Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates6 April (heats, semifinals)
7 April (final)
Competitors40 from 30 nations
Winning time23.78
Medalists
 Cate Campbell   Australia
 Bronte Campbell   Australia
 Taylor Ruck   Canada
Swimming at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
50 m S7/S8menwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB8/SB9menwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
50 m S7women
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM10women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23.67Budapest, Hungary29 July 2017
Commonwealth record Cate Campbell (AUS)23.79Gold Coast, Australia3 March 2018
Games record Francesca Halsall (ENG)23.96Glasgow, United Kingdom26 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
6 AprilSemifinalCate Campbell Australia23.88GR
7 AprilFinalCate Campbell Australia23.78CR, GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 6 April at 10:47.[1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationTimeNotes
164Cate Campbell Australia24.24Q
244Shayna Jack Australia24.50Q
354Bronte Campbell Australia24.87Q
465Taylor Ruck Canada25.13Q
553Erin Gallagher South Africa25.21Q
655Anna Hopkin England25.29Q
763Kayla Sanchez Canada25.47Q
856Emma Chelius South Africa25.62Q
966Lucy Hope Scotland25.85Q
1042Laticia Transom New Zealand25.96Q
1146Kalia Antoniou Cyprus25.97Q
1262Jessica Jackson England26.01Q
1352Danielle Hill Northern Ireland26.02Q
1445Quah Ting Wen Singapore26.22Q
1557Lauren Hew Cayman Islands26.59Q
1668Maria Brunlehner Kenya26.70Q
1767Lushavel Stickland Samoa26.84
1851Cheyenne Rova Fiji27.08
1961Emily Siobhan Muteti Kenya27.14
2033Matelita Buadromo Fiji27.19
2147Alison Jackson Cayman Islands27.34
2258Tilka Paljk Zambia27.47
2337Tatiana Tostevin Guernsey27.52
2448Elodie Poo Cheong Mauritius27.63
2536Dilrukshi Perera Sri Lanka27.75
2615Maayaa Ayawere Ghana28.38
2632Oreoluwa Cherebin Grenada28.38
2825Therese Soukup Seychelles28.45
2934Aaliyah Palestrini Seychelles28.52
3038Makaela Holowchak Antigua and Barbuda28.65
3122Christina Linares Gibraltar28.68
3235Bisma Khan Pakistan28.75
3324Vinoli Kaluarachchi Sri Lanka28.76
3431Jamila Sanmoogan Guyana28.86
3526Avice Meya Uganda29.09
3613Charissa Panuve Tonga30.34
3723Miss Khatun Bangladesh31.10
3827Aliah Maginley Antigua and Barbuda31.20
3941Angelia Charles Solomon Islands36.18
4014Bunturabie Jalloh Sierra Leone38.27
43Penny Oleksiak CanadaDNS

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 6 April at 20:12.[2]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
14Shayna Jack Australia24.63Q
25Taylor Ruck Canada24.72Q
33Anna Hopkin England25.33Q
46Emma Chelius South Africa25.89
52Laticia Transom New Zealand25.95
67Jessica Jackson England26.08
71Quah Ting Wen Singapore26.25
88Maria Brunlehner Kenya26.63

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
14Cate Campbell Australia23.88Q, GR
25Bronte Campbell Australia24.38Q
33Erin Gallagher South Africa25.03Q
46Kayla Sanchez Canada25.20Q
51Danielle Hill Northern Ireland25.80Q
62Lucy Hope Scotland25.87
77Kalia Antoniou Cyprus25.89
88Lauren Hew Cayman Islands26.61

Final

The final was held on 7 April at 19:43.[3]

RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
4Cate Campbell Australia23.78CR, GR
5Bronte Campbell Australia24.26
6Taylor Ruck Canada24.26NR
43Shayna Jack Australia24.57
52Erin Gallagher South Africa25.03
67Kayla Sanchez Canada25.12
71Anna Hopkin England25.28
88Danielle Hill Northern Ireland25.56

References
  1. Heats results
  2. Semifinals results
  3. Final results
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