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

The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 and 14 December 2022.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 24.38 | Singapore | 22 November 2009 |
| Competition record | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 24.44 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 19 December 2021 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were started on 13 December at 11:59.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.75 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Mélanie Henique | France | 24.88 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Sara Junevik | Sweden | 25.04 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Torri Huske | United States | 25.11 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada | 25.13 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Wang Yichun | China | 25.28 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 25.30 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Ai Soma | Japan | 25.32 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy | 25.32 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 25.40 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Claire Curzan | United States | 25.43 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | Moe Tsuda | Japan | 25.47 | Q |
| 13 | 6 | 7 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 25.50 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 25.51 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Helena Gasson | New Zealand | 25.63 | Q |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Alexandria Perkins | Australia | 25.65 | Q |
| 17 | 5 | 7 | Jenjira Srisaard | Thailand | 25.85 | NR |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Angelina Köhler | Germany | 25.85 | |
| 17 | 6 | 8 | Neža Klančar | Slovenia | 25.85 | NR |
| 20 | 3 | 4 | Anicka Delgado | Ecuador | 26.04 | NR |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Barbora Seemanova | Czech Republic | 26.09 | =NR |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Sirena Rowe | Colombia | 26.12 | NR |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Lillian Slušná | Slovakia | 26.30 | |
| 24 | 3 | 6 | Jillian Crooks | Cayman Islands | 26.40 | NR |
| 25 | 3 | 5 | Huang Mei-chien | Chinese Taipei | 26.47 | NR |
| 26 | 4 | 7 | Giovanna Diamante | Brazil | 26.48 | |
| 27 | 4 | 8 | Chan Kin Lok | Hong Kong | 27.08 | |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | Olivia Borg | Samoa | 27.09 | NR |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | Suspended Member Federation | 27.38 | |
| 30 | 3 | 1 | Tara Naluwoza | Uganda | 27.71 | |
| 31 | 3 | 7 | Rhaniska Gibbs | Bahamas | 28.07 | |
| 32 | 3 | 8 | Emily Visagie | South Africa | 28.39 | |
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Nubia Adjei | Ghana | 29.11 | NR |
| 34 | 1 | 4 | Cassandre Zenon | Cameroon | 29.32 | |
| 35 | 2 | 3 | Georgia-Leigh Vele | Papua New Guinea | 29.81 | |
| 36 | 2 | 6 | Taffi Illis | Sint Maarten | 31.16 | |
| 37 | 2 | 2 | Kestra Kihleng | Federated States of Micronesia | 31.25 | |
| 38 | 1 | 3 | Rachel Sanders | Gibraltar | 31.29 | |
| 39 | 1 | 6 | Rosha Neupane | Nepal | 31.95 | |
| 40 | 2 | 7 | Jessica Makwenda | Malawi | 35.18 | |
| 41 | 2 | 1 | Galyah Mikel | Palau | 36.90 | |
| 42 | 2 | 8 | Marie Amenou | Togo | 43.54 | |
| | 1 | 2 | María Castillo | Panama | Did not start | Did not start |
| | 1 | 5 | Yaba Kamara | Sierra Leone | Did not start | Did not start |
| | 2 | 5 | Rosemarie Rova | Fiji | Did not start | Did not start |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 13 December at 19:45.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada | 24.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.79 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Torri Huske | United States | 24.86 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 24.92 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Mélanie Henique | France | 24.92 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Claire Curzan | United States | 24.96 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 25.06 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Sara Junevik | Sweden | 25.13 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Wang Yichun | China | 25.14 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Ai Soma | Japan | 25.36 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | Helena Gasson | New Zealand | 25.38 | NR |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Moe Tsuda | Japan | 25.41 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy | 25.42 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 25.56 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Alexandria Perkins | Australia | 25.60 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | Katerine Savard | Canada | 25.81 | |

### Final

The final was held on 14 December at 21:14.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 3 | Torri Huske | United States | 24.64 | |
| | 4 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada | 24.64 | NR |
| | 5 | Zhang Yufei | China | 24.71 | =AS |
| 4 | 1 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 24.85 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mélanie Henique | France | 24.92 | |
| 5 | 7 | Claire Curzan | United States | 24.92 | |
| 7 | 6 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands | 24.98 | |
| 8 | 8 | Sara Junevik | Sweden | 25.18 | |