The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 December 2024 at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Records.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following record was established during the competition:
Results.
The slowest heats were started at 10:35, and the fastest heat at 19:14.
In a post race interview, Pallister said "I didn’t… think I’d get emotional this meet" while reflecting on swimming a time she was happy with.