The Women's 50m Breaststroke at the
2007 World Aquatics Championships
The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...
took place on 31 March (prelims & semifinals) and the evening of 1 April (finals) at the
Rod Laver Arena
Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of the calendar year.
History
Replacing the ...
in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
. 86 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 74 swam.
Existing records at the start of the event were:
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World Record (WR): 30.31,
Jade Edmistone
Jade Edmistone (born 6 February 1982) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who is the former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke at both short and long course formats of the event.
Edmistone was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She ...
(Australia), 30 January 2006 in
Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...
.
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Championship Record (CR): 30.45,
Jade Edmistone
Jade Edmistone (born 6 February 1982) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer, who is the former world-record holder in the 50 m breaststroke at both short and long course formats of the event.
Edmistone was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She ...
(Australia),
Montreal 2005 (31 July 2005)
Results
Finals
Semifinals
Preliminaries
References
Women's 50m Breaststroke Preliminary resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); Retrieved 2009-07-11.
Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); Retrieved 2009-07-11.
Women's 50m Breaststroke Final resultsfrom the 2007 World Championships. Published by OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the '07 Worlds); Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
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