The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2017.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 July (heats and semifinals) 29 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 63 from 55 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.60 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
24.43 | Borås, Sweden | 5 July 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
24.96 | Kazan, Russia | 8 August 2015 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July | Final | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.60 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 28 July at 09:56.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 28 July at 18:46.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kelsi Worrell |  United States |
25.57 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Mélanie Henique |  France |
25.63 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Penny Oleksiak |  Canada |
25.66 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 5 | Aliena Schmidtke |  Germany |
25.68 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
25.73 | Q, AF |
| 6 | 7 | Holly Barratt |  Australia |
25.76 | |
| 7 | 8 | Lu Ying |  China |
25.79 | |
| 8 | 1 | Maaike de Waard |  Netherlands |
25.89 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.30 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.67 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kimberly Buys |  Belgium |
25.70 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 7 | Emilie Beckmann |  Denmark |
25.77 | |
| 5 | 5 | Rikako Ikee |  Japan |
25.90 | |
| 6 | 1 | Aleksandra Urbańczyk |  Poland |
25.94 | |
| 7 | 6 | Béryl Gastaldello | France |
26.01 | |
| 8 | 8 | Silvia di Pietro |  Italy |
26.06 |
Final edit
The final was held on 29 July at 17:32.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.60 | CR |
 |
2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.38 | |
 |
8 | Farida Osman | Egypt |
25.39 | AF |
| 4 | 5 | Kelsi Worrell | United States |
25.48 | AM |
| 5 | 6 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada |
25.62 | NR |
| 6 | 3 | Mélanie Henique | France |
25.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kimberly Buys | Belgium |
25.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | Aliena Schmidtke | Germany |
26.08 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Start list
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results