Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates26 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
27 July 2001 (final)
Competitors39
Winning time30.84 seconds
Medalists
gold medal Luo Xuejuan   China
silver medal Kristy Kowal   United States
bronze medal Zoë Baker   Great Britain
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Main article: Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 27 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 26 July, with the final[3] being held on 27 July.

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:

World record  Penelope Heyns (RSA) 30.83 Sydney, Australia 29 August 1999
Championship record New event

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
26 July 2001 Heat 5 Zoë Baker  United Kingdom 31.23 CR
26 July 2001 Semifinal 1 Luo Xuejuan  China 31.10 CR
27 July 2001 Final Luo Xuejuan  China 30.84 CR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Zoë Baker  United Kingdom 31.23 Q, CR
2 Kristy Kowal  United States 31.62 Q
3 Megan Quann  United States 31.77 Q
4 Brooke Hanson  Australia 31.96 Q
5 Luo Xuejuan  China 32.05 Q
5 Sarah Poewe  South Africa 32.05 Q
7 Ágnes Kovács  Hungary 32.09 Q
8 Sanae Nawata  Japan 32.25 Q
8 Roberta Crescentini  Italy 32.25 Q
10 Vera Lischka  Austria 32.31 Q
11 Elena Bogomazova  Russia 32.34 Q
12 Simone Karn  Germany 32.37 Q
13 Majken Thorup  Denmark 32.42 Q
14 Madelon Baans  Netherlands 32.55 Q
15 Tarnee White  Australia 32.62 Q
16 Emma Igelström  Sweden 32.63 Q
17 Anne-Mari Gulbrandsen  Norway 32.72
18 Emma Robinson  Ireland 32.75
19 Rhiannon Leier  Canada 32.79
20 Mirna Jukić  Austria 32.81
21 Maria Östling  Sweden 32.85
22 Natalia Hissamutdinova  Estonia 32.96
23 Junko Isoda  Japan 33.03
24 Ziada Jardine  South Africa 33.33
25 Carmela Schlegel  Switzerland 33.36
26 İlkay Dikmen  Turkey 33.43
27 Nicolette Teo  Singapore 33.64
28 Christin Petelski  Canada 33.85
29 Valeria Silva  Peru 34.01
30 Anastasiya Korolyova  Uzbekistan 34.76
31 Chen Yi-Fan  Chinese Taipei 35.43
32 Weng Lam Cheong  Macau 35.60
33 Ayeisha Collymore  Trinidad and Tobago 35.73
34 Katerine Moreno  Bolivia 35.76
35 Rebecca Heng  Singapore 36.26
36 Yang Chin-Kuei  Chinese Taipei 36.91
37 Beatriz Cordon Towsend  Guatemala 37.04
38 Xenia Peni  Papua New Guinea 37.58
– Lasm Quissoh Genevieve Meledje  Ivory Coast DSQ

Semifinals

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Luo Xuejuan  China 31.10 Q, CR
2 Zoë Baker  United Kingdom 31.27 Q
3 Megan Quann  United States 31.58 Q
4 Kristy Kowal  United States 31.67 Q
5 Brooke Hanson  Australia 31.71 Q
6 Ágnes Kovács  Hungary 31.88 Q
7 Sarah Poewe  South Africa 32.02 Q
8 Roberta Crescentini  Italy 32.15 Q
9 Tarnee White  Australia 32.27
10 Emma Igelström  Sweden 32.43
11 Majken Thorup  Denmark 32.45
12 Elena Bogomazova  Russia 32.46
13 Simone Karn  Germany 32.51
14 Vera Lischka  Austria 32.56
15 Sanae Nawata  Japan 32.64
16 Madelon Baans  Netherlands 32.71

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Luo Xuejuan  China 30.84 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kristy Kowal  United States 31.37
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoë Baker  United Kingdom 31.40
4 Megan Quann  United States 31.55
5 Brooke Hanson  Australia 31.87
6 Roberta Crescentini  Italy 31.96
7 Sarah Poewe  South Africa 32.03
8 Ágnes Kovács  Hungary 32.05

References

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  1. ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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