Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 August 2016 (heats & semifinals) 13 August 2016 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 91 from 76 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.07 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| Marathon | ||
| 10 km | men | women |
The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 12–13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.