| Event: | Women's 50 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2002 |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 2 August (heats, semifinals) 3 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 25 |
| Win Value: | 24.76 |
| Gold: | Alison Sheppard |
| Goldcga: | SCO |
| Silver: | Jodie Henry |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Toni Jeffs |
| Bronzecga: | NZL |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Heats | 25.65 | GR | |||
| 2 August | Heats | 24.68 | GR |
The heats were held on 2 August, starting at 11:32.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 24.68 | Q, GR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 25.43 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 25.65 | Q, GR | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 25.86 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 25.92 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 25.93 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 25.94 | Q | |||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 26.01 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 26.28 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | Q | |||||
| 11 | 3 | 6 | 26.32 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | Q | |||||
| 5 | 3 | Q | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 5 | 26.34 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 26.36 | Q | |||
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 26.38 | Q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 26.47 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 26.51 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 1 | 26.57 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 7 | 26.74 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 27.00 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 8 | 27.09 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | 5 | 8 | 27.20 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 7 | 27.25 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 6 | 27.35 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 5 | 27.45 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 3 | 27.65 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 8 | 27.88 | ||||
| 30 | 2 | 2 | 28.05 | ||||
| 31 | 1 | 4 | 28.60 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 6 | 29.18 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 3 | 29.37 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 7 | 29.51 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 2 | 29.52 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 5 | 30.73 | ||||
| 37 | 1 | 8 | 30.75 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 1 | 31.16 |
The semifinals were held on 2 August at 19:53.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 25.47 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 25.63 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 25.93 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 26.05 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 26.08 | Q | |||
| 6 | 7 | 26.10 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 26.33 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 26.46 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 24.79 | Q, | |||
| 2 | 5 | 25.64 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 25.85 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 26.09 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 26.15 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 26.19 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 26.20 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 26.39 |
The final was held on 3 August at 19:04.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 24.76 | |||||
| 5 | 25.37 | |||||
| 3 | 25.48 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 25.81 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 25.99 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 26.02 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 26.03 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 26.54 |