Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly

The women's 50 metre butterfly competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 28 and 29 July 2023.[1][2][3]

Women's 50 metre butterfly
at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
VenueMarine Messe Fukuoka
LocationFukuoka, Japan
Dates28 July (heats and semifinals)
29 July (final)
Competitors64 from 58 nations
Winning time24.77
Medalists
gold medal    Sweden
silver medal    China
bronze medal    United States
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Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

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 started on 28 July at 11:39.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 25.04 Q
2 7 5 Zhang Yufei   China 25.33 Q
3 7 3 Rikako Ikee   Japan 25.50 Q
4 5 4 Mélanie Henique   France 25.75 Q
5 5 5 Farida Osman   Egypt 25.77 Q
6 6 4 Gretchen Walsh   United States 25.78 Q
7 5 8 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 25.81 Q, NR
8 7 6 Ai Soma   Japan 25.96 Q
9 6 5 Torri Huske   United States 25.98 Q
10 5 3 Angelina Köhler   Germany 26.02 Q
11 6 6 Sara Junevik   Sweden 26.04 Q
12 5 6 Anna Ntountounaki   Greece 26.14 Q
13 6 3 Maaike de Waard   Netherlands 26.17 Q
14 7 2 Yu Yiting   China 26.21 Q
15 5 1 Kim Busch   Netherlands 26.23 Q
15 7 1 Katerine Savard   Canada 26.23 Q
17 7 8 Helena Gasson   New Zealand 26.29
18 6 7 Brianna Throssell   Australia 26.30
19 6 2 Margaret MacNeil   Canada 26.33
20 6 1 Julie Kepp Jensen   Denmark 26.36
21 7 7 Emilie Beckmann   Denmark 26.43
22 6 8 Celine Souza Bispo   Brazil 26.55
22 7 0 Tamara Potocká   Slovakia 26.55
24 5 7 Vanessa Ouwehand   New Zealand 26.57
25 6 9 Quah Ting Wen   Singapore 26.67
26 5 2 Paulina Peda   Poland 26.71
27 4 6 Huang Mei-chien   Chinese Taipei 26.73
28 5 0 Jenjira Srisa-Ard   Thailand 26.78
29 5 9 Tayde Sansores   Mexico 26.82
30 4 4 Danielle Hill   Ireland 26.90
31 7 9 Tam Hoi Lam   Hong Kong 26.91
32 6 0 Barbora Seemanová   Czech Republic 27.02
33 4 5 Sirena Rowe   Colombia 27.19
34 4 3 Lismar Lyon   Venezuela 27.53
35 4 1 Olivia Borg   Samoa 27.77 NR
36 4 2 Amel Melih   Algeria 27.79
37 4 8 Oumy Diop   Senegal 27.86
38 4 7 Luana Alonso   Paraguay 28.13
39 3 5 Rhanishka Gibbs   Bahamas 28.43
40 4 0 Emily Muteti   Suspended Member Federation 28.46
41 3 3 María José Ribera   Bolivia 28.58
41 4 9 Maria Schutzmeier   Nicaragua 28.58
43 3 7 Cherelle Thompson   Trinidad and Tobago 28.84
44 3 6 Tara Naluwoza   Uganda 29.07
45 1 7 Adaku Nwandu   Nigeria 29.38
46 3 4 Mikaili Charlemagne   Saint Lucia 29.39
47 3 2 Chloe Farro   Aruba 29.41
48 3 1 Nubia Adjei   Ghana 29.54
49 3 8 Bisma Khan   Pakistan 29.63
50 3 0 Kennice Greene   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 29.90
51 3 9 Bianca Mitchell   Antigua and Barbuda 29.97
52 2 4 Hayley Hoy   Eswatini 30.73
53 2 5 Ayah Binrajab   Bahrain 30.86
54 2 0 Abigail Ai Tom   Papua New Guinea 31.46
55 2 3 Sonia Khatun   Bangladesh 31.51
56 2 2 Ekaterina Bordachyova   Tajikistan 32.09
57 1 4 Taeyanna Adams   Micronesia 32.53
58 2 7 Arleigha Hall   Turks and Caicos Islands 32.55
59 1 5 Maria Batallones   Northern Mariana Islands 33.49
60 2 9 Alyse Maniriho   Burundi 36.57
61 1 6 Lina Selo   Ethiopia 37.68
62 2 1 Galyah Mikel   Palau 38.22
63 2 8 Marie Amenou   Togo 39.50
64 1 2 Claudette Ishimwe   Rwanda 41.44
1 3 Ruth Turay   Sierra Leone DNS
2 6 Taffi Illis   Sint Maarten

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 28 July at 21:08.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 24.74 Q
2 1 4 Zhang Yufei   China 25.17 Q, NR
3 1 3 Gretchen Walsh   United States 25.48 Q
4 1 5 Mélanie Henique   France 25.70 Q
5 2 5 Rikako Ikee   Japan 25.72 Q
6 2 3 Farida Osman   Egypt 25.74 Q
7 2 2 Torri Huske   United States 25.75 Q
8 2 7 Sara Junevik   Sweden 25.77 Q
9 1 7 Anna Ntountounaki   Greece 25.82
10 2 6 Neža Klančar   Slovenia 25.83
11 1 2 Angelina Köhler   Germany 25.88
12 1 8 Katerine Savard   Canada 25.98
13 2 1 Maaike de Waard   Netherlands 26.02
14 2 8 Kim Busch   Netherlands 26.14
15 1 6 Ai Soma   Japan 26.18
16 1 1 Yu Yiting   China 26.27

Final edit

The final was held on 29 July at 20:02.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 24.77
  5 Zhang Yufei   China 25.05 AS
  3 Gretchen Walsh   United States 25.46
4 7 Farida Osman   Egypt 25.62
5 1 Torri Huske   United States 25.64
6 8 Sara Junevik   Sweden 25.74
7 2 Rikako Ikee   Japan 25.78
8 6 Mélanie Henique   France 25.80

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 28 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 29 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2023.