Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
The competition over 50 meters freestyle of women in the 2012 Olympics in London was held on 3 and 4 August 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre. 73 athletes took part.
There were ten heats. The 16 fastest swimmers of all heats qualified for the two semi-finals, which were held on the same day. To determine the 16 launch site had to be inserted after the heats a swimming excretion between three simultaneous starters. For the finale, the fastest eight swimmers qualified both semi-finals.
Abbreviations: WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record, NR = National record, PB = personal best, JWB = Jahresweltbestzeit
- 4.1 Run 1
- 4.2 Run 2
Existing Records
Title holders
Leader
Flow 1
August 3, 2012
Adzo Kpossi (born 25 January 1999) was 13 years old the youngest participant in the Olympic Games in London.
Flow 2
August 3, 2012
Forward 3
August 3, 2012
Forward 4
August 3, 2012
Forward 5
August 3, 2012
Supply 6
August 3, 2012
The Hungarian Eszter Dara tratt not at the start.
Supply 7
August 3, 2012
Flow 8
August 3, 2012
Forward 9
August 3, 2012
Flow 10
August 3, 2012
Elimination race
August 3, 2012
With 25.23 seconds, which qualified for the 16th and last semi-final place, swam Bateman (flow 7), Joyce ( lead 8) and Smith (flow 9) exactly the same time.
Semifinal
Run 1
August 3, 2012
Run 2
August 3, 2012
Final
August 4, 2012, 19:30 CET Clock
Alexandra Gerasimenja that could improve the Belarusian national record equal to two times in this competition, took care of the first medal win a swimmer from Belarus in this discipline. With Arianna Vanderpool - Wallace for the first time reached an affiliate of the Bahamas is an Olympic swimming final.