| Event: | Women's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) |
| Dates: | 3 December (heats and semifinals) 4 December (final) |
| Competitors: | 65 |
| Nations: | 49 |
| Win Value: | 28.84 |
| Gold: | Rūta Meilutytė |
| Goldnoc: | LTU |
| Silver: | Alia Atkinson |
| Silvernoc: | JAM |
| Bronze: | Moniek Nijhuis |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Prev: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Jessica Hardy | 28.80 | Berlin | 15 November 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė | 29.44 | Istanbul | 13 December 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
The heats were held at 10:05.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 29.48 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 29.62 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 29.72 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 5 | 29.96 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 30.06 | Q | |||
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 30.13 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 30.20 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | 30.22 | Q | |||
| 9 | 7 | 5 | 30.43 | Q | |||
| 10 | 7 | 7 | 30.54 | Q | |||
| 11 | 6 | 9 | 30.57 | Q | |||
| 12 | 6 | 5 | 30.64 | Q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 6 | 30.66 | Q | |||
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 30.68 | Q | |||
| 15 | 6 | 2 | 30.71 | Q | |||
| 16 | 7 | 3 | 30.72 | Q | |||
| 17 | 5 | 7 | 30.77 | ||||
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 30.78 | ||||
| 19 | 7 | 2 | 30.79 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2 | 30.87 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 1 | 30.91 | ||||
| 21 | 7 | 6 | 30.91 | ||||
| 23 | 6 | 8 | 30.94 | ||||
| 24 | 7 | 1 | 30.98 | ||||
| 25 | 5 | 9 | 31.00 | ||||
| 26 | 7 | 0 | 31.12 | ||||
| 27 | 7 | 8 | 31.16 | ||||
| 28 | 4 | 5 | 31.18 | ||||
| 28 | 7 | 9 | 31.18 | ||||
| 30 | 5 | 0 | 31.28 | ||||
| 31 | 1 | 8 | 31.35 | ||||
| 32 | 4 | 9 | 31.39 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 2 | 31.52 | ||||
| 33 | 6 | 0 | 31.52 | ||||
| 35 | 4 | 4 | 31.64 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 1 | 31.71 | ||||
| 37 | 4 | 7 | 31.79 | ||||
| 38 | 3 | 4 | 31.84 | ||||
| 39 | 4 | 8 | 31.96 | ||||
| 40 | 3 | 5 | 32.01 | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 3 | 32.02 | ||||
| 42 | 4 | 0 | 32.03 | ||||
| 43 | 6 | 1 | 32.38 | NR | |||
| 44 | 3 | 7 | 32.47 | ||||
| 45 | 4 | 6 | 32.61 | ||||
| 46 | 3 | 6 | 33.18 | ||||
| 47 | 3 | 2 | 33.78 | ||||
| 48 | 3 | 1 | 34.25 | ||||
| 49 | 2 | 3 | 34.50 | ||||
| 50 | 3 | 9 | 34.53 | ||||
| 51 | 3 | 0 | 35.36 | ||||
| 52 | 2 | 6 | 35.55 | ||||
| 53 | 2 | 4 | 35.73 | ||||
| 54 | 3 | 8 | 36.03 | ||||
| 55 | 2 | 2 | 36.49 | ||||
| 56 | 2 | 1 | 38.11 | ||||
| 57 | 1 | 6 | 38.56 | ||||
| 58 | 2 | 7 | 38.66 | ||||
| 59 | 2 | 9 | 39.95 | ||||
| 60 | 2 | 8 | 39.96 | ||||
| 61 | 1 | 4 | 40.27 | ||||
| 62 | 4 | 1 | 44.46 | ||||
| 63 | 1 | 2 | 44.52 | ||||
| 64 | 1 | 5 | 47.77 | ||||
| — | 1 | 3 | DNS | ||||
| — | 1 | 7 | DNS | ||||
| — | 2 | 5 | DNS | ||||
| — | 2 | 0 | DSQ |
The semifinals were held at 18:07.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 29.69 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 29.79 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 30.31 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 30.33 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 30.42 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 30.55 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 30.67 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 30.91 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 28.81 | Q, CR, ER | |||
| 2 | 4 | 28.99 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 30.08 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 30.08 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 30.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 7 | 30.46 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 30.71 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 31.03 |
The final was held at 18:22.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 28.84 | |||||
| 5 | 28.91 | |||||
| 3 | 29.64 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 29.83 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 29.99 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 30.05 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 30.22 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 30.37 |