Swimming at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships was held on 24 and 25 June 2022.[1][2]

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
VenueDanube Arena
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Dates24 June (heats and semifinals)
25 June (final)
Competitors56 from 50 nations
Winning time29.70
Medalists
gold medal    Lithuania
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    South Africa
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Records edit

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

World record   Benedetta Pilato (ITA) 29.30 Budapest, Hungary 22 May 2021
Competition record   Lilly King (USA) 29.40 Budapest, Hungary 30 July 2017

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were started on 24 June at 09:38.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 29.77 Q
2 6 4 Benedetta Pilato   Italy 29.80 Q
3 6 2 Eneli Jefimova   Estonia 30.08 Q, NR
4 5 1 Anna Elendt   Germany 30.12 Q
5 6 7 Tang Qianting   China 30.36 Q
6 5 3 Jhennifer Conceição   Brazil 30.53 Q
7 6 3 Sophie Hansson   Sweden 30.64 Q
8 5 2 Veera Kivirinta   Finland 30.66 Q
9 4 4 Lilly King   United States 30.70 Q
9 6 8 Fleur Vermeiren   Belgium 30.70 Q
11 5 6 Rosey Metz   Netherlands 30.71 Q
12 4 5 Reona Aoki   Japan 30.80 Q
13 4 3 Anastasia Gorbenko   Israel 30.82 Q
14 5 7 Jenna Strauch   Australia 30.93 Q
15 4 2 Annie Lazor   United States 30.99 Q
16 5 5 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 31.02 Q
17 6 6 Florine Gaspard   Belgium 31.10
18 4 0 Rachel Nicol   Canada 31.24
19 4 1 Anna Sztankovics   Hungary 31.31
20 5 8 Macarena Ceballos   Argentina 31.35
21 6 0 Anne Palmans   Netherlands 31.37
22 4 7 Kotryna Teterevkova   Lithuania 31.40
23 4 8 Tara Vovk   Slovenia 31.61
24 3 3 Byanca Rodríguez   Mexico 31.71
25 3 5 Adelaida Pchelintseva   Kazakhstan 31.75
26 6 1 Maria Drasidou   Greece 31.83
27 5 0 Jessica Vall   Spain 31.92
27 6 9 Sim En Yi Letitia   Singapore 31.92
29 4 6 Emelie Fast   Sweden 31.94
30 3 8 Karina Vivas   Colombia 32.07
31 3 6 Helena Gasson   New Zealand 32.08
32 3 2 Lena Kreundl   Austria 32.17
33 3 4 Diana Petkova   Bulgaria 32.32
34 4 9 Meri Mataja   Croatia 32.34
35 5 9 Jenjira Srisa-Ard   Thailand 32.58
36 3 7 Lin Pei-wun   Chinese Taipei 32.80
37 3 1 Lillian Higgs   Bahamas 32.98
38 2 3 Imane El Barodi   Morocco 32.99
39 2 7 Polyxeni Toumazou   Cyprus 33.31
40 2 4 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 33.64
41 2 0 Vorleak Sok   Cambodia 33.84
42 2 5 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters   Cook Islands 34.17
43 2 6 Micaela Sierra   Uruguay 34.25
44 2 2 Claudia Verdino   Monaco 34.49
45 2 1 Jayla Pina   Cape Verde 34.97
46 2 8 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung   Mauritius 35.04
47 3 9 Kirabo Namutebi   Uganda 35.12
48 2 9 Maria Freitas   Angola 35.80
49 1 0 Duana Lima   Nepal 36.30
50 1 4 Lara Dashti   Kuwait 37.77
50 1 6 Maria Batallones   Northern Mariana Islands 37.77
52 1 9 Kestra Kihleng   Federated States of Micronesia 38.97
53 1 3 Eunike Fugo   Tanzania 42.26
54 1 5 Brhane Amare   Ethiopia 44.30
1 7 Rita Ekomba   Equatorial Guinea Disqualified
6 5 Arianna Castiglioni   Italy
1 1 Iman Kouraogo   Burkina Faso Did not start
1 2 Sainabou Sam   Gambia
1 8 Stefan Sangala   Republic of the Congo
3 0 Phee Jinq En   Malaysia

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were started on 24 June at 18:27.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Benedetta Pilato   Italy 29.83 Q
2 1 8 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 29.97 Q
3 2 4 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 29.99 Q
4 2 3 Tang Qianting   China 30.10 Q
5 2 5 Eneli Jefimova   Estonia 30.24 Q
6 1 3 Jhennifer Conceição   Brazil 30.28 Q, SA
7 1 5 Anna Elendt   Germany 30.30 Q
8 2 2 Lilly King   United States 30.35 Q
9 2 1 Anastasia Gorbenko   Israel 30.54
10 2 6 Sophie Hansson   Sweden 30.56
11 1 7 Reona Aoki   Japan 30.71
12 1 6 Veera Kivirinta   Finland 30.76
13 2 8 Annie Lazor   United States 30.89
14 2 7 Rosey Metz   Netherlands 30.94
15 1 2 Fleur Vermeiren   Belgium 30.98
16 1 1 Jenna Strauch   Australia 30.99

Final edit

The final was held on 25 June at 18:09.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 29.70
  4 Benedetta Pilato   Italy 29.80
  3 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 29.90
4 6 Tang Qianting   China 30.21
5 1 Anna Elendt   Germany 30.22
6 2 Eneli Jefimova   Estonia 30.25
7 8 Lilly King   United States 30.40
8 7 Jhennifer Conceição   Brazil 30.45

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). fina.org. 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 25 June 2022.