26.92 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Francesca Halsall | England |
25.18 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Victoria Poon | Canada |
25.26 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Marieke Guehrer | Australia |
25.35 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alice Mills | Australia |
25.63 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Amaka Gessler | New Zealand |
26.31 | |
| 6 | 7 | Cherelle Thompson | Trinidad and Tobago |
26.70 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sara Hamilton | Scotland |
26.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chii Leung | Malaysia |
27.13 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Yolane Kukla | Australia |
24.86 | |
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3 | Francesca Halsall | England |
24.98 | |
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5 | Hayley Palmer | New Zealand |
25.01 | |
| 4 | 6 | Victoria Poon | Canada |
25.13 | |
| 5 | 2 | Marieke Guehrer | Australia |
25.26 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alice Mills | Australia |
25.50 | |
| 7 | 7 | Amy Smith | England |
25.74 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lai Chui | Malaysia |
26.05 |