Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 50 metre freestyle

|games = 2018

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Gold Coast Aquatic Centre

|dates = 6 April (heats, semifinals)
7 April (final)

|competitors = 40

|nations = 30

|win_value = 23.78

|gold = Cate Campbell

|goldCGA = AUS

|silver = Bronte Campbell

|silverCGA = AUS

|silver2 = Taylor Ruck

|silverCGA2 = CAN

|bronze =

|bronzeCGA =

|prev = 2014

|next = 2022

}}

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

{{Commonwealth Games Record Swimming

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Sarah Sjöström|SWE}}

| world_mark = 23.67

| world_place = Budapest, Hungary

| world_date = 29 July 2017

| world_ref =

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Cate Campbell|AUS}}

| commonwealth_mark = 23.79

| commonwealth_place = Gold Coast, Australia

| commonwealth_date = 3 March 2018

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagCGFathlete|Francesca Halsall|ENG|2014}}

| games_mark = 23.96

| games_place = Glasgow, United Kingdom

| games_date = 26 July 2014

| games_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record

6 April

Semifinal

align=left|Cate Campbell

align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}

23.88

7 April

Final

align=left|Cate Campbell

align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2018}}

23.78

Results

=Heats=

The heats were held on 6 April at 10:47.[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SWM/CG2018-_SWM_C74A_SWMW50MFR-------------HEAT--------.pdf Heats results]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nation	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|1	6	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.24	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|2	4	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Shayna\|Jack}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.50	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|3	5	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.87	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|4	6	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Ruck}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.13	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|5	5	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Erin\|Gallagher}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.21	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|6	5	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Anna\|Hopkin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	25.29	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|7	6	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kayla\|Sanchez}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.47	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|8	5	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emma\|Chelius}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.62	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|9	6	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lucy\|Hope\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2018}}	25.85	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|10	4	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Laticia\|Transom}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NZL\|2018}}	25.96	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|11	4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kalia\|Antoniou}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CYP\|2018}}	25.97	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|12	6	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Jackson}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	26.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|13	5	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2018}}	26.02	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|14	4	5	align="left" \|Quah Ting Wen	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2018}}	26.22	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|15	5	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	26.59	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|16	6	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maria\|Brunlehner}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	26.70	Q
17	6	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lushavel\|Stickland}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SAM\|2018}}	26.84
18	5	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cheyenne\|Rova}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2018}}	27.08
19	6	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emily Siobhan\|Muteti}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	27.14
20	3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Matelita\|Buadromo}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2018}}	27.19
21	4	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Alison\|Jackson\|Alison Jackson (swimmer)}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	27.34
22	5	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Tilka\|Paljk}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2018}}	27.47
23	3	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Tatiana\|Tostevin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GUE\|2018}}	27.52
24	4	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Elodie\|Poo Cheong}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|MRI\|2018}}	27.63
25	3	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Dilrukshi\|Perera}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SRI\|2018}}	27.75
26	1	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maayaa\|Ayawere}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GHA\|2018}}	28.38
26	3	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Oreoluwa\|Cherebin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GRN\|2018}}	28.38
28	2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Therese\|Soukup}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SEY\|2018}}	28.45
29	3	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Aaliyah\|Palestrini}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SEY\|2018}}	28.52
30	3	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Makaela\|Holowchak}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ANT\|2018}}	28.65
31	2	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Christina\|Linares}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GIB\|2018}}	28.68
32	3	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bisma\|Khan}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|PAK\|2018}}	28.75
33	2	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Vinoli\|Kaluarachchi}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SRI\|2018}}	28.76
34	3	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jamila\|Sanmoogan}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GUY\|2018}}	28.86
35	2	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Avice\|Meya}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|UGA\|2018}}	29.09
36	1	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Charissa\|Panuve}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|TGA\|2018}}	30.34
37	2	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Miss\|Khatun}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|BAN\|2018}}	31.10
38	2	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Aliah\|Maginley}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ANT\|2018}}	31.20
39	4	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Angelia\|Charles}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SOL\|2018}}	36.18
40	1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bunturabie\|Jalloh}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SLE\|2018}}	38.27
{{hs\|41}}	4	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Penny\|Oleksiak}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	{{sort\|99.99\|DNS}}

=Semifinals=

The semifinals were held on 6 April at 20:12.[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SWM/CG2018-_SWM_C74A_SWMW50MFR-------------SFNL--------.pdf Semifinals results]

==Semifinal 1==

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Shayna\|Jack}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.63	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Ruck}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	24.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Anna\|Hopkin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	25.33	Q
4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emma\|Chelius}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.89
5	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Laticia\|Transom}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NZL\|2018}}	25.95
6	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Jackson}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	26.08
7	1	align="left" \|Quah Ting Wen	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2018}}	26.25
8	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maria\|Brunlehner}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	26.63

==Semifinal 2==

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	23.88	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.38	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Erin\|Gallagher}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kayla\|Sanchez}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.20	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2018}}	25.80	Q
6	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lucy\|Hope\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2018}}	25.87
7	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kalia\|Antoniou}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CYP\|2018}}	25.89
8	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	26.61

=Final=

The final was held on 7 April at 19:43.[https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SWM/CG2018-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW50MFR-------------FNL-000100--.pdf Final results]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{gold01}}	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	23.78	CR, OC
{{silver02}}	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.26
{{silver02}}	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Ruck}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	24.26	NR
4	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Shayna\|Jack}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.57
5	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Erin\|Gallagher}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.03
6	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kayla\|Sanchez}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.12
7	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Anna\|Hopkin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	25.28
8	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2018}}	25.56

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's 50 metre freestyle}}

Women's 50 metre freestyle

Commonwealth Games

Common

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nation	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \|1	6	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.24	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|2	4	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Shayna\|Jack}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.50	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|3	5	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.87	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|4	6	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Ruck}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.13	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|5	5	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Erin\|Gallagher}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.21	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|6	5	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Anna\|Hopkin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	25.29	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|7	6	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kayla\|Sanchez}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.47	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|8	5	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emma\|Chelius}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.62	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|9	6	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lucy\|Hope\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2018}}	25.85	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|10	4	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Laticia\|Transom}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NZL\|2018}}	25.96	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|11	4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kalia\|Antoniou}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CYP\|2018}}	25.97	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|12	6	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Jackson}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	26.01	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|13	5	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2018}}	26.02	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|14	4	5	align="left" \|Quah Ting Wen	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2018}}	26.22	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|15	5	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	26.59	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \|16	6	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maria\|Brunlehner}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	26.70	Q
17	6	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lushavel\|Stickland}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SAM\|2018}}	26.84
18	5	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cheyenne\|Rova}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2018}}	27.08
19	6	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emily Siobhan\|Muteti}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	27.14
20	3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Matelita\|Buadromo}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2018}}	27.19
21	4	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Alison\|Jackson\|Alison Jackson (swimmer)}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	27.34
22	5	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Tilka\|Paljk}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2018}}	27.47
23	3	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Tatiana\|Tostevin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GUE\|2018}}	27.52
24	4	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Elodie\|Poo Cheong}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|MRI\|2018}}	27.63
25	3	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Dilrukshi\|Perera}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SRI\|2018}}	27.75
26	1	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maayaa\|Ayawere}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GHA\|2018}}	28.38
26	3	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Oreoluwa\|Cherebin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GRN\|2018}}	28.38
28	2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Therese\|Soukup}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SEY\|2018}}	28.45
29	3	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Aaliyah\|Palestrini}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SEY\|2018}}	28.52
30	3	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Makaela\|Holowchak}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ANT\|2018}}	28.65
31	2	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Christina\|Linares}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GIB\|2018}}	28.68
32	3	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bisma\|Khan}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|PAK\|2018}}	28.75
33	2	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Vinoli\|Kaluarachchi}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SRI\|2018}}	28.76
34	3	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jamila\|Sanmoogan}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|GUY\|2018}}	28.86
35	2	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Avice\|Meya}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|UGA\|2018}}	29.09
36	1	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Charissa\|Panuve}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|TGA\|2018}}	30.34
37	2	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Miss\|Khatun}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|BAN\|2018}}	31.10
38	2	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Aliah\|Maginley}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ANT\|2018}}	31.20
39	4	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Angelia\|Charles}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SOL\|2018}}	36.18
40	1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bunturabie\|Jalloh}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SLE\|2018}}	38.27
{{hs\|41}}	4	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Penny\|Oleksiak}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	{{sort\|99.99\|DNS}}

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Shayna\|Jack}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.63	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Taylor\|Ruck}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	24.72	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Anna\|Hopkin}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	25.33	Q
4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Emma\|Chelius}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.89
5	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Laticia\|Transom}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NZL\|2018}}	25.95
6	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jessica\|Jackson}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2018}}	26.08
7	1	align="left" \|Quah Ting Wen	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2018}}	26.25
8	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Maria\|Brunlehner}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|KEN\|2018}}	26.63

Rank	Lane	Name	Nation	Result	Notes
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	4	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Cate\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	23.88	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	5	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Bronte\|Campbell}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2018}}	24.38	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Erin\|Gallagher}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2018}}	25.03	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kayla\|Sanchez}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2018}}	25.20	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	1	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Danielle\|Hill\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2018}}	25.80	Q
6	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lucy\|Hope\|dab=swimmer}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2018}}	25.87
7	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kalia\|Antoniou}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CYP\|2018}}	25.89
8	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Lauren\|Hew}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|CAY\|2018}}	26.61