2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 11 and 12 December 2018.[1]

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
VenueHangzhou Sports Park Stadium
Dates11 December (heats and semifinals)
12 December (final)
Competitors56 from 51 nations
Winning time29.05
Medalists
gold medal    Jamaica
silver medal    Lithuania
bronze medal    Italy
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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 28.56 Budapest 6 October 2018
Championship record Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 28.81 Doha 3 December 2014

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were started on 11 December at 10:38.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 29.56 Q
2 4 1 Katie Meili   United States 29.94 Q
3 6 2 Martina Carraro   Italy 30.00 Q, NR
6 4 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica Q
5 5 5 Ida Hulkko   Finland 30.13 Q
6 6 5 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 30.19 Q
7 4 2 Miho Teramura   Japan 30.20 Q, NR
4 6 Jessica Hansen   Australia Q
9 5 3 Arianna Castiglioni   Italy 30.21 Q
10 6 6 Fanny Lecluyse   Belgium 30.34 Q
11 5 7 Suo Ran   China 30.42 Q
12 4 5 Emily Seebohm   Australia 30.46 Q
13 5 2 Petra Chocová   Czech Republic 30.48 Q
14 5 6 Maria Temnikova   Russia 30.49 Q
15 4 3 Kim Busch   Netherlands 30.58 Q
16 6 7 Feng Junyang   China 30.69 Q
17 6 8 Jessica Steiger   Germany 30.72
18 5 1 Anna Sztankovics   Hungary 30.76
19 6 3 Susann Bjørnsen   Norway 30.83
20 4 7 Jessica Vall   Spain 30.88
21 3 6 Adelaida Pchelintseva   Kazakhstan 30.96 NR
22 5 0 Cornelia Pammer   Austria 31.00
6 9 Maria Romanjuk   Estonia
24 4 9 Lisa Mamie   Switzerland 31.04 NR
5 9 Tatiana Chișca   Moldova
26 3 4 Jenjira Srisaard   Thailand 31.15
27 5 8 Julia Sebastián   Argentina 31.16
28 3 3 Mercedes Toledo   Venezuela 31.19 NR
29 6 1 Vitalina Simonova   Russia 31.20
30 4 8 Andrea Podmaníková   Slovakia 31.34
31 4 0 Niamh Coyne   Ireland 31.42
32 6 0 Lin Pei-wun   Chinese Taipei 31.56
33 3 5 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 31.84
34 3 7 Victoria Russell   Bahamas 32.94
35 3 8 Tilali Scanlan   American Samoa 33.19
36 1 5 Jang Myong-gyong   North Korea 33.35
37 2 8 María José Ribera   Bolivia 33.55
3 1 Cheang Weng Lam   Macau
39 3 2 Anahi Schreuders   Aruba 33.90
40 3 0 Kirsten Fisher-Marsters   Cook Islands 34.45
41 1 6 Vorleak Sok   Cambodia 34.52
42 2 1 Darya Semyonova   Turkmenistan 35.33
43 1 1 Abiola Ogunbanwo   Nigeria 35.36
44 3 9 Rehema Kalate   Papua New Guinea 36.59
45 2 4 Taeyanna Adams   Federated States of Micronesia 37.00
46 1 2 Angelika Ouedraogo   Burkina Faso 37.73
47 1 8 Ayushma Tuladhar   Nepal 37.91
48 1 4 Karina Klimyk   Tajikistan 39.48
49 2 5 Siri Arun Budcharern   Laos 40.40
50 2 3 Lungelo Nxumalo   Eswatini 41.02
51 1 3 Nafissath Radji   Benin 41.13
52 2 2 Wendy Charles   Solomon Islands 43.12
53 1 0 Roukaya Mahamane   Niger 44.55
54 2 6 Mariama Touré   Guinea 44.67
55 1 7 Kanu Isha   Sierra Leone 47.89
2 0 Fatoumata Konate   Mali DNS
2 7 Safia Houssein Barkat   Djibouti
4 4 Molly Hannis   United States
2 9 Ida Cham   Gambia DSQ

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were started on 11 December at 19:26.[3]

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 29.54 Q
2 3 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 29.83 Q
3 4 Katie Meili   United States 30.09 Q
4 2 Fanny Lecluyse   Belgium 30.15 Q
5 6 Jessica Hansen   Australia 30.20 QSO
6 8 Feng Junyang   China 30.44
7 7 Emily Seebohm   Australia 30.45
8 1 Maria Temnikova   Russia 30.51

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Martina Carraro   Italy 29.79 Q, NR
2 4 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 29.80 Q
3 3 Ida Hulkko   Finland 30.18 Q
4 6 Miho Teramura   Japan 30.20 QSO, = NR
5 7 Suo Ran   China 30.29
6 2 Arianna Castiglioni   Italy 30.36
7 1 Petra Chocová   Czech Republic 30.42
8 8 Kim Busch   Netherlands 30.79

Swim-off edit

The swim-off was held on 11 December at 21:20.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Jessica Hansen   Australia 29.96 Q
2 5 Miho Teramura   Japan 30.14 NR

Final edit

The final was held on 12 December at 19:41.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Alia Atkinson   Jamaica 29.05
  3 Rūta Meilutytė   Lithuania 29.38
  5 Martina Carraro   Italy 29.59 NR
4 6 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 29.68
5 2 Katie Meili   United States 29.89
6 8 Jessica Hansen   Australia 30.20
7 7 Fanny Lecluyse   Belgium 30.41
8 1 Ida Hulkko   Finland 30.45

References edit

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule". Omega Timing. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Semifinals results
  4. ^ Swim-off results
  5. ^ Final results