The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held from 14 to 15 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following record was established during the competition: Date Event Name Nationality Time Record 14 December Heat 8 Gretchen Walsh 23.02 CR 14 December Semifinal 2 Gretchen Walsh 22.87 15 December Final Gretchen Walsh 22.83
Results Heats The heats were started on 14 December at 9:53. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes183 Gretchen Walsh 23.02 Q, CR, AM295 Kate Douglass 23.20 Q3104 Katarzyna Wasick 23.64 Q4105 Arina Surkova Neutral Athletes B23.86 Q592 Silvia Di Pietro 23.88 Q5102 Mélanie Henique 23.88 Q794 Sara Curtis 23.93 Q885 Meg Harris 23.98 Q893 Liu Shuhan 23.98 Q1074 Eva Okaro 24.02 Q1184 Alexandria Perkins 24.11 Q1273 Caitlin de Lange 24.14 Q, AF1391 Maaike de Waard 24.20 Q1486 Barbora Janíčková 24.27 Q1596 Daria Trofimova Neutral Athletes B24.31 Q16107 Milou van Wijk 24.33 Q1790 Jana Pavalić 24.34R18103 Danielle Hill 24.35R1997 Sara Junevik 24.391999 Jenjira Srisa-Ard 24.39 NR21106 Analia Pigrée 24.422287 Kalia Antoniou 24.502382 Yume Jinno 24.512477 Nele Schulze 24.532581 Petra Senanszky 24.552680 Kornelia Fiedkiewicz 24.572788 Theodora Drakou 24.58 NR2889 Nina Jazy 24.612998 Lillian Slušná 24.643063 Jillian Crooks 24.70 NR3172 Li Sum Yiu 24.803175 Smiltė Plytnykaitė 24.803179 Zoe Pedersen 24.803464 Mari Moen 24.853562 Marina Spadoni 24.86 NR35101 Hur Yeon-kyung 24.863771 Penny Oleksiak 24.9037109 María Daza 24.903967 Kirabo Namutebi 24.93 NR4066 Yeo Chiok Sze 25.0041108 Xie Ziqi 25.074265 Amel Melih 25.09 =NR4376 Lena Kreundl 25.254478 Jóhanna Elín Guðmundsdóttir 25.284570 Rafaela Fernandini 25.414655 Elisabeth Timmer 25.45 NR4769 Sara Mose 25.62 NR4861 Nguyễn Thúy Hiền 25.794960 Elizaveta Pecherskikh 25.83 NR5056 Pak Mi-song 26.115151 Jovana Kuljača 26.225254 Adaku Nkem Nwandu 26.245345 Varsenik Manucharyan 26.26 NR5453 Hana Beiqi 26.355552 Oumy Diop 26.45 NR5657 Antsa Rabejaona 26.46 NR5744 Aunjelique Liddie 26.475868 Rhanishka Gibbs 26.545930 Davia Richardson 26.606058 Christina Rach 26.766150 Darielys Ortiz 26.936247 Jhnayali Tokome-Garap 26.966341 Naekeisha Louis 26.976442 Noelie Annette Lacour 27.01 NR6559 Riley Sofia Miller 27.14 NR6646 Aleka Persaud 27.156743 Ionnah Eliane Douillet 27.29 NR6848 Batsanalyn Maral 27.376933 Maria Lopes Freitas 27.627034 Anastasiya Morginshtern 27.63 NR7138 Sharmeen Mohd Mharvin 27.827216 Liana Planz 27.847336 Kyra Dalilah De Cuba 27.877449 Marina Abu Shamaleh 28.017535 Carolann Faeamani 28.187640 Kaiya Brown 28.377726 Mayah Chouloute 28.437832 Southada Daviau 28.557923 Jasmine Schofield 28.618024 Maesha Saadi 28.76 NR8131 Siwakhile Dlamini 28.808214 Chanchakriya Kheun 29.148337 Tayamika Changanamuno 29.588422 Saba Sultan 29.658539 Anushiya Tandukar 29.818611 Aragsan Mugabo 30.058727 Grace Manuela Nguelo'O 30.728821 Leena Mohamedahmed 30.788928 Lina Alemayehu Selo 31.319013 Aliyana Kachra 31.759129 Emiliya Khalikova 32.499217 Hazel Alamy 36.369312 Xiang Kombate 41.699415 Salena Marlin 42.76 10 Ibrahim Miandabu Anyatu 18 Mimarcia Ie 20 Mariama Touré 25 Angelina Smythe 100 Fanny Teijonsalo
Semifinals The semifinals were started on 14 December at 17:48. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 4 Gretchen Walsh 22.87 Q, 2 1 4 Kate Douglass 23.35 Q 3 2 5 Katarzyna Wasick 23.46 Q 4 2 3 Silvia Di Pietro 23.68 Q, NR 5 1 5 Arina Surkova Neutral Athletes B 23.69 Q 6 1 2 Eva Okaro 23.71 Q 7 1 6 Meg Harris 23.74 Q 8 2 6 Sara Curtis 23.76 Q 9 1 3 Mélanie Henique 23.89 10 1 1 Barbora Janíčková 23.99 NR 11 2 7 Alexandria Perkins 24.01 12 2 2 Liu Shuhan 24.03 13 1 8 Milou van Wijk 24.08 14 2 8 Daria Trofimova Neutral Athletes B 24.11 15 1 7 Caitlin de Lange 24.21 16 2 1 Maaike de Waard 24.22
Final The final was held on 15 December at 17:32. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 Gretchen Walsh 22.83 5 Kate Douglass 23.05 3 Katarzyna Wasick 23.37 4 7 Eva Okaro 23.66 WJ 5 1 Meg Harris 23.73 6 6 Silvia Di Pietro 23.85 7 8 Sara Curtis 23.87 8 2 Arina Surkova Neutral Athletes B 23.95
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