Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 1991 Pan American Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1991 Pan American Games took place on 18 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Jenny Thompson of US.

This race consisted of one length of the pool in freestyle.

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

The final was held on August 18.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Kristin Topham | Canada | 26.01 | GR |
| | Heather Hageman | United States | 26.26 | |
| | Allison Bock | United States | 26.45 | |
| 4 | Deborah Figueroa | Cuba | 26.89 | |
| 5 | Sharon Turner | Canada | 27.10 | |
| 6 | Paolette Filippini | Brazil | 27.24 | |
| 7 | Raquel James | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.30 | |
| 8 | Paula Marsiglia | Brazil | 27.46 | |
