Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
| Date | 4 October 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 4 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 4 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Inge de Bruijn (NED) |
24.13 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
| Asian Record |  Le Jingyi (CHN) |
24.51 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
| Games Record | Le Jingyi (CHN) |
25.26 | Hiroshima, Japan | 8 October 1994 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Xu Yanwei (CHN)
|
25.46 | |
| 2 | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Sun So-eun (KOR)
|
25.78 | |
| 3 | 2 | Zhou Xiaowei (CHN)
|
25.81 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Tomoko Nagai (JPN)
|
26.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR)
|
26.32 | |
| 6 | 3 | Norie Urabe (JPN)
|
26.50 | |
| 7 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Moe Thu Aung (MYA)
|
27.01 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Tang Hing Ting (HKG)
|
27.12 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Shikha Tandon (IND)
|
27.23 | |
| 10 | 3 | Pang Shuk Mui (HKG)
|
27.25 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Jacqueline Lim (SIN)
|
27.31 | |
| 12 | 2 |  Piyaporn Tantiniti (THA)
|
27.35 | |
| 13 | 2 |  Heidi Ong (PHI)
|
27.78 | |
| 14 | 3 |  Lam Wai Man (MAC)
|
27.84 | |
| 15 | 3 |  Sana Abdul Wahid (PAK)
|
30.92 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Myagmarsürengiin Delgermaa (MGL)
|
31.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | Kiran Khan (PAK)
|
31.19 | |
| 18 | 2 |  Aishath Azhoora Ahmed (MDV)
|
31.89 | |
| 19 | 3 |  Nayana Shakya (NEP)
|
33.19 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Xu Yanwei (CHN)
|
25.42 | |
|
Sun So-eun (KOR)
|
25.63 | |
|
Zhou Xiaowei (CHN)
|
25.76 | |
| 4 | Tomoko Nagai (JPN)
|
25.91 | |
| 5 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR)
|
26.21 | |
| 6 | Norie Urabe (JPN)
|
26.60 | |
| 7 | Moe Thu Aung (MYA)
|
26.72 | |
| 8 | Tang Hing Ting (HKG)
|
27.06 |