2023 World Para Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle explained

See main article: 2023 World Para Swimming Championships. The women's 50m freestyle events at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships were held at the Manchester Aquatics Centre between 31 July and 6 August. Events were held in eleven classifications.

Medalists

S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13

Results

S3

12 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on 4 August.[1] Swimmers in S1 and S2 classes were eligible in this event.

The applicable records going into this event were as follows:[2]

S1
World recordIngrid Thunem51.33
Championship recordDanielle Watts1:21.27
S2
World recordIngrid Thunem53.94
Championship recordYip Pin Xiu1:03.77
S3
World recordLeanne Smith40.32
Championship record
Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 1 4 43.54 Q
2 2 5 49.36 Q
3 1 5 54.56 Q
4 2 3 Patricia Valle1:01.94 Q
5 2 4 1:04.79 Q
6 1 3 Maiara Barreto1:05.59 Q
7 2 6 Sonja Sigurđardóttir1:07.82 Q
8 1 6 1:14.94 Q
9 2 2 1:35.44
10 1 2 1:57.72
11 1 7 2:01.41
12 2 7 2:01.80
Final
Rank Lane Name Nation Result Notes
4 42.51
5 47.83
3 55.52
4 6 Patricia Valle58.64
5 7 Maiara Barreto1:02.11
6 2 1:02.37
7 1 Sonja Sigurđardóttir1:07.75
8 8 1:17.08

S4

8 swimmers took part in the event, which progressed straight to final. The event took place on 4 August.

RecordSwimmerNationTime
World recordTanja Scholz36.92
Championship record38.09
Final
Rank Lane Swimmer NationTime
4 38.90
6 Pereira Dos Santos40.34
5 40.59
4 3 40.61
5 7 42.95
6 2 Nely Miranda44.01
7 1 44.65
8 8 48.34

S5

15 swimmers took part in this event, with both the heats and final on Monday 31 July.[3]

: Tully Kearney : 34.07

Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 1 6 36.78 Q
2 2 4 37.68 Q
3 2 5 38.05 Q
4 2 1 38.66 Q
5 1 4 38.82 Q
6 1 7 40.52 Q
7 2 6 40.77 Q
8 1 2 41.45 Q
9 1 5 43.48
10 1 3 44.52
11 2 2 44.67
12 2 7 45.07
13 2 8 45.55
14 1 1 47.68
- 2 3 DSQ
Final[4]
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Result Notes
5 36.71
4 36.73
6 37.36
4 2 39.57
5 7 39.75
6 3 39.77
7 1 41.32
8 8 41.48

S6

HeatsTen swimmers entered this event, although one did not start. The event took place on 5 August.

The applicable records at the start of the event where as follows

RecordSwimmerNationTime
World RecordAnna Hontar32.75
Championship Record
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 2 4 33.23 Q
2 2 5 33.84 Q
3 1 5 34.08 Q
4 1 3 35.01 Q
5 1 4 35.3 Q
6 2 6 35.53 Q
7 2 2 37.98 Q
8 1 2 45.37 Q
9 1 6 51.27
- 2 3 DNS
Final
Rank LaneSwimmerNation Time Notes
4 32.55 WR
5 32.90 AS
2 34.04
4 3 34.34
5 6 34.71
6 7 35.46
7 1 37.88
8 8 51.65

S7

8 swimmers entered this race, which proceeded directly to final.

The applicable records on entry were as follows:

RecordSwimmerNationTime
World recordMallory Weggemann31.64
Championship record
Final
Rank LaneSwimmerNation Times
4 33.01
5 33.99
6 34.91
4 2 35.48
5 1 35.94
6 3 36.44
7 7 36.71
8 8 36.79

S8

11 swimmers entered the event.

The applicable records entering the event were as follows:

RecordSwimmerNationTime
World recordAlice Tai28.97
Championship record29.55
Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 2 4 Cecília Jerônimo de Araújo30.63 Q
2 2 5 31.5 Q
3 1 4 31.72 Q
4 1 5 31.92 Q
5 1 6 Zhu Hui32.48 Q
6 2 3 32.85 Q
7 2 6 33.08 Q
8 1 3 33.37 Q
9 2 7 35.79
10 2 2 36.26
11 1 2 36.63
Final
Rank LaneAthlete Nation Result Notes
4 Cecília Jerônimo de Araújo30.03
5 30.97
6 31.07
4 3 31.25
5 7 32.74
5 2 32.74
7 8 32.77
8 1 33.24

S9

8 swimmers entered this event, which progressed straight to final. The final took place on 6 August.

FinalThe applicable records entering the event were as follows:
RecordSwimmerNationTime
World recordSophie Pascoe27.32
Championship record27.77
Rank Lane Swimmer Nation ResultNotes
4 27.70
5 28.03
3 29.36
4 6 29.37
5 7 29.56
6 2 Elizabeth Smith29.67
7 8 Xu Jialing30.09
8 1 30.42

S10

12 swimmers entered this event. The heats were held on Monday 31 July. The top eight, regardless of heat, progressed to the final.[5]

WR: Aurelie Rivard : 27.37

Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 2 4 27.71 Q
2 2 5 28.19 Q
3 1 5 28.32 Q
4 2 6 28.36 Q
5 1 4 28.46 Q
6 2 3 28.69 Q
7 1 7 28.82 Q
8 2 2 28.87 Q
9 1 3 28.99
10 1 6 29.12
11 2 7 29.48
12 1 2 29.86
Final

The Final took place at 20:38 on 31 July.[6]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Result Notes
4 27.64
3 28.06
6 28.39
4 5 28.41
5 7 28.43
6 2 28.46
7 1 28.85
8 8 30.93

S11

WR: Ma Jia 29.20

Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 1 4 29.32 Q
2 2 5 30.02 Q
3 2 4 30.04 Q
4 2 3 30.39 Q
5 1 3 31.28 Q
6 1 6 31.47 Q
7 2 6 31.72 Q
8 2 2 31.74 Q
9 1 5 32.06
10 1 2 33.44
11 1 7 33.85
12 2 7 34.03
13 2 1 34.57
14 1 1 35.98
Final

The final was held at 19:38 on 31 July.[7]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Result Notes
4 29.74
5 30.07
3 30.28
4 6 30.6
5 2 30.89
6 1 31.31
7 8 31.91
8 7 32.26

S12

10 Swimmers representing eight national teams entered the race. Heats were held in the morning of 2 August. The top eight swimmers, regardless of heat, qualify for the final.[8] [9]

The applicable records entering the event were as follows:

Record Swimmer Time
World record 26.68
Championship record 26.86
Heats
Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Result Notes
1 2 4 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago26.65 Q WR CR
2 2 5 28.42 Q
3 1 4 28.69 Q
4 1 5 28.72 Q
5 2 3 28.73 Q
6 2 6 30.83 Q
7 1 3 31.22 Q
8 1 6 31.43 Q
9 1 2 31.45
10 2 2 32.19
Final
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Result Notes
4 Maria Carolina Gomes Santiago26.71
5 28.01
6 28.38
4 3 28.56
5 2 29.09
6 7 30.16
7 1 31.35
8 8 31.37

S13

Nine swimmers took part in this event. It was held on 6 August.

RecordSwimmerNationTime
World recordKatja Dedekind26.56
Championship record26.98
Heats
Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 2 4 27.88 Q
2 2 5 28.01 Q
3 1 4 28.03 Q
4 1 3 28.5 Q
4 2 3 28.5 Q
6 1 5 28.52 Q
7 1 6 28.98 Q
8 1 2 29.37 Q
9 2 2 29.41
Final
Rank Lane Swimmer NationTime
4 27.17
5 27.49
2 27.69
4 3 27.74
5 6 Emma Feliu28.02
6 7 Marian Polo28.43
7 1 29.01
8 8 29.36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships : W 50m Freestyle S3 Heats .
  2. https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resSW7G23/pdf/SW7G23/SW/SW7G23_SW_B99_SW0000000.pdf Manchester 2023 Results Book
  3. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships : W 50m Freestyle S5 Heats .
  4. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para Swimming Championships W 50 m Fr S5 Final .
  5. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para-swimming Championships : W 50 m Fr S10 Heats .
  6. Web site: Manchester 2023 World Para-swimming Championships : W 50 m Fr S10 Final .
  7. https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resSW7G23/pdf/SW7G23/SW/SW7G23_SW_C74A_SWW111100.pdf WOMEN'S 50M FREESTYLE S11 FINAL
  8. Web site: Manchester 2023 : World Para Swimming Championships: M 50m Fr S5 Heats .
  9. Web site: Overend . Riley . 2023-08-01 . 2023 Para Worlds Day 1: China's Guo Jincheng Crushes His Own WR in Men's 50 Free S5 . 2023-08-02 . SwimSwam . en-US.