Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | Cate Campbell | Australia | 24.20 |
| 11 | 4 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 24.38 |
| 10 | 5 | Dara Torres | United States | 24.58 |
| 12 | 4 | Lisbeth Trickett | Australia | 24.67 |
| 11 | 6 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark | 24.83 |
| 12 | 5 | Britta Steffen | Germany | 24.90 |
| 12 | 2 | Zhu Yingwen | China | 24.91 |
| 10 | 3 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain | 24.93 |
| 11 | 5 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 24.94 |
| 12 | 6 | Malia Metella | France | 24.95 |
| 11 | 2 | Arlene Semeco | Venezuela | 24.98 |
| 11 | 3 | Hinkelien Schreuder | Netherlands | 25.00 |
| 11 | 8 | Li Zhesi | China | 25.00 |
| 12 | 3 | Kara Lynn Joyce | United States | 25.01 |
| 12 | 1 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | Finland | 25.06 |
| 10 | 6 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | Belarus | 25.07 |