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.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 2 August, starting at 11:32.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | | | 24.68 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | | | 25.43 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | | | 25.65 | Q, GR |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 25.86 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | | | 25.92 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 25.93 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 6 | | | 25.94 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | | | 26.01 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 4 | | | 26.28 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 6 | | | 26.28 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | | | 26.32 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | | | 26.32 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | | | 26.32 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | 5 | | | 26.34 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | | | 26.36 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | | | 26.38 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | 2 | | | 26.47 | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | | | 26.51 | |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | | | 26.57 | |
| 20 | 5 | 7 | | | 26.74 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | | | 27.00 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | | | 27.09 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | | | 27.09 | |
| 24 | 5 | 8 | | | 27.20 | |
| 25 | 2 | 7 | | | 27.25 | |
| 26 | 2 | 6 | | | 27.35 | |
| 27 | 2 | 5 | | | 27.45 | |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | | | 27.65 | |
| 29 | 2 | 8 | | | 27.88 | |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | | | 28.05 | |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | | | 28.60 | |
| 32 | 1 | 6 | | | 29.18 | |
| 33 | 1 | 3 | | | 29.37 | |
| 34 | 1 | 7 | | | 29.51 | |
| 35 | 1 | 2 | | | 29.52 | |
| 36 | 1 | 5 | | | 30.73 | |
| 37 | 1 | 8 | | | 30.75 | |
| 38 | 1 | 1 | | | 31.16 | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 2 August at 19:53.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
The final was held on 3 August at 19:04.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Result | Notes |
| 4 | | | 24.76 | |
| 5 | | | 25.37 | |
| 3 | | | 25.48 | |
| 4 | 6 | | | 25.81 | |
| 5 | 2 | | | 25.99 | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 26.02 | |
| 7 | 7 | | | 26.03 | |
| 8 | 8 | | | 26.54 | |
