Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (heats & semis)
26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) (final)
Competitors57 from 33 nations
Winning time23.96 GR
Medalists
 Francesca Halsall   England
 Cate Campbell   Australia
 Bronte Campbell   Australia
Swimming at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S8women
100 m S8men
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB9women
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM8women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

The medals were presented by Alison Sheppard, 2002 Commonwealth champion and the quaichs were presented by Francis Paul, Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record Britta Steffen (GER)23.73Rome, Italy2 August 2009[1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record Libby Lenton (AUS)24.61Melbourne, Australia20 March 2006

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
25 JulyHeatBronte Campbell Australia24.52GR
25 JulyHeatFrancesca Halsall England24.31GR
25 JulySemifinalCate Campbell Australia24.17GR
25 JulySemifinalFrancesca Halsall England24.14GR
26 JulyFinalFrancesca Halsall England23.96GR

Results

Heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
174Francesca Halsall England24.31Q, GR
284Cate Campbell Australia24.33Q
364Bronte Campbell Australia24.52Q, GR
473Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas24.61Q
585Melanie Schlanger Australia24.87Q
675Amy Smith England25.08Q
783Sian Harkin Scotland25.30Q
865Victoria Poon Canada25.38Q
976Michelle Williams Canada25.48Q
1063Sandrine Mainville Canada25.62Q
1186Jess Lloyd England25.64Q
1282Trudi Maree South Africa25.80Q
1366Amanda Lim Singapore25.81Q
1477Ariel Weech Bahamas25.93Q
1562Chui Lai Kwan Malaysia26.00Q, NR[3]
1672Hannah McCarthy Wales26.12Q
1787Marina Chan Singapore26.17
1871Sylvia Brunlehner Kenya26.86
1961Caroline Puamau Fiji26.87
2081Quah Ting Wen Singapore26.90
2157Olivia Plateau de Maroussen Mauritius26.99
2252Danielle Hill Northern Ireland27.23
2367Mari Davies Wales27.25
2435Izzy Joachim Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27.30
2551Laura Kinley Isle of Man27.34
2688Margarita Pissaridou Cyprus27.42
2744Jamila Lunkuse Uganda27.43
2843Courtney Butcher Guernsey27.48
2968Felicity Passon Seychelles27.52
3056Elinah Phillip British Virgin Islands27.57
3178Bethany Firth Northern Ireland27.61
3253Rachel Bethel Northern Ireland27.70
3347Matelita Buadromo Fiji27.75
3445Emily Chan Chee Mauritius27.83
3558Cheyenne Rova Fiji27.84
3655Jade Howard Zambia27.94
3748Joyce Tafatatha Malawi28.05
3834Tilka Paljk Zambia28.20
3942Oreoluwa Cherebin Grenada28.50
4033Barbara Vali-Skelton Papua New Guinea28.62
4146Irene Prescott Tonga28.77
4231Amarah Phillip British Virgin Islands28.95
4336Christina Linares Gibraltar29.05
4441Ophelia Swayne Ghana29.09
4537Lianna Swan Pakistan29.10
=4625Mariam Foum Tanzania29.16
38Savannah Tkatchenko Papua New Guinea
=4823Evelina Afoa Samoa29.25
32Anita Field Kenya
5026Rachel Wall Antigua and Barbuda29.35
5114Kiran Khan Pakistan29.46
5254Kirstie Millar Malawi29.50
5324Onika George Guyana29.55
5415Jocelyn Flynn Papua New Guinea29.80
5522Magdalena Moshi Tanzania29.97
5613Adora Lawrence Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31.23
5727Aminath Shajan Maldives31.25

Semifinals
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124Francesca Halsall England24.14Q, GR
214Cate Campbell Australia24.17Q, GR
315Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas24.42Q
423Melanie Schlanger Australia24.59Q
525Bronte Campbell Australia24.62Q
613Amy Smith England25.09Q
716Victoria Poon Canada25.15Q
826Sian Harkin Scotland25.29Q
922Michelle Williams Canada25.45
1027Jess Lloyd England25.59
1117Trudi Maree South Africa25.60
1211Ariel Weech Bahamas25.72
1312Sandrine Mainville Canada25.76
1421Amanda Lim Singapore25.93
1518Hannah McCarthy Wales25.97
1628Chui Lai Kwan Malaysia26.10

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Francesca Halsall England23.96GR
5Cate Campbell Australia24.00
2Bronte Campbell Australia24.20
43Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Bahamas24.34
56Melanie Schlanger Australia24.39
61Victoria Poon Canada25.29
78Sian Harkin Scotland25.31
87Amy Smith England25.37

References
  1. "Fifth gold for Phelps at swimming worlds". CNN. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. Bryan, Rebecca (3 August 2009). "Five-star Phelps ends worlds on golden note". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. Paul, Rajes (26 July 2014). "Swimmer Lai Kwan sets PB but falls short in the semis". The Star. Malaysia: Star Publications. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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