The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships was held on August 12 at the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center in Irvine, California. The event was won Gretchen Walsh in a championship record time of 24.65 seconds. She finished ahead of her compatriot Kate Douglass who claimed silver and Canadian Taylor Ruck who won the bronze a new Canadian record time of 25.23.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:
+ Records before the 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Record Time (s) Athlete (nation) Meet Location Date Ref World record 24.43 Swedish Championships Borås, Sweden July 5, 2014 Championship record 25.99 Record Mark
Schedule The schedule was as follows:
All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) Date Time Round Wednesday 12 August 2026 10:00 Heats 19:00 Finals
Results Heats The heats were held at 10:00 on August 12, 2026. + Heat results Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 1 3 4 24.91 QA, CR 2 2 4 24.99 QA, CR 3 3 5 25.57 QA 4 1 3 25.61 QA, CR 5 2 3 25.64 QA 6 1 4 25.90 QA 7 2 5 26.19 QB 8 2 2 26.47 QA 9 2 6 26.48 QB 10 3 3 26.62 QA 11 1 5 26.72 QB 12 3 2 26.88 QB 13 3 6 26.89 QB 14 1 2 26.90 QB 15 1 6 26.91 QB 16 3 7 Liu Pei-yin 27.33 QB 17 1 7 28.27 R 18 2 1 28.29 R 19 3 1 28.81 2 7 DNS
B Final The B final was held at 19:00 on August 12, 2026. + B Final results Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 9 3 26.13 10 4 26.20 11 5 26.32 12 2 26.52 13 7 26.64 14 1 26.83 15 6 26.84 16 8 Liu Pei-yin 26.95
A Final The A final was held at 19:00 on August 12, 2026. + A Final results Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes 4 24.65 CR 5 25.06 6 25.23 NR 4 3 25.34 5 2 25.43 6 7 25.96 7 8 26.45 8 1 26.63
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