title: Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
  
  The women's 50m freestyle swimming event at the 2006 Asian Games was held on December 5, 2006 at the Hamad Aquatic Centre in Doha, Qatar.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tuesday, 5 December 2006 | 10:48 | Heats |
  | Tuesday, 5 December 2006 | 18:38 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 24.13 | Sydney, Australia | 22 September 2000 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 24.51 | Rome, Italy | 11 September 1994 |
  | Games Record | Le Jingyi (CHN) | 25.26 | Hiroshima, Japan | 8 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 25.36 |
  | 2 | 4 | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 26.01 |
  | 3 | 5 | Kaori Yamada (JPN) | 26.13 |
  | 4 | 4 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) | 26.16 |
  | 5 | 4 | Kim Dal-eun (KOR) | 26.27 |
  | 6 | 3 | Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 26.45 |
  | 7 | 5 | Nieh Pin-chieh (TPE) | 26.53 |
  | 8 | 5 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 26.60 |
  | 9 | 3 | Norie Urabe (JPN) | 26.72 |
  | 10 | 3 | Yang Chin-kuei (TPE) | 27.14 |
  | 11 | 3 | Pannika Prachgosin (THA) | 27.15 |
  | 12 | 3 | Lynette Ng (SIN) | 27.22 |
  | 13 | 4 | Piyaporn Tantiniti (THA) | 27.40 |
  | 13 | 4 | Shikha Tandon (IND) | 27.40 |
  | 15 | 3 | Ho Shu Yong (SIN) | 27.45 |
  | 16 | 4 | Chui Lai Kwan (MAS) | 27.55 |
  | 17 | 5 | Irina Shlemova (UZB) | 27.65 |
  | 18 | 5 | Ma Cheok Mei (MAC) | 27.76 |
  | 19 | 4 | Erica Totten (PHI) | 27.91 |
  | 20 | 5 | Mariya Bugakova (UZB) | 28.22 |
  | 21 | 4 | Mireille Hakimeh (SYR) | 28.80 |
  | 22 | 5 | Mayumi Raheem (SRI) | 28.87 |
  | 23 | 3 | Valentina Nagornaia (KGZ) | 29.25 |
  | 24 | 3 | Jennifer Kabalan (LIB) | 29.58 |
  | 25 | 2 | Debora Mac (MAC) | 29.97 |
  | 26 | 1 | Batjargalyn Telmen (MGL) | 30.11 |
  | 27 | 2 | Sameera Al-Bitar (BRN) | 30.58 |
  | 28 | 2 | Ameena Fakhro (QAT) | 30.65 |
  | 29 | 2 | Nora Al-Awam (QAT) | 31.32 |
  | 30 | 1 | Khürelbaataryn Sainzayaa (MGL) | 31.59 |
  | 31 | 2 | Zakiya Nassar (PLE) | 32.37 |
  | 32 | 1 | Hem Thon Vitiny (CAM) | 34.28 |
  | 33 | 2 | Soulamngeun Khetla (LAO) | 35.75 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Xu Yanwei (CHN) | 25.23 | GR |
  | | Pang Jiaying (CHN) | 25.84 | |
  | | Kaori Yamada (JPN) | 26.01 | |
  | 4 | Ryu Yoon-ji (KOR) | 26.06 | |
  | 5 | Kim Dal-eun (KOR) | 26.27 | |
  | 6 | Hannah Wilson (HKG) | 26.38 | |
  | 7 | Sze Hang Yu (HKG) | 26.46 | |
  | 8 | Nieh Pin-chieh (TPE) | 26.52 | |
  