Competitors 27 from 23 nations | Winning time 24.38 | |
Dates July 17 (preliminaries and finals) Venue Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre | ||
The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 17 at the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House in Toronto, Canada. The defending Pan American Games champion was Lara Jackson of the United States.
Contents
This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle. The top eight swimmers from the heats would qualify for the A final (where the medals would be awarded), while the next best eight swimmers would qualify for the B final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:
The following new records were set during this competition.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the A standard (26.05) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2014 to May 1, 2015). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing they had met the B standard (27.61) in the same qualifying period. All other competing athletes were entered as universality spots.
Schedule
All times are Eastern Time Zone (UTC-4).
Heats
The first round was held on July 17.
B Final
The B final was also held on July 17.
A Final
The A final was also held on July 17. Vanderpool-Wallace was the first Bahamian swimmer to win a gold medal in the history of the Pan American games.