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

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Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location Melbourne, Australia
Dates17 December (heats and semifinals)
18 December (final)
Competitors48 from 44 nations
Winning time28.50
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2021
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]

Contents

Records

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

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Alia Atkinson  (JAM)28.56 Budapest, Hungary 6 October 2018
Competition recordFlag of Lithuania.svg  Rūta Meilutytė  (LTU)28.81 Doha, Qatar 3 December 2014

The following new records were set during this competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
17 December Semifinal 2 Rūta Meilutytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 28.37 WR , CR

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
174 Rūta Meilutytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 29.10Q
254 Tang Qianting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 29.38Q, AS
363 Lara van Niekerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29.45Q, AF
475 Imogen Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29.51Q
564 Lilly King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29.53Q
667 Anna Elendt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29.59Q
765 Benedetta Pilato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29.63Q
866 Veera Kivirinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.72Q
976 Florine Gaspard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 29.79Q
1073 Reona Aoki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 29.81Q
1172 Chelsea Hodges Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.84Q
1253 Ida Hulkko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.89Q
1362 Klara Thormalm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30.06Q
1456 Andrea Podmaníková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 30.14Q
1561 Fleur Vermeiren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 30.22Q
1652 Macarena Ceballos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 30.33Q
1777 Charlotte Bonnet Flag of France.svg  France 30.35
1851 Silje Slyngstadli Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 30.36
1942 Tara Vovk Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 30.39 NR
2045 Rachel Nicol Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30.43
2178 Jenjira Srisaard Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 30.48 NR
2244 Letitia Sim Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 30.59
2343 Annie Lazor Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30.69
2458 Lisa Mamié Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 30.84
2568 Adelaida Pchelintseva Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30.87
2648 Thanya Dela Cruz Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 31.19 NR
2734 Mary Connolly Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 31.68 NR
2841 Lam Hoi Kiu Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 31.71
2935 Kirabo Namutebi Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 32.47 NR
3033 Victoria Russell Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 32.54
3121 Chahat Arora Flag of India.svg  India 32.91 NR
3236 Marina Abu Shamaleh Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 33.49
3331 Emilie Grand'Pierre Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 33.71 NR
3432 Kelera Mudunasoko Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 34.05
3537 Lara Dashti Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 34.21
3624 Maria Batallones Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 34.58
3738 Taeyanna Adams Flag of Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 36.64
3823 Ria Save Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 38.22
3925 Jessica Makwenda Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 38.99
4026 Mariama Touré Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 40.92
4113 Ungilreng Ruluked Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 41.65
4222 Abbi Illis Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 42.87
4314 Mary Yongai Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 46.98
4427 Salima Ahmadou Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 48.33
4515 Batourou Touré Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 48.96
46 Diana Petkova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Disqualified
47 Maria Romanjuk Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
57 Jenna Strauch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
55 Sophie Hansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Did not start
71 Kotryna Teterevkova Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Semifinals

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

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Rūta Meilutytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 28.37Q, WR
223 Lilly King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 28.86Q
325 Lara van Niekerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29.27Q, AF
414 Tang Qianting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 29.28Q, AS
515 Imogen Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29.30Q, NR
626 Benedetta Pilato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29.42Q
713 Anna Elendt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29.52Q, NR
816 Veera Kivirinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.80Q
927 Chelsea Hodges Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29.85
1017 Ida Hulkko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.94
1122 Florine Gaspard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 29.98
1212 Reona Aoki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30.01
1221 Klara Thormalm Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 30.01
1418 Macarena Ceballos Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 30.10
1511 Andrea Podmaníková Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 30.21
1628 Fleur Vermeiren Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 30.29

Final

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

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Rūta Meilutytė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 28.50
Silver medal icon.svg3 Lara van Niekerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29.09 AF
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Lilly King Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29.11
46 Tang Qianting Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 29.22 AS
51 Anna Elendt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29.30 NR
62 Imogen Clark Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 29.47
77 Benedetta Pilato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29.48
88 Veera Kivirinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29.84

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References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. "Women's 50m Breaststroke – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. "Women's 50m Breaststroke – Semifinals – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. "Women's 50m Breaststroke – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.