| Event: | Women's 50 metres breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 30–31 July 2002 |
| Competitors: | 17 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 30.60 s |
| Gold: | Zoe Baker |
| Goldnoc: | ENG |
| Silver: | Sarah Poewe |
| Silvernoc: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Tarnee White |
| Bronzenoc: | AUS |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 30–31 July. The heats and the semi were held on 30 July, the final on 31 July.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 30.60 | ||||
| 7 | 31.73 | ||||
| 3 | 31.74 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 32.01 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 32.28 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 32.41 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 32.57 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Sarah Katsoulis | 32.86 | ||
Key: WR = World record
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 30.57 | Q, WR | |||
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 31.99 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 32.04 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 32.11 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 32.26 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 32.52 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Sarah Katsoulis | 32.54 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 32.64 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 32.83 | ||||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 33.44 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | 33.74 | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 1 | 34.14 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 7 | 34.45 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 34.98 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8 | 35.61 |
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 31.03 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | 31.74 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 32.02 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 32.32 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Sarah Katsoulis | 32.32 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 32.39 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 32.57 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 32.61 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | 32.76 | Q | |||
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 34.15 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 6 | 34.19 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 34.40 | Q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 6 | 34.42 | Q | |||
| 14 | 2 | 2 | 34.99 | Q | |||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | 36.38 | Q | |||
| - | 2 | 7 | DNS | ||||
| - | 3 | 2 | DNS |