Swimming · International
Therese Alshammar won Athens 2000 women's 50m freestyle title
Therese Alshammar took the women's 50m freestyle title in 23.59, ahead of Sandra Voelker and Alison Sheppard.
18 March 2000 · Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre, Athens, Greece
Event date:
The final
Therese Alshammar won the women's 50m freestyle final at the 5th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Athens on 18 March 2000, recording 23.59. The OMEGA final ranking lists Sandra Voelker second in 24.77 and Alison Sheppard third in 24.80. The official classification marks the winning performance as a world record.
Medal order
The result came in a 25-metre pool at the Athens championship. The official table establishes the complete medal order used here: Sweden first, Germany second and Great Britain third. This report counts the final once as a single underlying medal decision.
Source and date precision
The event date and placings are reported with day precision from the official final sheet. World Aquatics' competition archive independently identifies Athens as host of the fifth edition of its short-course world championships, held from 16 to 19 March 2000.
Leading official final classification
| Rank | Competitor | Country | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 23.59 |
| 2 | Sandra Voelker | Germany | 24.77 |
| 3 | Alison Sheppard | Great Britain | 24.80 |
Sources
Check the original record.
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