# 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The Women's 50 Freestyle at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 18–19 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The heats and semifinals were swum 18 December; the final on 19 December.
101 individuals swam this event.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 23.25 | Manchester | 13 April 2008 |
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 11 | 6 | Li Zhesi (CHN) | 24.15 | Q |
| 1 | 12 | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 24.15 | Q |
| 3 | 13 | 4 | Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) | 24.18 | Q |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 24.34 | Q |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) | 24.37 | Q |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) | 24.38 | Q |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | Victoria Poon (CAN) | 24.39 | Q |
| 8 | 12 | 5 | Amanda Weir (USA) | 24.41 | Q |
| 9 | 11 | 5 | Dorothea Brandt (GER) | 24.48 | Q |
| 10 | 13 | 6 | Triin Aljand (EST) | 24.54 | Q |
| 11 | 12 | 2 | Emma McKeon (AUS) | 24.65 | Q |
| 12 | 11 | 7 | Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 24.70 | Q |
| 13 | 11 | 3 | Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato (BRA) | 24.71 | Q |
| 14 | 13 | 7 | Claire Hedenskog (SWE) | 24.75 | Q |
| 15 | 12 | 6 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 24.77 | Q |
| 16 | 12 | 1 | Theodora Drakou (GRE) | 24.78 | Q |
| 17 | 2 | 3 | Jane Trepp (EST) | 24.80 | |
| 18 | 12 | 8 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 24.84 | |
| 19 | 13 | 5 | Svetlana Fedulova (RUS) | 24.89 | |
| 20 | 1 | 6 | Tang Yi (CHN) | 24.95 | |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Aleksandra Urbanczyk (POL) | 24.98 | |
| 22 | 13 | 1 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä (FIN) | 25.00 | |
| 23 | 11 | 1 | Ragnheiður Ragnarsdóttir (ISL) | 25.06 | |
| 24 | 10 | 7 | Pernille Blume (DEN) | 25.09 | |
| 25 | 10 | 5 | Ida Marko Varga (SWE) | 25.12 | |
| 26 | 13 | 8 | Michelle Lenhardt (BRA) | 25.17 | |
| 27 | 11 | 8 | Cecilie Johannessen (NOR) | 25.18 | |
| 28 | 9 | 6 | Margarita Nesterova (RUS) | 25.29 | |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Amanda Reaston (CAN) | 25.34 | |
| 30 | 10 | 6 | Henriette Brekke (NOR) | 25.45 | |
| 31 | 10 | 1 | Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (ITA) | 25.49 | |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Burcu Dolunay (TUR) | 25.59 | |
| 33 | 10 | 8 | Alana Kathryn Dillette (BAH) | 25.71 | |
| 34 | 9 | 4 | Cherelle Thompson (TRI) | 25.77 | |
| 35 | 9 | 5 | Chiara Masini Luccetti (ITA) | 25.78 | |
| 36 | 8 | 4 | Jeserik Pinto (VEN) | 25.83 | |
| 37 | 9 | 7 | Nicole Horn (ZIM) | 25.84 | |
| 38 | 9 | 1 | Melanie Schweiger (SUI) | 25.86 | |
| 39 | 10 | 2 | Katarina Filova (SVK) | 26.00 | |
| 40 | 9 | 2 | Ximena Vilar (VEN) | 26.01 | |
| 41 | 9 | 3 | Nina Sovinek (SLO) | 26.02 | |
| 42 | 8 | 7 | Farida Osman (EGY) | 26.07 | |
| 43 | 9 | 8 | Miroslava Syllabova (SVK) | 26.11 | |
| 44 | 8 | 6 | Kirsten Ann Lapham (ZIM) | 26.69 | |
| 45 | 8 | 3 | Magdalene Briedenhann (NAM) | 26.82 | |
| 46 | 8 | 5 | Lei On Kei (MAC) | 26.85 | |
| 47 | 7 | 3 | Karen Torrez (BOL) | 26.94 | |
| 48 | 7 | 6 | Danielle Beaudrun (LCA) | 26.97 | |
| 49 | 7 | 8 | Talita Baqlah (JOR) | 27.03 | |
| 50 | 7 | 5 | Micaela Cloete (NAM) | 27.09 | |
| 51 | 6 | 4 | Marie Laura Meza (CRC) | 27.22 | |
| 52 | 8 | 2 | Bayan Jumah (SYR) | 27.30 | |
| 53 | 8 | 8 | Talisa Pace (MLT) | 27.39 | |
| 54 | 7 | 7 | Planteau de Maroussem (MRI) | 27.47 | |
| 55 | 6 | 2 | Massie Milagros Carrillo (PER) | 27.49 | |
| 56 | 5 | 3 | Jade Howard (ZAM) | 27.50 | |
| 57 | 8 | 1 | Talasha Satish Prabhu (IND) | 27.69 | |
| 58 | 7 | 2 | Silvie Ketelaars (AHO) | 27.70 | |
| 59 | 6 | 7 | Melinda Sue Micallef (MLT) | 27.76 | |
| 60 | 7 | 4 | Tan Chi Yan (MAC) | 27.78 | |
| 61 | 7 | 1 | Dalia Torrez (NCA) | 27.79 | |
| 62 | 6 | 6 | Shannon Austin (SEY) | 27.96 | |
| 63 | 6 | 5 | Zonia Caravantes (GUA) | 27.99 | |
| 64 | 5 | 5 | Sylvia Brunlehner (KEN) | 28.16 | |
| 65 | 5 | 4 | Judith Ilan Meauri (PNG) | 28.23 | |
| 66 | 6 | 8 | Cheyenne Rova (FIJ) | 28.33 | |
| 67 | 6 | 1 | Elaine Reyes (GIB) | 28.41 | |
| 68 | 6 | 3 | Emily Chan Chee (MRI) | 28.42 | |
| 69 | 5 | 7 | Amanda Liew (BRU) | 28.56 | |
| 70 | 4 | 6 | Britany van Lange (GUY) | 28.58 | |
| 71 | 5 | 2 | Tieri Erasito (FIJ) | 28.82 | |
| 72 | 3 | 4 | Danielle Bernadine Findlay (ZAM) | 29.10 | |
| 73 | 4 | 5 | Diala Awad (PLE) | 29.12 | |
| 74 | 5 | 1 | Celeste Brown (COK) | 29.14 | |
| 75 | 4 | 2 | Jamila Lunkuse (UGA) | 29.34 | |
| 76 | 4 | 1 | Soraya Oruya (KEN) | 29.35 | |
| 76 | 5 | 6 | Ann-Marie Hepler (MHL) | 29.35 | |
| 78 | 5 | 8 | Rachel Fortunato (GIB) | 29.39 | |
| 79 | 4 | 4 | Michelle Ysrael (GUM) | 29.42 | |
| 80 | 4 | 7 | Mariam Foum (TAN) | 29.61 | |
| 81 | 3 | 6 | Magdalena Moshi (TAN) | 29.74 | |
| 82 | 3 | 5 | Grace Kimball (NMI) | 29.93 | |
| 83 | 2 | 4 | Khulan Enkhjargal (MGL) | 30.01 | |
| 84 | 4 | 8 | Janina Cruz (GUM) | 30.11 | |
| 85 | 3 | 8 | Patricia Cani (ALB) | 30.32 | |
| 86 | 4 | 3 | Ledia Kacani (ALB) | 30.35 | |
| 87 | 3 | 2 | Mahnoor Maqsood (PAK) | 30.80 | |
| 88 | 2 | 8 | Debra Daniel (FSM) | 30.91 | |
| 89 | 1 | 3 | Ophelia Swyne (GHA) | 30.93 | |
| 90 | 1 | 4 | Katerina Izmaylova (TJK) | 31.30 | |
| 91 | 3 | 7 | Osisang Chilton (PLW) | 31.55 | |
| 92 | 3 | 3 | Vitiny Hemthon (CAM) | 31.65 | |
| 93 | 3 | 1 | Jennet Saryyeva (TKM) | 31.94 | |
| 94 | 2 | 3 | Shajan Aminath (MDV) | 32.71 | |
| 95 | 2 | 6 | Yanet Seyoum (ETH) | 32.87 | |
| 96 | 2 | 2 | Keanna Villagomez (NMI) | 32.95 | |
| 97 | 2 | 5 | Shaila Rana (NEP) | 33.93 | |
| 98 | 1 | 5 | Angelika Sita Ouedraogo (BUR) | 35.19 | |
| 99 | 2 | 7 | Ketty Kamanzi (RWA) | 39.29 | |
| 100 | 2 | 1 | Chaemel Morgane Sogbadji (BEN) | 40.73 | |
| - | 1 | 2 | Samira Vandenbos (CAF) | DSQ | |

### Semifinals

Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 23.71 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 24.17 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Triin Aljand (EST) | 24.32 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) | 24.43 | |
| 5 | 6 | Amanda Weir (USA) | 24.53 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sviatlana Khakhlova (BLR) | 24.68 | |
| 7 | 8 | Theodora Drakou (GRE) | 24.69 | |
| 8 | 1 | Claire Hedenskog (SWE) | 24.94 | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) | 24.08 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Li Zhesi (CHN) | 24.09 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) | 24.16 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Dorothea Brandt (GER) | 24.27 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Victoria Poon (CAN) | 24.40 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Emma McKeon (AUS) | 24.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 24.42 | |
| 8 | 1 | Flavia Delaroli-Cazziolato (BRA) | 24.53 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 23.37 | |
| | 6 | Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) | 23.81 | |
| | 5 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) | 24.04 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jessica Hardy (USA) | 24.09 | |
| 5 | 1 | Triin Aljand (EST) | 24.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | Li Zhesi (CHN) | 24.18 | |
| 7 | 8 | Victoria Poon (CAN) | 24.19 | NR |
| 8 | 7 | Dorothea Brandt (GER) | 24.21 | |