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

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]

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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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
  4 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 28.50
  3 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 29.09 AF
  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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