| Event: | Men's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) |
| Venue: | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Dates: | 17 December (heats and semifinals) 18 December (final) |
| Competitors: | 61 |
| Nations: | 56 |
| Win Value: | 25.38 CR |
| Gold: | Nic Fink |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Nicolò Martinenghi |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Simone Cerasuolo |
| Bronzenoc: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 and 18 December 2022.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following new records were set during this competition:
The heats were started on 17 December at 12:51.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 25.71 | Q | ||
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 26.01 | Q | ||
| 3 | 7 | 6 | 26.06 | Q | ||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 26.07 | Q | ||
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 26.13 | Q | ||
| 6 | 7 | 5 | 26.15 | Q | ||
| 7 | 9 | 5 | 26.16 | Q | ||
| 8 | 7 | 2 | 26.17 | Q | ||
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 26.26 | Q | ||
| 10 | 9 | 3 | 26.31 | Q | ||
| 11 | 7 | 7 | 26.37 | Q | ||
| 11 | 9 | 8 | 26.37 | Q | ||
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 26.42 | Q | ||
| 14 | 8 | 8 | 26.46 | Q, NR | ||
| 15 | 5 | 7 | 26.47 | Q, NR | ||
| 16 | 8 | 6 | 26.51 | |||
| 16 | 9 | 7 | 26.51 | |||
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 26.64 | |||
| 19 | 4 | 7 | 26.67 | NR | ||
| 19 | 9 | 1 | 26.67 | |||
| 21 | 7 | 8 | 26.71 | NR | ||
| 22 | 9 | 2 | 26.80 | |||
| 23 | 9 | 6 | 26.83 | |||
| 24 | 7 | 1 | 26.92 | |||
| 25 | 6 | 7 | 26.95 | |||
| 26 | 5 | 5 | 27.04 | |||
| 27 | 8 | 7 | 27.05 | |||
| 28 | 4 | 6 | 27.09 | NR | ||
| 29 | 5 | 4 | 27.12 | |||
| 30 | 6 | 2 | 27.16 | |||
| 30 | 6 | 6 | 27.16 | |||
| 32 | 6 | 5 | 27.18 | |||
| 33 | 6 | 8 | 27.19 | |||
| 34 | 6 | 4 | 27.28 | |||
| 35 | 4 | 4 | 27.45 | NR | ||
| 36 | 5 | 2 | 27.63 | |||
| 37 | 4 | 1 | 27.66 | NR | ||
| 38 | 5 | 8 | 27.67 | |||
| 39 | 5 | 3 | 27.71 | |||
| 40 | 4 | 2 | 27.76 | |||
| 41 | 4 | 3 | 27.79 | NR | ||
| 41 | 4 | 5 | 27.79 | |||
| 43 | 5 | 6 | 27.92 | |||
| 44 | 3 | 4 | 27.99 | NR | ||
| 45 | 3 | 6 | 28.26 | |||
| 46 | 4 | 8 | 28.44 | NR | ||
| 47 | 3 | 5 | 28.55 | |||
| 48 | 1 | 5 | 28.73 | |||
| 49 | 3 | 1 | 28.84 | |||
| 50 | 3 | 7 | 29.25 | |||
| 51 | 1 | 4 | 29.85 | |||
| 52 | 2 | 4 | 29.96 | |||
| 53 | 3 | 8 | 30.23 | |||
| 54 | 2 | 3 | 31.11 | |||
| 55 | 2 | 6 | 31.62 | |||
| 56 | 2 | 7 | 34.95 | |||
| 2 | 5 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 5 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | |||||
| 6 | 3 |
The swim-off was held on 17 December at 13:33.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 26.24 | Q, NR | |||
| 2 | 4 | 26.50 |
The semifinals were started on 17 December at 21:17.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 25.60 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.64 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 25.66 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 25.80 | Q, AS | |||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 25.81 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 25.81 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 25.85 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 26.04 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 26.13 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 7 | 26.24 | =OC | |||
| 11 | 1 | 8 | 26.25 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 26.25 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 26.33 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 7 | 26.41 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 26.66 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 26.77 |
The final was held on 18 December at 20:01.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 25.38 | CR, AM | ||||
| 4 | 25.42 | |||||
| 3 | 25.68 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 25.82 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 25.92 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 25.99 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 26.06 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 26.09 |