Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly
Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 25 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 26 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 45 | |||||||||
Winning time | 25.90 seconds | |||||||||
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The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 26 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 25 July, with the final[3] being held on 26 July.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 25.64 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 26 May 2000 | |
Championship record | New event |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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25 July | Heat 5 | Natalie Coughlin | ![]() | 26.52 | CR |
25 July | Semifinal 1 | Inge de Bruijn | ![]() | 26.10 | CR |
26 July | Final | Inge de Bruijn | ![]() | 25.90 | CR |
Results
Heats
Semifinals
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Inge de Bruijn | ![]() | 26.10 | Q, CR |
2 | Therese Alshammar | ![]() | 26.18 | Q |
3 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | ![]() | 26.56 | Q |
4 | Natalie Coughlin | ![]() | 26.64 | Q |
5 | Petria Thomas | ![]() | 26.78 | Q |
6 | Karen Egdal | ![]() | 26.87 | Q |
7 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | ![]() | 27.05 | Q |
8 | Ruan Yi | ![]() | 27.10 | Q |
9 | Urska Slapsak | ![]() | 27.12 | |
10 | Alison Sheppard | ![]() | 27.15 | |
11 | Junko Onishi | ![]() | 27.17 | |
12 | Mary Descenza | ![]() | 27.18 | |
12 | Vered Borochovski | ![]() | 27.18 | |
14 | Natalia Soutiagina | ![]() | 27.46 | |
15 | Fabienne Dufour | ![]() | 27.49 | |
16 | Alena Popchanka | ![]() | 27.69 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Inge de Bruijn | ![]() | 25.90 | CR |
![]() | Therese Alshammar | ![]() | 26.18 | |
![]() | Anna-Karin Kammerling | ![]() | 26.45 | |
4 | Natalie Coughlin | ![]() | 26.70 | |
5 | Petria Thomas | ![]() | 26.91 | |
6 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | ![]() | 27.02 | |
7 | Karen Egdal | ![]() | 27.03 | |
8 | Ruan Yi | ![]() | 27.19 |