2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly
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The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) took place 16 December – 17 December. The heats and semifinals were held on 16 December. The final was held on 17 December.
The following records were established during the competition:
Schreuder withdrew before the semi-finals. Therefore the 17th fastest swimmer, Melanie Schweiger, advances to the semifinals.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Therese Alshammar Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly... |
24.38 | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
22 November 2009 | |
| Championship record | Felicity Galvez Felicity Galvez Felicity Madeline Galvez OAM is an Australian swimmer and two time Olympic gold medalist from Melbourne, Victoria. She was educated at Runnymede College, in Madrid.- Career :... |
25.32 | Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
11 April 2008 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | WR | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 December 2010 | Heats | Therese Alshammar | 25.23 | CR | ||
| 16 December 2010 | Semifinals | Felicity Galvez | 25.20 | CR | ||
| 16 December 2010 | Semifinals | Therese Alshammar | 25.19 | CR | ||
| 17 December 2010 | Final | Therese Alshammar | 24.87 | CR |
Heats
75 swimmers participated in 10 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 5 | 25.23 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | 25.41 | Q | |
| 3 | 10 | 4 | 25.67 | Q | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 25.69 | Q | |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 25.76 | Q | |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 25.77 | Q | |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 25.83 | Q | |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | 25.97 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 26.17 | Q | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | 26.22 | Q | |
| 11 | 8 | 6 | 26.26 | Q | |
| 12 | 10 | 6 | 26.29 | Q | |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | 26.33 | Q | |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 26.36 | Q | |
| 15 | 10 | 7 | 26.39 | Q | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 26.48 | Q | |
| 17 | 10 | 8 | 26.54 | Q |
Schreuder withdrew before the semi-finals. Therefore the 17th fastest swimmer, Melanie Schweiger, advances to the semifinals.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 25.20 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 3 | 25.53 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | 25.54 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | 25.76 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | 26.05 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 26.36 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 26.46 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 26.58 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 25.19 | Q, CR | |
| 2 | 2 | 25.41 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | 25.45 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 25.65 | Q | |
| 5 | 6 | 25.84 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 25.91 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 26.21 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 26.49 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 24.87 | CR | ||
| 5 | 24.90 | |||
| 2 | 25.24 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 25.34 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 25.48 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 25.61 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 25.74 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 25.96 |
External links
- 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m): Women's 50 m butterfly entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2010-12-15.