Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 13 August 2016 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 91 from 76 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24.07 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | 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 |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 12–13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1][2]
The medals were presented by Beatrice Allen, IOC member, The Gambia and Erik van Heijningen, Bureau Member of FINA.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Britta Steffen (GER) |
23.73 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 | [3][4] |
| Olympic record |  Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) |
24.05 | London, United Kingdom | 4 August 2012 | [5] |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.41 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Bronte Campbell |  Australia |
24.43 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Etiene Medeiros |  Brazil |
24.45 | Q, SA |
| 4 | 1 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace |  Bahamas |
24.60 | |
| 5 | 6 | Chantal Van Landeghem |  Canada |
24.61 | |
| 6 | 3 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.62 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.69 | |
| 8 | 7 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
24.72 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
24.28 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Cate Campbell | Australia |
24.32 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.39 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Simone Manuel |  United States |
24.44 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia |  Belarus |
24.53 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States |
24.67 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dorothea Brandt |  Germany |
24.71 | |
| 8 | 1 | Inge Dekker | Netherlands |
25.31 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
24.07 | NR |
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7 | Simone Manuel | United States |
24.09 | |
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8 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | Belarus |
24.11 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.13 | |
| 5 | 5 | Cate Campbell | Australia |
24.15 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.19 | |
| 7 | 2 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.42 | |
| 8 | 1 | Etiene Medeiros | Brazil |
24.69 |
References
- ^ "Day 7 Schedule: TV Listings". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Day 8 Schedule: TV Listings". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Women's 50 m freestyle final results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ Lord, Craig (2 August 2009). "WR: Steffen Hydrofoils To 23.73 Stunner". swimnews.com. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
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