Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 and 3 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates2 August (heats, semifinals)
3 August (final)
Competitors38 from 25 nations
Winning time24.76
Medalists
 Alison Sheppard   Scotland
 Jodie Henry   Australia
 Toni Jeffs   New Zealand
Swimming at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
50 m EADmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m EADmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

Records

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

World record Inge De Bruijn (NED)24.13Sydney, Australia22 September 2000
Commonwealth record'
Games record'

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
2 AugustHeatsAlice Mills Australia25.65GR
2 AugustHeatsAlison Sheppard Scotland24.68GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 2 August, starting at 11:32.[1]

RankHeatLaneNameNationTimeNotes
154Alison Sheppard Scotland24.68Q, GR
253Toni Jeffs New Zealand25.43Q
345Alice Mills Australia25.65Q, GR
444Jodie Henry Australia25.86Q
532Laura Pomeroy Canada25.92Q
655Rosalind Brett England25.93Q
746Laura Nicholls Canada25.94Q
843Vivienne Rignall New Zealand26.01Q
934Sarah Ryan Australia26.28Q
56Catrin Davies WalesQ
1136Sarah Whewell England26.32Q
52Helene Muller South AfricaQ
53Joscelin Yeo SingaporeQ
1435Melanie Marshall England26.34Q
1547Caroline Pickering Fiji26.36Q
1633Julie Douglas Northern Ireland26.38Q
1742Leah Martindale Barbados26.47
1841Samantha McNeilly Scotland26.51
1951Jenna Gresdal Canada26.57
2057Mandy Leach Zimbabwe26.74
2131Linda McEachrane Trinidad and Tobago27.00
2248Sharntelle McLean Trinidad and Tobago27.09
21Angela Chuck Jamaica
2458Julia Martin Wales27.20
2527Tamara Swaby Jamaica27.25
2626Nikia Deveaux Bahamas27.35
2725Karla Hancocks Wales27.45
2823Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane Papua New Guinea27.65
2928Emma Hirst Jersey27.88
3022Kiera Aitken Bermuda28.05
3114Emily Crookall-Nixon Isle of Man28.60
3216Elaine Reyes Gibraltar29.18
3313Tanya Anacleto Mozambique29.37
3417Rachel Fortunato Gibraltar29.51
3512Nathalie Lee Baw Mauritius29.52
3615Sana Abdul Wahid Pakistan30.73
3718Ursula Kuenzli Zambia30.75
3811Olivia Aya Nakitanda Uganda31.16

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 2 August at 19:53.[2]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
15Jodie Henry Australia25.47Q
24Toni Jeffs New Zealand25.63Q
33Rosalind Brett England25.93Q
46Vivienne Rignall New Zealand26.05Q
52Catrin Davies Wales26.08Q
67Helene Muller South Africa26.10
78Julie Douglas Northern Ireland26.33
81Melanie Marshall England26.46

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
14Alison Sheppard Scotland24.79Q,
25Alice Mills Australia25.64Q
33Laura Pomeroy Canada25.85Q
46Laura Nicholls Canada26.09
52Sarah Ryan Australia26.15
67Sarah Whewell England26.19
71Joscelin Yeo Singapore26.20
88Caroline Pickering Fiji26.39

Final

The final was held on 3 August at 19:04.[3]

RankLaneNameNationResultNotes
4Alison Sheppard Scotland24.76
5Jodie Henry Australia25.37
3Toni Jeffs New Zealand25.48
46Alice Mills Australia25.81
52Laura Pomeroy Canada25.99
61Vivienne Rignall New Zealand26.02
77Rosalind Brett England26.03
88Catrin Davies Wales26.54

References
  1. "Results". m2002.thecgf.com.
  2. "Results". m2002.thecgf.com.
  3. "Results". m2002.thecgf.com.
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