Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
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The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games
took place on 16 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 26 competitors from 18 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with two containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Li Zhesi
and Tang Yi
from China
won the gold and silver medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Yayoi Matsumoto won the bronze medal.
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
took place on 16 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
There were 26 competitors from 18 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with two containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Li Zhesi
Li Zhesi
Li Zhesi is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Major achievements :*2007 National Intercity Games – 1st; 50m free...
and Tang Yi
Tang Yi
Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:...
from China
China at the 2010 Asian Games
China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medalists:- Aquatics – Diving:MenWomen- Aquatics – Swimming:Men30 swimmersWomen22 swimmers...
won the gold and silver medal respectively, Japanese swimmer Yayoi Matsumoto won the bronze medal.
Records
| World record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.73 |  Britta SteffenBritta Steffen Britta Steffen is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle.... |
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2 August 2009 |
| Asian record | |||
| 24.51 |  Le Jingyi |
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11 September 1994 |
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Li Zhesi Li Zhesi Li Zhesi is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Major achievements :*2007 National Intercity Games – 1st; 50m free... |
25.41 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Tang Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:... |
25.55 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Yayoi Matsumoto | 25.75 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson is a Hong Kong amateur swimmer. She is a two-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swam at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in the Water Cube in Beijing. She has won two career Universiade gold medals... |
25.84 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Tomoko Hagiwara Tomoko Hagiwara is a retired Japanese female backstroke, butterfly and medley swimmer. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca.... |
25.86 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Sze Hang Yu | 26.15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Chui Lai Kwan | 26.21 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Lim Xiang Qi Amanda | 26.36 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Ong Chui Bin Mylene | 26.40 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | Natthanan Junkrajang | 26.41 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Natsaya Susuk | 26.66 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Jasmine Alkhaldi | 26.75 | ||
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Leung Chii Lin | 26.97 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Ma Cheok Mei | 28.38 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Tan Chi Yan | 28.42 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 3 | Sabine Hazboun | 29.55 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 7 | D M Kaush Kaluarachchilage | 29.60 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Mary Alatrash | 30.57 | ||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Sausan Aishath | 31.81 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Oyungerel Gantumur | 32.28 | ||
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Jennet Saryyeva | 32.70 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Sara Abdulrahman Ali Alflaij | 32.73 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Vitiny Hemthon | 33.01 | ||
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Veomany Siriphone | 34.75 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Bayan Jumah | DSQ | |||
| 3 | 6 | Lee Jae-Young | DSQ |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Li Zhesi Li Zhesi Li Zhesi is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Major achievements :*2007 National Intercity Games – 1st; 50m free... |
24.97 | |||
| 5 | Tang Yi Tang Yi Tang Yi is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.She has won six gold medals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore.-Major achievements:... |
25.22 | |||
| 3 | Yayoi Matsumoto | 25.67 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson Hannah Wilson is a Hong Kong amateur swimmer. She is a two-time Olympic swimmer for Hong Kong, having swam at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in the Water Cube in Beijing. She has won two career Universiade gold medals... |
25.73 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Tomoko Hagiwara Tomoko Hagiwara is a retired Japanese female backstroke, butterfly and medley swimmer. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma de Mallorca.... |
26.04 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Sze Hang Yu | 26.06 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lai Kwan Chui | 26.08 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Lim Xiang | 26.15 |
External links
- Women's 50m Freestyle Heats Official Website
- Women's 50m Freestyle Ev.No.23 Final Official Website