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)
VenueMelbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
LocationMelbourne, Australia
Dates17 December (heats and semifinals)
18 December (final)
Competitors48 from 44 nations
Winning time28.50
Medalists
gold medal Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania
silver medal Lara van Niekerk   South Africa
bronze medal Lilly King   United States
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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[edit]

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

World record  Alia Atkinson (JAM) 28.56 Budapest, Hungary 6 October 2018
Competition record  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) 28.81 Doha, Qatar 3 December 2014

The following new records were set during this competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
17 December Semifinal 2 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 28.37 WR, CR

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 29.10 Q
2 5 4 Tang Qianting  China 29.38 Q, AS
3 6 3 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 29.45 Q, AF
4 7 5 Imogen Clark  Great Britain 29.51 Q
5 6 4 Lilly King  United States 29.53 Q
6 6 7 Anna Elendt  Germany 29.59 Q
7 6 5 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 29.63 Q
8 6 6 Veera Kivirinta  Finland 29.72 Q
9 7 6 Florine Gaspard  Belgium 29.79 Q
10 7 3 Reona Aoki  Japan 29.81 Q
11 7 2 Chelsea Hodges  Australia 29.84 Q
12 5 3 Ida Hulkko  Finland 29.89 Q
13 6 2 Klara Thormalm  Sweden 30.06 Q
14 5 6 Andrea Podmaníková  Slovakia 30.14 Q
15 6 1 Fleur Vermeiren  Belgium 30.22 Q
16 5 2 Macarena Ceballos  Argentina 30.33 Q
17 7 7 Charlotte Bonnet  France 30.35
18 5 1 Silje Slyngstadli  Norway 30.36
19 4 2 Tara Vovk  Slovenia 30.39 NR
20 4 5 Rachel Nicol  Canada 30.43
21 7 8 Jenjira Srisaard  Thailand 30.48 NR
22 4 4 Letitia Sim  Singapore 30.59
23 4 3 Annie Lazor  United States 30.69
24 5 8 Lisa Mamié  Switzerland 30.84
25 6 8 Adelaida Pchelintseva  Kazakhstan 30.87
26 4 8 Thanya Dela Cruz  Philippines 31.19 NR
27 3 4 Mary Connolly  Cook Islands 31.68 NR
28 4 1 Lam Hoi Kiu  Hong Kong 31.71
29 3 5 Kirabo Namutebi  Uganda 32.47 NR
30 3 3 Victoria Russell  Bahamas 32.54
31 2 1 Chahat Arora  India 32.91 NR
32 3 6 Marina Abu Shamaleh  Palestine 33.49
33 3 1 Emilie Grand'Pierre  Haiti 33.71 NR
34 3 2 Kelera Mudunasoko  Fiji 34.05
35 3 7 Lara Dashti  Kuwait 34.21
36 2 4 Maria Batallones  Northern Mariana Islands 34.58
37 3 8 Taeyanna Adams  Federated States of Micronesia 36.64
38 2 3 Ria Save  Tanzania 38.22
39 2 5 Jessica Makwenda  Malawi 38.99
40 2 6 Mariama Touré  Guinea 40.92
41 1 3 Ungilreng Ruluked  Palau 41.65
42 2 2 Abbi Illis  Sint Maarten 42.87
43 1 4 Mary Yongai  Sierra Leone 46.98
44 2 7 Salima Ahmadou  Niger 48.33
45 1 5 Batourou Touré  Mali 48.96
4 6 Diana Petkova  Bulgaria Disqualified
4 7 Maria Romanjuk  Estonia
5 7 Jenna Strauch  Australia
5 5 Sophie Hansson  Sweden Did not start
7 1 Kotryna Teterevkova  Lithuania

Semifinals[edit]

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

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 28.37 Q, WR
2 2 3 Lilly King  United States 28.86 Q
3 2 5 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 29.27 Q, AF
4 1 4 Tang Qianting  China 29.28 Q, AS
5 1 5 Imogen Clark  Great Britain 29.30 Q, NR
6 2 6 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 29.42 Q
7 1 3 Anna Elendt  Germany 29.52 Q, NR
8 1 6 Veera Kivirinta  Finland 29.80 Q
9 2 7 Chelsea Hodges  Australia 29.85
10 1 7 Ida Hulkko  Finland 29.94
11 2 2 Florine Gaspard  Belgium 29.98
12 1 2 Reona Aoki  Japan 30.01
12 2 1 Klara Thormalm  Sweden 30.01
14 1 8 Macarena Ceballos  Argentina 30.10
15 1 1 Andrea Podmaníková  Slovakia 30.21
16 2 8 Fleur Vermeiren  Belgium 30.29

Final[edit]

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 28.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 29.09 AF
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Lilly King  United States 29.11
4 6 Tang Qianting  China 29.22 AS
5 1 Anna Elendt  Germany 29.30 NR
6 2 Imogen Clark  Great Britain 29.47
7 7 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 29.48
8 8 Veera Kivirinta  Finland 29.84

References[edit]

  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.
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