The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 and 27 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 2014 (heats & semis) 27 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.20 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Tony Ward, International Paralympics Committee Technical Delegate and the quaichs were presented by Mike Summers, Chairman of the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
24.43 | Borås, Sweden | 5 July 2014 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record |  Marieke Guehrer (AUS) |
25.48 | Rome, Italy | 1 August 2009 | |
| Games record | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) |
26.07 | Delhi, India | 4 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | Heat | Francesca Halsall |  England |
25.64 | GR |
| 26 July | Semifinal | Francesca Halsall | England |
25.36 | GR |
| 27 July | Final | Francesca Halsall | England |
25.20 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Francesca Halsall | England |
25.36 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace |  Bahamas |
25.90 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Brittany Elmslie |  Australia |
25.91 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Katerine Savard |  Canada |
26.31 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Tao Li |  Singapore |
26.33 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Amy Smith | England |
26.43 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Sandrine Mainville | Canada |
26.48 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Alicia Coutts | Australia |
26.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Madeline Groves | Australia |
26.62 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Rachael Kelly | England |
26.68 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Laura Quilter |  New Zealand |
27.00 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Alys Thomas |  Wales |
27.03 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Michelle Williams | Canada |
27.04 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Marne Erasmus |  South Africa |
27.45 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Sian Harkin |  Scotland |
27.52 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Trudi Maree | South Africa |
27.64 |
Finals edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Francesca Halsall | England |
25.20 | GR |
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5 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas |
25.53 | |
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3 | Brittany Elmslie | Australia |
25.91 | |
| 4 | 7 | Amy Smith | England |
26.24 | |
| 5 | 2 | Tao Li | Singapore |
26.26 | |
| 6 | 6 | Katerine Savard | Canada |
26.27 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alicia Coutts | Australia |
26.52 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sandrine Mainville | Canada |
26.64 |
References edit
- ^ "Sarah Sjostrom Smashes 25-Second Barrier With World Record in 50 Fly in Sweden". Swimming World Magazine. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.