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

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

Results Heats The heats were started on 24 June at 09:38.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 4 Lara van Niekerk 29.77 Q 2 6 4 Benedetta Pilato 29.80 Q 3 6 2 Eneli Jefimova 30.08 Q, NR 4 5 1 Anna Elendt 30.12 Q 5 6 7 Tang Qianting 30.36 Q 6 5 3 Jhennifer Conceição 30.53 Q 7 6 3 Sophie Hansson 30.64 Q 8 5 2 Veera Kivirinta 30.66 Q 9 4 4 Lilly King 30.70 Q 9 6 8 Fleur Vermeiren 30.70 Q 11 5 6 Rosey Metz 30.71 Q 12 4 5 Reona Aoki 30.80 Q 13 4 3 Anastasia Gorbenko 30.82 Q 14 5 7 Jenna Strauch 30.93 Q 15 4 2 Annie Lazor 30.99 Q 16 5 5 Rūta Meilutytė 31.02 Q 17 6 6 Florine Gaspard 31.10 18 4 0 Rachel Nicol 31.24 19 4 1 Anna Sztankovics 31.31 20 5 8 Macarena Ceballos 31.35 21 6 0 Anne Palmans 31.37 22 4 7 Kotryna Teterevkova 31.40 23 4 8 Tara Vovk 31.61 24 3 3 Byanca Rodríguez 31.71 25 3 5 Adelaida Pchelintseva 31.75 26 6 1 Maria Drasidou 31.83 27 5 0 Jessica Vall 31.92 27 6 9 Letitia Sim 31.92 29 4 6 Emelie Fast 31.94 30 3 8 Karina Vivas 32.07 31 3 6 Helena Gasson 32.08 32 3 2 Lena Kreundl 32.17 33 3 4 Diana Petkova 32.32 34 4 9 Meri Mataja 32.34 35 5 9 Jenjira Srisa-Ard 32.58 36 3 7 Lin Pei-wun 32.80 37 3 1 Lillian Higgs 32.98 38 2 3 Imane El Barodi 32.99 39 2 7 Polyxeni Toumazou 33.31 40 2 4 Tilka Paljk 33.64 41 2 0 Vorleak Sok 33.84 42 2 5 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters 34.17 43 2 6 Micaela Sierra 34.25 44 2 2 Claudia Verdino 34.49 45 2 1 Jayla Pina 34.97 46 2 8 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung 35.04 47 3 9 Kirabo Namutebi 35.12 48 2 9 Maria Freitas 35.80 49 1 0 Duana Lima 36.30 50 1 4 Lara Dashti 37.77 50 1 6 Maria Batallones 37.77 52 1 9 Kestra Kihleng 38.97 53 1 3 Eunike Fugo 42.26 54 1 5 Brhane Amare 44.30 1 7 Rita Ekomba 6 5 Arianna Castiglioni 1 1 Iman Kouraogo 1 2 Sainabou Sam 1 8 Stefan Sangala 3 0 Phee Jinq En

Semifinals The semifinals were started on 24 June at 18:27.

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

Final The final was held on 25 June at 18:09.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Rūta Meilutytė 29.70 4 Benedetta Pilato 29.80 3 Lara van Niekerk 29.90 4 6 Tang Qianting 30.21 5 1 Anna Elendt 30.22 6 2 Eneli Jefimova 30.25 7 8 Lilly King 30.40 8 7 Jhennifer Conceição 30.45

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