The women's 50 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2023.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition. Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 29 July Semifinal Sarah Sjöström 23.61 WR

Results Heats The heats were started on 29 July at 10:32. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 11 4 Sarah Sjöström 23.93 Q 2 10 5 Shayna Jack 24.02 Q 3 9 4 Abbey Weitzeil 24.29 Q 4 11 3 Zhang Yufei 24.44 Q 5 11 6 Michelle Coleman 24.51 Q 6 9 3 Anna Hopkin 24.61 Q 7 10 3 Marrit Steenbergen 24.63 Q 8 10 4 Emma McKeon 24.69 Q 9 11 5 Katarzyna Wasick 24.71 Q 10 9 7 Julie Kepp Jensen 24.79 Q 11 9 1 Neža Klančar 24.80 Q, NR 12 9 6 Valerie van Roon 24.82 Q 13 9 5 Gretchen Walsh 24.83 Q 14 10 2 Marie Wattel 24.84 Q 15 10 0 Farida Osman 24.86 Q 15 10 6 Cheng Yujie 24.86 Q 17 10 7 Petra Senánszky 25.04 18 10 9 Chiara Tarantino 25.11 19 11 0 Theodora Drakou 25.12 20 9 2 Rikako Ikee 25.27 21 11 2 Mélanie Henique 25.31 22 11 1 Kalia Antoniou 25.33 23 11 7 Emma Chelius 25.34 24 8 1 Teresa Ivan 25.39 25 11 9 Stephanie Balduccini 25.40 26 9 9 Jeong So-eun 25.45 27 8 9 Ana Sofia Revilak 25.48 28 10 1 Quah Ting Wen 25.52 29 8 4 Tam Hoi Lam 25.54 30 7 0 Anicka Delgado 25.55 30 10 8 Danielle Hill 25.55 32 7 2 Jillian Crooks 25.66 NR 33 8 0 Andrea Berrino 25.67 34 8 5 Barbora Seemanová 25.68 35 11 8 Jenjira Srisaard 25.70 36 8 6 Hanna Henderson 25.71 37 9 8 Roos Vanotterdijk 25.74 38 8 7 Sirena Rowe 25.79 39 8 2 Nina Kost 25.80 40 7 4 Cherelle Thompson 25.85 41 7 3 Amel Melih 25.89 42 7 6 Huang Mei-chien 25.95 43 7 5 Maddy Moore 26.06 44 8 3 Daria Golovaty 26.11 45 7 9 Lismar Lyon 26.27 46 7 7 Ieva Maļuka 26.29 47 8 8 Jasmine Alkhaldi Suspended Member Federation 26.30 48 6 6 María José Ribera 26.37 49 3 9 Maria Brunlehner Suspended Member Federation 26.49 50 7 1 Kirabo Namutebi 26.54 51 6 4 Rhanishka Gibbs 26.64 52 2 0 Mia Phiri 26.86 53 6 2 Maxine Egner 26.90 54 6 3 Mariel Mencia 26.96 55 7 8 Elisabeth Timmer 27.01 56 6 1 Marie Khoury 27.04 57 6 5 Mikaili Charlemagne 27.10 58 6 7 Varsenik Manucharyan 27.26 59 1 6 Adaku Nwandu 27.33 60 5 7 Tilly Collymore 27.35 61 4 2 Mia Lee 27.54 NR 62 5 2 Aunjelique Liddie 27.86 63 6 0 Aleka Persaud 27.98 64 5 6 Mariam Mithqal 28.02 65 5 4 Kaiya Brown 28.04 66 6 8 Georgia-Leigh Vele 28.06 67 5 3 Kennice Greene 28.23 67 5 5 Jovana Kuljaca 28.23 69 4 4 Noelani Day 28.24 70 2 2 Sophia Latiff 28.34 71 5 0 Marina Abu Shamaleh 28.45 71 6 9 Bisma Khan 28.45 73 5 9 Ayah Binrajab 28.72 74 5 1 Anastasiya Morginshtern 28.73 75 5 8 Maria Freitas 28.78 76 3 0 Denise Donelli 28.97 77 4 0 Kestra Kihleng 29.17 78 4 5 Ekaterina Bordachyova 29.39 79 4 6 Arleigha Hall 29.40 80 4 3 Nafissath Radji 29.81 81 1 5 Loane Russet 30.47 82 4 8 Sonia Khatun 30.49 83 2 6 Shoko Litulumar 30.55 84 4 9 Mashael Al-Ayed 30.57 85 4 1 Saba Sultan 30.59 86 1 4 La Troya Pina 30.71 87 3 5 Siwakhile Dlamini 30.78 88 3 3 Iman Kouraogo 31.06 89 3 4 Ammara Pinto 31.17 90 2 1 Aya Mpali 32.00 91 3 6 Nada Arkaji 32.11 92 3 2 Yuri Hosei 32.14 93 2 8 Alia Ishimwe 32.16 94 3 8 Maesha Saadi 33.05 NR 95 1 2 Estelle Nguelo'o Noubissi 33.23 96 3 1 Marie Amenou 33.44 97 1 3 Lina Alemayehu Selo 33.93 98 3 7 Imelda Ximenes Belo 34.14 99 1 7 Claudette Ishimwe 35.37 100 2 7 Vanessa Bobimbo 37.37 101 2 3 Salima Ahmadou Youssoufou 37.80 102 2 9 Olamide Sam 48.58 2 4 Mariama Sow 2 5 Nina Amison 4 7 Taffi Illis 9 0 Ana Rodrigues

Semifinals The semifinals were held on 29 July at 20:16.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 4 Sarah Sjöström 23.61 Q, WR 2 1 4 Shayna Jack 24.01 Q 3 1 5 Zhang Yufei 24.20 Q 4 2 5 Abbey Weitzeil 24.27 Q 5 1 8 Cheng Yujie 24.56 Q 6 2 3 Michelle Coleman 24.63 Q 7 1 6 Emma McKeon 24.67 Q 8 1 1 Marie Wattel 24.68 SO 8 2 6 Marrit Steenbergen 24.68 SO 10 1 2 Julie Kepp Jensen 24.70 11 2 1 Gretchen Walsh 24.71 12 2 2 Katarzyna Wasick 24.72 13 1 3 Anna Hopkin 24.73 14 1 7 Valerie van Roon 24.78 15 2 7 Neža Klančar 24.84 16 2 8 Farida Osman 25.34

Swim-off The swim-off was held on 29 July at 22:11.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 Marrit Steenbergen 24.53 Q 2 4 Marie Wattel 24.62

Final The final was held on 30 July at 20:46.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Sarah Sjöström 23.62 5 Shayna Jack 24.10 3 Zhang Yufei 24.15 4 6 Abbey Weitzeil 24.32 5 1 Emma McKeon 24.35 6 2 Cheng Yujie 24.45 7 7 Michelle Coleman 24.46 8 8 Marrit Steenbergen 24.61

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