The Women's 50m Freestyle 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 1 April (finals) at
Rod Laver Arena
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History
Replacing the ...
in
Melbourne, Australia
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. A total of 143 swimmers were entered in the event; 138 swam the event.
The existing records at the start of the competition were:
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World Record (WR): 24.13,
Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn (; born 24 August 1973) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer. She is a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record-holder.
Personal
De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, Netherlands. Inge is the sister of Olympic water ...
(Netherlands), 22 September 2000 in
Sydney, Australia
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.
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Championship Record (CR): 24.45,
Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn (; born 24 August 1973) is a Dutch former competitive swimmer. She is a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record-holder.
Personal
De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, Netherlands. Inge is the sister of Olympic water ...
(Netherlands),
Fukuoka 2001 (Jul.28.2001).
Results
Final
Semifinals
Prelims
References
2007 Worlds results: Women's 50m free--Prelimsfrom OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2007 World Championships); Retrieved 2009-07-08.
Worlds results: Women's 50m free--Semifinalsfrom OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2007 World Championships); Retrieved 2009-07-08.
2007 Worlds results: Women's 50m free--Finalsfrom OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2007 World Championships); Retrieved 2009-07-08.
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Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships
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