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WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS
2012 World Champ: 23.64 – Aleksandra Gerasimenya – Belarus
2010 World Champ: 23.37 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Venezuela
Meet Record: 23.25 – Marleen Veldhuus – Netherlands – 2008
World Record: 23.24 – Ranomi Kromowidjojo – Netherlands – 2013
Ranomi Kromowidjojo had a fantastic split in the 4 x 50 freestyle relay swimming a 22.88 to anchor the Dutch women in their world record effort. She returned to the pool to win the women’s 50 freestyle in a time of 23.32 finishing just off her own world record time of 23.24.
Australian Bronte Campbell most often has to take the backseat to big sister Cate, but not today as she not only took the silver, but broke the Australian record in the event posting a time of 23.62. Campbell breaks the mark of 23.77 set by Libby Lenton in 2007.
Dorothea Brandt took the bronze in a time of 23.77 just missing her own national mark of 23.74.
American Madison Kennedy finished fourth in a time of 23.86 followed by Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas who posted a 23.93.
Inge Dekker of the Netherlands finished sixth recording a 24.02 followed by Italian Erika Ferraioli who posted a 24.09 and Rozaliya Nasretdinova of Russia who finished in a 24.19.
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