The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2017.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 29 July (heats and semifinals) 30 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 53 from 48 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 29.40 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) |
29.48 | Barcelona, Spain | 3 August 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) |
29.48 | Barcelona, Spain | 3 August 2013 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July | Final | Lilly King |  United States |
29.40 | WR, CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 29 July at 10:07.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 29 July at 17:56.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
29.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Katie Meili | United States |
30.12 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
30.40 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Sarah Vasey |  Great Britain |
30.46 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
30.92 | |
| 6 | 1 | Satomi Suzuki |  Japan |
30.95 | |
| 7 | 7 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland |
30.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Suo Ran |  China |
31.14 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lilly King | United States |
29.60 | Q, AM |
| 2 | 3 | Jennie Johansson |  Sweden |
30.41 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Arianna Castiglioni |  Italy |
30.46 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Rachel Nicol |  Canada |
30.49 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Jessica Hansen |  Australia |
30.67 | |
| 6 | 7 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
30.71 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia |
30.82 | |
| 8 | 1 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
31.16 |
Final edit
The final was held on 30 July at 17:32.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Lilly King | United States |
29.40 | WR |
 |
5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
29.57 | |
 |
3 | Katie Meili | United States |
29.99 | |
| 4 | 6 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
30.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden |
30.31 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sarah Vasey | Great Britain |
30.62 | |
| 7 | 1 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
30.74 | |
| 8 | 8 | Rachel Nicol | Canada |
30.80 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Start list
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results