| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 April (heats, semifinals) 8 April (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.59 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142022 → | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7/S8 | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB8/SB9 | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 50 m S7 | women | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) |
24.43 | Borås, Sweden | 5 July 2014 |
| Commonwealth record |  Fran Halsall (ENG) |
25.20 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 27 July 2014 |
| Games record |  Fran Halsall (ENG) |
25.20 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 27 July 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 7 April at 11:28.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 7 April at 20:39.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Cate Campbell |  Australia |
25.56 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Holly Barratt | Australia |
25.88 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
26.84 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Erin Gallagher |  South Africa |
26.85 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Harriet Jones |  Wales |
27.03 | |
| 6 | 7 | Quah Ting Wen |  Singapore |
27.35 | |
| 7 | 1 | Charlotte Atkinson |  Isle of Man |
27.57 | |
| 8 | 8 | Elodie Poo-cheong |  Mauritius |
28.43 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Madeline Groves | Australia |
25.54 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Penny Oleksiak |  Canada |
25.94 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Rebecca Smith | Canada |
26.68 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alys Thomas | Wales |
26.72 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Harriet West | Wales |
27.17 | |
| 6 | 2 | Helena Gasson |  New Zealand |
27.19 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
27.52 | |
| 8 | 8 | Emily Siobhan Muteti |  Kenya |
28.63 |
Final
The final was held on 8 April at 21:36.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Cate Campbell | Australia |
25.59 | |
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3 | Holly Barratt | Australia |
25.67 | |
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4 | Madeline Groves | Australia |
25.69 | |
| 4 | 6 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada |
25.88 | |
| 5 | 2 | Rebecca Smith | Canada |
26.49 | |
| 6 | 7 | Alys Thomas | Wales |
26.78 | |
| 7 | 8 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa |
26.84 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
27.35 |
References
| Commonwealth champions in women's 50 m butterfly | |
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