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

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

Records

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

Heats

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 Sint Maarten

Semifinals

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

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 24.77
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Zhang Yufei  China 25.05 AS
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  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.