50 m Freestyle, Women
| Competition | 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m) |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Göteborg
 SWE
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| Held | 18 April 1997 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 41 |
| Countries | 30 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Sandra Völker |  GER |
24.62 (1 h6) |
24.70 (1 FA) |
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| 🥈 | Jenny Thompson |  USA |
25.01 (1 h5) |
24.78 (2 FA) |
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| 🥉 | Le Jingyi |  CHN |
25.05 (2 h6) |
24.83 (3 FA) |
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| 4 | Katrin Meißner | GER |
25.37 (3 h6) |
25.13 (4 FA) |
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| 5 | Leah Martindale |  BAR |
25.51 (2 h5) |
25.32 (5 FA) |
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| 6 | Sue Rolph |  GBR |
25.55 (3 h5) |
25.41 (6 FA) |
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| 7 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE |
25.63 (4 h6) |
25.54 (7 FA) |
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| 8 | Siobhan Cropper |  TTO |
25.58 (4 h5) |
25.68 (8 FA) |
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| 9 | Chao Na | CHN |
25.67 (1 h4) |
25.47 (1 FB) |
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| 10 | Angela Postma |  NED |
25.79 (3 h4) |
25.48 (2 FB) |
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| 11 | Nataliya Meshcheryakova |  RUS |
25.77 (5 h5) |
25.57 (3 FB) |
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| 12 | Judith Draxler |  AUT |
25.87 (5 h4) |
25.67 (4 FB) |
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| 13 | Dita Želvienė |  LTU |
25.68 (5 h6) |
25.78 (5 FB) |
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| 14 | Charlene Wittstock |  RSA |
25.75 (2 h4) |
25.85 (6 FB) |
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| 15 | Laura Nicholls |  CAN |
25.82 (4 h4) |
25.89 (7 FB) |
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| 16 | Angela Kennedy |  AUS |
25.85 (6 h5) |
— (DQ FB) |
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| 17 | Sarah Ryan | AUS |
25.97 (7 h5) |
— | ||
| 18 | Lindsey Farella | USA |
25.98 (8 h5) |
— | ||
| 19 | Karen Hawcroft | GBR |
25.99 (6 h4) |
— | ||
| 20 | Mette Nørskov Nielsen |  DEN |
26.04 (6 h6) |
— | ||
| =21 | Christine Cech | RSA |
26.09 (1 h3) |
— | ||
| =21 | Yevgeniya Yermakova |  KAZ |
26.09 (7 h4) |
— | ||
| 23 | Elín Sigurðardóttir |  ISL |
26.17 (2 h3) |
— | ||
| 24 | Viviana Susin |  ITA |
26.20 (7 h6) |
— | ||
| 25 | Ivana Walterová |  SVK |
26.68 (8 h4) |
— | ||
| 26 | Michelle Cruz | CAN |
26.76 (1 h2) |
— | ||
| 27 | Catherine Surya |  INA |
26.88 (3 h3) |
— | ||
| 28 | Valeria Álvarez |  ARG |
26.92 (8 h6) |
— | ||
| 29 | Agnese Ozoliņa |  LAT |
26.93 (4 h3) |
— | ||
| 30 | Tatiana Lemos |  BRA |
27.46 (5 h3) |
— | ||
| 31 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong |  THA |
27.51 (2 h2) |
— | ||
| 32 | Nermina Jukić |  BIH |
27.52 (6 h3) |
— | ||
| 33 | Marianella Marín |  CRC |
27.57 (3 h2) |
— | ||
| 34 | Lucia Santos | BRA |
27.58 (7 h3) |
— | ||
| 35 | Chiang Tzu-Ying |  TPE |
27.64 (8 h3) |
— | ||
| 36 | Paola España |  MEX |
28.10 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 37 | Triin-Karoliina Meijel |  EST |
28.16 (5 h2) |
— | ||
| 38 | Nicoletta Michaelidou |  CYP |
28.35 (6 h2) |
— | ||
| 39 | Tatiana Maristany | MEX |
28.41 (7 h2) |
— | ||
| 40 | Tang Wei | TPE |
28.46 (1 h1) |
— | ||
| 41 | Vanja Bosankić | BIH |
28.54 (2 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Joy NfashingaboDNS |  UGA |
— (DNS h1) |
— |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tang Wei | TPE |
28.46 | |
| 2 | Vanja Bosankić | BIH |
28.54 | |
| DNS | Joy NfashingaboDNS | UGA |
— |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Cruz | CAN |
26.76 | |
| 2 | Chonlathorn Vorathamrong | THA |
27.51 | |
| 3 | Marianella Marín | CRC |
27.57 | |
| 4 | Paola España | MEX |
28.10 | |
| 5 | Triin-Karoliina Meijel | EST |
28.16 | |
| 6 | Nicoletta Michaelidou | CYP |
28.35 | |
| 7 | Tatiana Maristany | MEX |
28.41 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Cech | RSA |
26.09 | |
| 2 | Elín Sigurðardóttir | ISL |
26.17 | |
| 3 | Catherine Surya | INA |
26.88 | |
| 4 | Agnese Ozoliņa | LAT |
26.93 | |
| 5 | Tatiana Lemos | BRA |
27.46 | |
| 6 | Nermina Jukić | BIH |
27.52 | |
| 7 | Lucia Santos | BRA |
27.58 | |
| 8 | Chiang Tzu-Ying | TPE |
27.64 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chao Na | CHN |
25.67 | |
| 2 | Charlene Wittstock | RSA |
25.75 | |
| 3 | Angela Postma | NED |
25.79 | |
| 4 | Laura Nicholls | CAN |
25.82 | |
| 5 | Judith Draxler | AUT |
25.87 | |
| 6 | Karen Hawcroft | GBR |
25.99 | |
| 7 | Yevgeniya Yermakova | KAZ |
26.09 | |
| 8 | Ivana Walterová | SVK |
26.68 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenny Thompson | USA |
25.01 | |
| 2 | Leah Martindale | BAR |
25.51 | |
| 3 | Sue Rolph | GBR |
25.55 | |
| 4 | Siobhan Cropper | TTO |
25.58 | |
| 5 | Nataliya Meshcheryakova | RUS |
25.77 | |
| 6 | Angela Kennedy | AUS |
25.85 | |
| 7 | Sarah Ryan | AUS |
25.97 | |
| 8 | Lindsey Farella | USA |
25.98 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Völker | GER |
24.62 | |
| 2 | Le Jingyi | CHN |
25.05 | |
| 3 | Katrin Meißner | GER |
25.37 | |
| 4 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE |
25.63 | |
| 5 | Dita Želvienė | LTU |
25.68 | |
| 6 | Mette Nørskov Nielsen | DEN |
26.04 | |
| 7 | Viviana Susin | ITA |
26.20 | |
| 8 | Valeria Álvarez | ARG |
26.92 |
Final
Final A
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Völker | GER |
24.70 | |
| 2 | Jenny Thompson | USA |
24.78 | |
| 3 | Le Jingyi | CHN |
24.83 | |
| 4 | Katrin Meißner | GER |
25.13 | |
| 5 | Leah Martindale | BAR |
25.32 | |
| 6 | Sue Rolph | GBR |
25.41 | |
| 7 | Therèse Alshammar | SWE |
25.54 | |
| 8 | Siobhan Cropper | TTO |
25.68 |
Final B
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chao Na | CHN |
25.47 | |
| 2 | Angela Postma | NED |
25.48 | |
| 3 | Nataliya Meshcheryakova | RUS |
25.57 | |
| 4 | Judith Draxler | AUT |
25.67 | |
| 5 | Dita Želvienė | LTU |
25.78 | |
| 6 | Charlene Wittstock | RSA |
25.85 | |
| 7 | Laura Nicholls | CAN |
25.89 | |
| DQ | Angela Kennedy | AUS |
— |