The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 6 and 7 December 2016.[1]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | WFCU Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 December (heats and semifinals) 7 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 46 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.92 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
28.64 | Tokyo | 26 October 2016 |
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
28.81 | Doha | 3 December 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 11:12.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:56.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Molly Hannis |  United States |
29.88 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
30.06 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Jessica Hansen |  Australia |
30.22 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Natalia Ivaneeva |  Russia |
30.30 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Silja Kansakoski | Finland |
30.39 | |
| 6 | 2 | Martina Carraro |  Italy |
30.43 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
30.70 | |
| 8 | 1 | Misaki Sekiguchi |  Japan |
30.80 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
29.09 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lilly King | United States |
29.17 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
30.17 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Susan Bjornsen |  Norway |
30.33 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Miho Teramura | Japan |
30.35 | |
| 6 | 7 | Rachel Nicol |  Canada |
30.38 | |
| 7 | 8 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
30.47 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia |
30.49 |
Final edit
The final was held at 19:11.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Lilly King | United States |
28.92 | NR |
 |
4 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
29.11 | |
 |
3 | Molly Hannis | United States |
29.58 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland |
29.72 | |
| 5 | 1 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia |
30.14 | |
| 6 | 8 | Susan Bjornsen | Norway |
30.28 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jessica Hansen | Australia |
30.43 | |
| 8 | 2 | Fanny Lecluyse | Belgium |
30.45 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ "Final results". Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-06-16.