The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 8 August with the heats and the semifinals and 9 August with the final.[1]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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 Victory Ceremony | ||||||||||
| Dates | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 115 from 102 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.12 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Britta Steffen (GER) |
23.73 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Britta Steffen (GER) |
23.73 | Rome, Italy | 2 August 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 8 August at 09:30.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 8 August at 18:28.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
24.23 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace |  Bahamas |
24.38 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.50 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Chantal van Landeghem |  Canada |
24.52 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Dorothea Brandt | Germany |
24.75 | |
| 6 | 1 | Michelle Williams | Canada |
24.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | Anna Santamans |  France |
24.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Maria Kameneva |  Russia |
24.97 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cate Campbell |  Australia |
24.22 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.31 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.32 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Simone Manuel |  United States |
24.47 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.61 | |
| 6 | 2 | Liu Xiang |  China |
24.78 | |
| 7 | 8 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
24.93 | |
| 8 | 1 | Etiene Medeiros |  Brazil |
25.03 |
Final edit
The final was held on 9 August at 18:05.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.12 | |
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5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.22 | |
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3 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.31 | |
| 4 | 4 | Cate Campbell | Australia |
24.36 | |
| 5 | 8 | Chantal van Landeghem | Canada |
24.39 | NR |
| 6 | 2 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Bahamas |
24.44 | |
| 7 | 1 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.51 | |
| 8 | 7 | Simone Manuel | United States |
24.57 |