2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke explained

Event:	Women'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:	48
Nations:	44
Win Value:	28.50
Gold:	Rūta Meilutytė
Goldnoc:	LTU
Silver:	Lara van Niekerk
Silvernoc:	RSA
Bronze:	Lilly King
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 17 and 18 December 2022.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition:

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 17 December at 12:36.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	7	4			29.10	Q
2	5	4			29.38	Q, AS
3	6	3			29.45	Q, AF
4	7	5			29.51	Q
5	6	4			29.53	Q
6	6	7			29.59	Q
7	6	5			29.63	Q
8	6	6			29.72	Q
9	7	6			29.79	Q
10	7	3			29.81	Q
11	7	2			29.84	Q
12	5	3			29.89	Q
13	6	2			30.06	Q
14	5	6			30.14	Q
15	6	1			30.22	Q
16	5	2			30.33	Q
17	7	7			30.35
18	5	1			30.36
19	4	2			30.39	NR
20	4	5			30.43
21	7	8			30.48	NR
22	4	4			30.59
23	4	3			30.69
24	5	8			30.84
25	6	8			30.87
26	4	8			31.19	NR
27	3	4			31.68	NR
28	4	1			31.71
29	3	5			32.47	NR
30	3	3			32.54
31	2	1			32.91	NR
32	3	6			33.49
33	3	1			33.71	NR
34	3	2			34.05
35	3	7			34.21
36	2	4			34.58
37	3	8			36.64
38	2	3			38.22
39	2	5			38.99
40	2	6			40.92
41	1	3			41.65
42	2	2			42.87
43	1	4			46.98
44	2	7			48.33
45	1	5			48.96
	4	6
	4	7
	5	7
	5	5
	7	1

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 17 December at 21:07.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	4			28.37	Q,
2	2	3			28.86	Q
3	2	5			29.27	Q, AF
4	1	4			29.28	Q, AS
5	1	5			29.30	Q, NR
6	2	6			29.42	Q
7	1	3			29.52	Q, NR
8	1	6			29.80	Q
9	2	7			29.85
10	1	7			29.94
11	2	2			29.98
12	1	2			30.01
12	2	1			30.01
14	1	8			30.10
15	1	1			30.21
16	2	8			30.29

Final

The final was held on 18 December at 19:49.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			28.50
	3			29.09	AF
	5			29.11
4	6			29.22	AS
5	1			29.30	NR
6	2			29.47
7	7			29.48
8	8			29.84

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Women's 50m Breaststroke – Heats – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Women's 50m Breaststroke – Semifinals – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
4. Web site: Women's 50m Breaststroke – Final – Results. Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022.