Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre freestyle

The Women's 100 metres freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 31 July-1 August. The heats and the semi were held on 31 July, the final on 1 August.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world record was as follows;

Heats
The 16 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.

Semifinals
The eight fastest swimmers from the semifinals progressed to the final.

Final
The final was held on 1 August at 19:06.