Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 27 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 26 July, with the final[3] being held on 27 July.

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates26 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
27 July 2001 (final)
Competitors39
Winning time30.84 seconds
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    United States
bronze medal    Great Britain
2003 →

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:

World record   Penelope Heyns (RSA) 30.83 Sydney, Australia 29 August 1999
Championship record New event

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
26 July 2001 Heat 5 Zoë Baker   United Kingdom 31.23 CR
26 July 2001 Semifinal 1 Luo Xuejuan   China 31.10 CR
27 July 2001 Final Luo Xuejuan   China 30.84 CR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Zoë Baker   United Kingdom 31.23 Q, CR
2 Kristy Kowal   United States 31.62 Q
3 Megan Quann   United States 31.77 Q
4 Brooke Hanson   Australia 31.96 Q
5 Luo Xuejuan   China 32.05 Q
5 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 32.05 Q
7 Ágnes Kovács   Hungary 32.09 Q
8 Sanae Nawata   Japan 32.25 Q
8 Roberta Crescentini   Italy 32.25 Q
10 Vera Lischka   Austria 32.31 Q
11 Elena Bogomazova   Russia 32.34 Q
12 Simone Karn   Germany 32.37 Q
13 Majken Thorup   Denmark 32.42 Q
14 Madelon Baans   Netherlands 32.55 Q
15 Tarnee White   Australia 32.62 Q
16 Emma Igelström   Sweden 32.63 Q
17 Anne-Mari Gulbrandsen   Norway 32.72
18 Emma Robinson   Ireland 32.75
19 Rhiannon Leier   Canada 32.79
20 Mirna Jukić   Austria 32.81
21 Maria Östling   Sweden 32.85
22 Natalia Hissamutdinova   Estonia 32.96
23 Junko Isoda   Japan 33.03
24 Ziada Jardine   South Africa 33.33
25 Carmela Schlegel   Switzerland 33.36
26 İlkay Dikmen   Turkey 33.43
27 Nicolette Teo   Singapore 33.64
28 Christin Petelski   Canada 33.85
29 Valeria Silva   Peru 34.01
30 Anastasiya Korolyova   Uzbekistan 34.76
31 Chen Yi-Fan   Chinese Taipei 35.43
32 Weng Lam Cheong   Macau 35.60
33 Ayeisha Collymore   Trinidad and Tobago 35.73
34 Katerine Moreno   Bolivia 35.76
35 Rebecca Heng   Singapore 36.26
36 Yang Chin-Kuei   Chinese Taipei 36.91
37 Beatriz Cordon Towsend   Guatemala 37.04
38 Xenia Peni   Papua New Guinea 37.58
Lasm Quissoh Genevieve Meledje   Ivory Coast DSQ

Semifinals

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Luo Xuejuan   China 31.10 Q, CR
2 Zoë Baker   United Kingdom 31.27 Q
3 Megan Quann   United States 31.58 Q
4 Kristy Kowal   United States 31.67 Q
5 Brooke Hanson   Australia 31.71 Q
6 Ágnes Kovács   Hungary 31.88 Q
7 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 32.02 Q
8 Roberta Crescentini   Italy 32.15 Q
9 Tarnee White   Australia 32.27
10 Emma Igelström   Sweden 32.43
11 Majken Thorup   Denmark 32.45
12 Elena Bogomazova   Russia 32.46
13 Simone Karn   Germany 32.51
14 Vera Lischka   Austria 32.56
15 Sanae Nawata   Japan 32.64
16 Madelon Baans   Netherlands 32.71

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Luo Xuejuan   China 30.84 CR
  Kristy Kowal   United States 31.37
  Zoë Baker   United Kingdom 31.40
4 Megan Quann   United States 31.55
5 Brooke Hanson   Australia 31.87
6 Roberta Crescentini   Italy 31.96
7 Sarah Poewe   South Africa 32.03
8 Ágnes Kovács   Hungary 32.05

References

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  1. ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.