Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
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The Women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
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Six heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
took place on October 7 and 8 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex
SPM Swimming Pool Complex
The Dr. S. P. Mukherjee Swimming Stadium or SPM Swimming Pool Complex is a swimming complex in New Delhi, India, that is hosting the aquatics events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games...
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Six heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The top sixteen advanced to the semifinals and the top eight from there qualified for the finals.
Heats summary
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... |
25.05 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Yolane Kukla Yolane Kukla Yolane Nicole Kukla is an Australian butterfly and freestyle swimmer.-Career:At the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney at just 14, Kukla earned selection for the Commonwealth Games team for Delhi, where she won the gold medal in the 50m freestyle, and Australian team for the... |
25.47 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Marieke Guehrer Marieke Guehrer Marieke Katherine Guehrer is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds... |
25.55 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Hayley Palmer Hayley Palmer Hayley Gloria Palmer is an Olympian and National Record holding swimmer from New Zealand. She swam for NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life:Palmer was born in Cheltenham, England... |
25.58 | Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Victoria Poon | 25.60 | Q | |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Amy Smith | 25.67 | Q | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Alice Mills Alice Mills Alice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals.... |
25.73 | Q | |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | Lai Chui | 26.38 | Q | |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Amaka Gessler | 26.40 | Q | |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lucy Ellis | 26.63 | Q | |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Cherelle Thompson | 26.65 | Q | |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Jessica Sylvester Jessica Sylvester Jessica Aimee Sylvester is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.... |
26.74 | Q | |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Sara Hamilton | 26.80 | Q | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Georgia Holderness | 27.01 | Q | |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Chii Leung | 27.15 | Q | |
| 16 | 6 | 7 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | 27.30 | Q |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yolane Kukla Yolane Kukla Yolane Nicole Kukla is an Australian butterfly and freestyle swimmer.-Career:At the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney at just 14, Kukla earned selection for the Commonwealth Games team for Delhi, where she won the gold medal in the 50m freestyle, and Australian team for the... |
25.02 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Hayley Palmer Hayley Palmer Hayley Gloria Palmer is an Olympian and National Record holding swimmer from New Zealand. She swam for NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life:Palmer was born in Cheltenham, England... |
25.11 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Amy Smith | 25.49 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Lai Chui | 26.03 | Q | |
| 5 | 7 | Jessica Sylvester Jessica Sylvester Jessica Aimee Sylvester is a British freestyle swimmer.Sylvester represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4×100 m freestyle relay swimming event.... |
26.31 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Georgia Holderness | 26.62 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lucy Ellis | 26.77 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane | 26.92 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... |
25.18 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Victoria Poon | 25.26 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Marieke Guehrer Marieke Guehrer Marieke Katherine Guehrer is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds... |
25.35 | Q | |
| 4 | 6 | Alice Mills Alice Mills Alice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals.... |
25.63 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Amaka Gessler | 26.31 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Cherelle Thompson | 26.70 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Sara Hamilton | 26.83 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Chii Leung | 27.13 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Yolane Kukla Yolane Kukla Yolane Nicole Kukla is an Australian butterfly and freestyle swimmer.-Career:At the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships in Sydney at just 14, Kukla earned selection for the Commonwealth Games team for Delhi, where she won the gold medal in the 50m freestyle, and Australian team for the... |
24.86 | |||
| 3 | Francesca Halsall Francesca Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall is a British freestyle and butterfly swimmer.Halsall was the youngest member of the Team England swim squad at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne where she won silver medals in the 4×100 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley relays.She was a member of the European... |
24.98 | |||
| 5 | Hayley Palmer Hayley Palmer Hayley Gloria Palmer is an Olympian and National Record holding swimmer from New Zealand. She swam for NZ at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.-Early life:Palmer was born in Cheltenham, England... |
25.01 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Victoria Poon | 25.13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Marieke Guehrer Marieke Guehrer Marieke Katherine Guehrer is an Australian swimmer who is the world record holder in the 50 metres butterfly short course. She clocked 24.99 seconds... |
25.26 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Alice Mills Alice Mills Alice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals.... |
25.50 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Amy Smith | 25.74 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Lai Chui | 26.05 |