Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships
VenueDanube Arena
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Dates29 July (heats and semifinals)
30 July (final)
Competitors53 from 48 nations
Winning time29.40 WR
Medalists
gold medal    United States
silver medal    Russia
bronze medal    United States
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The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2017.[1][2]

Records

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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

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Heats

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The heats were held on 29 July at 10:07.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Lilly King  United States 29.76 Q
2 5 4 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 29.99 Q
3 5 3 Arianna Castiglioni  Italy 30.33 Q, NR
4 6 5 Katie Meili  United States 30.37 Q
5 4 5 Jennie Johansson  Sweden 30.40 Q
6 4 4 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30.58 Q
7 5 6 Jessica Hansen  Australia 30.59 Q
8 5 5 Sarah Vasey  Great Britain 30.71 Q
9 4 2 Natalia Ivaneeva  Russia 30.81 Q
10 6 6 Jenna Laukkanen  Finland 30.82 Q
11 4 6 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 30.88 Q
12 6 7 Veera Kivirinta  Finland 30.89 Q
13 4 3 Martina Carraro  Italy 30.92 Q
14 6 3 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 30.95 Q
15 5 1 Rachel Nicol  Canada 31.02 Q
16 4 1 Suo Ran  China 31.22 Q
17 6 8 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 31.29
18 4 7 Dominika Sztandera  Poland 31.31
19 6 2 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 31.33
20 5 2 Sophie Hansson  Sweden 31.44
21 5 7 Macarena Ceballos  Argentina 31.65 NR
22 6 1 Petra Chocová  Czech Republic 31.69
23 4 8 Amit Ivry  Israel 31.70
24 3 4 Susann Bjørnsen  Norway 31.75
25 6 0 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 31.91
26 5 0 Maria Romanjuk  Estonia 31.92
27 4 0 Anna Sztankovics  Hungary 31.94
28 5 8 Andrea Podmaníková  Slovakia 32.04
29 4 9 Mercedes Toledo  Venezuela 32.24
30 6 9 Dana Kolidzeja  Latvia 32.59
31 5 9 Anandia Evato  Indonesia 32.62
32 3 6 Tilka Paljk  Zambia 32.72
33 3 2 Amy Micallef  Malta 33.46 NR
34 3 5 Evita Leter  Suriname 33.77
35 3 3 Dariya Talanova  Kyrgyzstan 33.85
36 3 7 Vanessa Rivas  Dominican Republic 34.40
37 3 8 Oreoluwa Cherebin  Grenada 34.88
38 3 1 Meri Mumladze  Georgia 34.91
39 1 4 Jang Myong-gyong  North Korea 35.11
40 2 1 Naomy Grand'Pierre  Haiti 35.85
41 2 3 Mahfuza Khatun  Bangladesh 36.53
42 2 4 Colleen Furgeson  Marshall Islands 36.97
43 3 0 Melisa Zhdrella  Kosovo 37.06
44 2 7 Angelika Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso 37.89
45 1 7 Karina Klimyk  Tajikistan 38.47
46 2 2 Elen Yesayan  Armenia 38.67
47 1 6 Sajina Aishath  Maldives 39.74
48 2 0 Siri Arun Budcharern  Laos 40.57
49 2 6 Laila Zangwio  Ghana 42.03
50 1 1 Roukaya Mahamane  Niger 46.49
51 3 9 Bunturabie Jalloh  Sierra Leone 49.38
52 2 5 Fatoumata Conde  Guinea 53.04
1 5 Fatoumata Konate  Mali DNS
1 2 Fatou Diagne  Senegal
2 8 Kokoe Ahyee  Ivory Coast
2 9 Albertine Rwabukamba  Rwanda DSQ

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 29 July at 17:56.[4]

Semifinal 1

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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

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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

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The final was held on 30 July at 17:32.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Lilly King  United States 29.40 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 29.57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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