# 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.

## Records

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
### Heats

The heats were started on 17 December at 12:36.
| 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 | Disqualified |
| | 4 | 7 | Maria Romanjuk | Estonia | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| | 5 | 7 | Jenna Strauch | Australia | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| | 5 | 5 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden | Did not start | Did not start |
| | 7 | 1 | Kotryna Teterevkova | Lithuania | Did not start | Did not start |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 17 December at 21:07.
| 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

The final was held on 18 December at 19:49.
| 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 | |