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Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle

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Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueOlympic Aquatics Centre.
Paris La Défense Arena
Dates3 August 2024
(Heats and Semis)
4 August 2024
(Final)
Competitors79 from 72 nations
Winning time23.71
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Sjöström  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Meg Harris  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zhang Yufei  China
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The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 4 August 2024 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre at Paris La Defense Arena.[1] It will be the event's tenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1988.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 23.61 Fukuoka, Japan 29 July 2023
Olympic record  Emma McKeon (AUS) 23.81 Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
3 August Semifinal 2 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 23.66 OR

Qualification

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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[2][3]

Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[2]

Time standards

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The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[4]

The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:

Qualification times
Event OQT* OCT^
50 m freestyle 24.70 24.82

* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.

ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.

^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.

Competition format

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The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)[1]

Date Time Round
3 August 2024 11:00 Heats
20:37 Semifinals
4 August 2024 18:30 Final

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 10 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 23.85 Q
2 9 4 Katarzyna Wasick  Poland 24.27 Q
3 10 5 Gretchen Walsh  United States 24.37 Q
4 8 4 Shayna Jack  Australia 24.38 Q
5 9 3 Meg Harris  Australia 24.50 Q
6 8 5 Zhang Yufei  China 24.54 Q
7 8 3 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 24.55 Q
8 10 3 Wu Qingfeng  China 24.57 Q
10 6 Taylor Ruck  Canada Q
10 8 6 Béryl Gastaldello  France 24.60 Q
11 8 8 Julie Kepp Jensen  Denmark 24.64 Q
9 8 Neža Klančar  Slovenia Q, NR
13 8 2 Sara Curtis  Italy 24.67 Q
14 8 7 Florine Gaspard  Belgium 24.69 Q
15 9 6 Anna Hopkin  Great Britain 24.72 Q
9 7 Valerie van Roon  Netherlands Q
17 10 7 Theodora Drakou  Greece 24.80
18 9 1 Kim Busch  Netherlands 24.87
9 5 Simone Manuel  United States
20 10 8 Kornelia Fiedkiewicz  Poland 24.94
21 8 1 Danielle Hill  Ireland 25.02
22 10 2 Melanie Henique  France 25.05
23 7 4 Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand 25.18
24 9 2 Petra Senanszky  Hungary 25.21
25 10 1 Jana Pavalic  Croatia 25.24
26 7 5 Anicka Delgado  Ecuador 25.43
27 7 2 Maria Brunlehner  Kenya 25.82
28 7 3 María José Ribera  Bolivia 26.07
29 7 6 Sabrina Lyn  Jamaica 26.08
30 6 7 Elizaveta Rogozhnikova  Kyrgyzstan 26.26
31 7 7 Rhanishka Gibbs  Bahamas 26.27
32 7 1 Mia Phiri  Zambia 26.49
7 8 Chloë Farro  Aruba
34 6 1 Adaku Nwandu  Nigeria 26.62
35 6 5 Mariam Sheikhalizadehkhanghah  Azerbaijan 26.76
36 6 3 Joselle Mensah  Ghana 26.81
37 6 2 Anahira McCutcheon  Fiji 26.88
38 6 4 Apsara Sakbun  Cambodia 26.90
39 6 8 Antsa Rabejaona  Madagascar 27.12
40 5 3 Jovana Kuljaca  Montenegro 27.19
41 5 7 Christina Rach  Eritrea 27.20
42 5 4 Kennice Aphenie Greene  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.23
43 6 6 Hana Beiqi  Kosovo 27.34
44 5 5 Georgia-Leigh Vele  Papua New Guinea 27.61
45 5 2 Ionnah Eliane Douillet  Benin 27.64
46 4 4 Noelie Annette Lacour  Gabon 27.68
47 5 6 Khema Elizabeth  Seychelles 28.18
48 5 1 Kaiya Brown  Samoa 28.31
49 5 8 Sophia Latiff  Tanzania 28.42
50 4 3 Hayley Wong  Brunei 28.52
51 4 5 Noelani Malia Day  Tonga 28.60
52 4 6 Kestra Kihleng  Federated States of Micronesia 28.81
53 4 2 Ekaterina Bordachyova  Tajikistan 28.85
54 4 8 Loane Russet  Vanuatu 28.86
55 4 7 Tayamika Chang'anamuno  Malawi 29.32
56 4 1 Aishath Ulya Shaig  Maldives 29.39
57 2 8 Maesha Saadi  Comoros 29.60
58 3 4 Lois Eliora Irishura  Burundi 29.63
59 3 3 Mayah Chouloute  Haiti 29.78
60 3 1 Jasmine Schofield  Dominica 29.91
61 3 2 Kaelyn Ciara Suryanti Djoparto  Suriname 29.99
62 2 4 Kayla Hepler  Marshall Islands 30.33
3 7 Iman Kouraogo  Burkina Faso
64 3 6 Mst Sonia Khatun  Bangladesh 30.52
3 8 Yuri Hosei  Palau
66 2 6 Grace Manuela Nguelo'O  Cameroon 30.98
67 3 5 Isabella Millar  Solomon Islands 31.32
68 2 5 Lina Alemayehu Selo  Ethiopia 31.87
69 2 3 Djenabou Jolie Bah  Guinea 31.90
70 2 1 Lidwine Umuhoza Uwase  Rwanda 32.03
71 2 7 Imelda Ximenes Belo  East Timor 32.48
72 2 2 Adele Sodalo Agnes Gaitou  Togo 32.50
73 1 3 Vanessa Bobimbo  Republic of the Congo 33.01
74 1 5 Salima Ahmadou Youssoufou  Niger 33.66
75 1 4 Naima-Zahra Amison  Djibouti 33.69
76 1 6 Tracy Marine Andet  Central African Republic 34.95
77 1 2 Aichata Diabate  Mali 37.55
78 1 7 Olamide Sam  Sierra Leone 42.87
79 1 1 Divine Miansadi Mpolo  Democratic Republic of the Congo 44.10

Semifinals

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The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 23.66 Q, OR
2 2 5 Gretchen Walsh  United States 24.17 Q
3 1 4 Katarzyna Wasick  Poland 24.23 Q
4 1 3 Zhang Yufei  China 24.24 Q
5 1 5 Shayna Jack  Australia 24.29 Q
6 2 3 Meg Harris  Australia 24.33 Q
7 1 6 Wu Qingfeng  China 24.40 Q
1 7 Neža Klančar  Slovenia Q, NR
9 2 6 Michelle Coleman  Sweden 24.47
10 2 8 Anna Hopkin  Great Britain 24.50
11 1 2 Beryl Gastaldello  France 24.66
12 1 8 Valerie van Roon  Netherlands 24.67
13 2 2 Taylor Ruck  Canada 24.72
14 2 1 Sara Curtis  Italy 24.77
15 1 1 Florine Gaspard  Belgium 24.82
16 2 7 Julie Kepp Jensen  Denmark 24.98

Final

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Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 23.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Meg Harris  Australia 23.97
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Zhang Yufei  China 24.20
4 5 Gretchen Walsh  United States 24.21
5 3 Katarzyna Wasick  Poland 24.33
6 8 Neža Klančar  Slovenia 24.35 NR
7 1 Wu Qingfeng  China 24.37
8 2 Shayna Jack  Australia 24.39

References

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  1. ^ a b "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Schedule". Paris 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.