World’s Fastest 50m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course

1. Sarah Sjoestroem 23.61
2. Britta Steffen 23.73
3. Pernille Blume 23.75
4. Cate Campbell 23.78
5. Emma McKeon 23.81
6. Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.85

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m Freestyle swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible. Here is Sarah Sjoestroem 23.61 from the World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023 to view.

Here is the list of the Women’s 100m Freestyle Short Course for comparison.

Women's 50m Freestyle - Long Course
	Sarah Sjoestroem	Britta Steffen	Pernille Blume	Cate Campbell	Emma Mckeon	Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Height:	6 ft 0 in 182cm	5 ft 11 in 180cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	6 ft 1 in 186cm	5 ft 11 in 180cm	5 ft 11 in 180cm
Weight:	168 Ib 76kg	132 Ib 60kg	128 Ib 58kg	163 Ib 74kg	132 Ib 60kg	148 Ib 67kg
Country:	SWE	GER	DEN	AUS	AUS	NED
DOB:	1993-08-17	1983-11-16	1994-05-14	1992-05-20	1994-05-24	1990-08-20
Meet:	World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023	13th FINA World Championships 2009	European Championships 2018	21st Commonwealth Games 2018	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020	17th FINA World Championships 2017
Strokes	37	41			36	39
Total Time:	23.61	23.73	23.75	23.78	23.81	23.85

Note: World’s Fastest 50m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course Update July 2023