Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | October 4, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 1998 | 2006 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
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 and Asian 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 | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) |
25.46 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 |  Sun So-eun (KOR) |
25.78 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Zhou Xiaowei (CHN) |
25.81 | |
| 4 | 1 | 4 |  Tomoko Nagai (JPN) |
26.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) |
26.32 | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Norie Urabe (JPN) |
26.50 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Moe Thu Aung (MYA) |
27.01 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 |  Tang Hing Ting (HKG) |
27.12 | |
| 9 | 1 | 6 |  Shikha Tandon (IND) |
27.23 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Pang Shuk Mui (HKG) |
27.25 | |
| 11 | 2 | 3 |  Jacqueline Lim (SIN) |
27.31 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 |  Piyaporn Tantiniti (THA) |
27.35 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 |  Heidi Ong (PHI) |
27.78 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 |  Lam Wai Man (MAC) |
27.84 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 |  Sana Abdul Wahid (PAK) |
30.92 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 |  Myagmarsürengiin Delgermaa (MGL) |
31.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Kiran Khan (PAK) |
31.19 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 |  Aishath Azhoora Ahmed (MDV) |
31.89 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 |  Nayana Shakya (NEP) |
33.19 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) |
25.42 | |
 | 5 | Sun So-eun (KOR) |
25.63 | |
 | 3 | Zhou Xiaowei (CHN) |
25.76 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tomoko Nagai (JPN) |
25.91 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) |
26.21 | |
| 6 | 7 | Norie Urabe (JPN) |
26.60 | |
| 7 | 1 | Moe Thu Aung (MYA) |
26.72 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tang Hing Ting (HKG) |
27.06 |