The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 26 and 27 July 2019.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July (heats and semifinals) 27 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 58 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.02 | |||||||||
| 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) |
24.60 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 26 July at 11:11.[3]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 26 July at 12:02.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Arina Surkova |  Russia |
26.13 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Emilie Beckmann |  Denmark |
26.24 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 26 July at 21:09.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Marie Wattel |  France |
25.56 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Kelsi Dahlia |  United States |
25.59 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Penny Oleksiak |  Canada |
25.93 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Arina Surkova | Russia |
26.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | Louise Hansson | Sweden |
26.10 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zhang Yufei |  China |
26.18 | |
| 7 | 2 | Wang Yichun | China |
26.21 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kimberly Buys |  Belgium |
26.51 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.79 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
25.54 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
25.79 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Brianna Throssell |  Australia |
25.93 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
26.01 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Elena Di Liddo |  Italy |
26.16 | |
| 7 | 7 | Maggie MacNeil | Canada |
26.28 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anna Ntountounaki |  Greece |
26.31 |
Final edit
The final was started on 27 July at 20:02.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.02 | |
 |
5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.35 | |
 |
2 | Farida Osman | Egypt |
25.47 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kelsi Dahlia | United States |
25.48 | =AM |
| 5 | 3 | Marie Wattel | France |
25.50 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada |
25.69 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
25.76 | |
| 8 | 1 | Brianna Throssell | Australia |
26.11 |