The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 27 and 28 July 2019.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July (heats and semifinals) 28 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 101 from 94 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.05 | |||||||||
| 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) |
23.67 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
23.67 | Budapest, Hungary | 29 July 2017 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 27 July at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 27 July at 20:17.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cate Campbell |  Australia |
24.09 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Pernille Blume |  Denmark |
24.14 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Liu Xiang |  China |
24.46 | QSO |
| 4 | 3 | Abbey Weitzeil |  United States |
24.58 | |
| 5 | 2 | Femke Heemskerk |  Netherlands |
24.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Julie Meynen |  Luxembourg |
24.78 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden |
24.94 | |
| 8 | 1 | Katarzyna Wilk |  Poland |
25.03 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.05 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Simone Manuel | United States |
24.21 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Kameneva |  Russia |
24.33 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Anna Hopkin |  Great Britain |
24.34 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.38 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.46 | QSO |
| 7 | 8 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark |
24.89 | |
| 8 | 1 | Lidón Muñoz del Campo |  Spain |
25.02 |
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was started on 27 July at 22:33.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.38 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Liu Xiang | China |
24.53 |
Final edit
The final was held on 28 July at 20:47.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Simone Manuel | United States |
24.05 | |
 |
4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.07 | |
 |
5 | Cate Campbell | Australia |
24.11 | |
| 4 | 3 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
24.12 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maria Kameneva | Russia |
24.31 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.35 | |
| 7 | 7 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain |
24.40 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bronte Campbell | Australia |
24.48 |