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The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 14 and 15 December 2024. [1] Records ... World record ...
In short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991. The drop in world record times in 2008-2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo ( LZR , 50% polyurethane ) in 2008 and by Arena ( X-Glide ), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer ...
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
The 29-year-old cruised to victory in the 50-meter freestyle to win her 21 st individual medal at the world championships, setting a blistering time of 23.62, just 0.01 seconds slower than the ...
World record progression 50 metres freestyle; World record progression 100 metres freestyle; World record progression 200 metres freestyle; World record progression 400 metres freestyle; World record progression 800 metres freestyle; World record progression 1500 metres freestyle; World record progression 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay
She posted a time of 24.06, the second-fastest ever in the event, to erase Inge de Bruijn's 2000 record, and to hold off U.S. swimmer Dara Torres in a close race by a hundredth of a second (0.01). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Returning from an eight-year absence, Torres became the first woman in Olympic history to swim past the age of 40. [ 4 ]
In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Manuel posted the 18th-fastest ...
The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. [1] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.