The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 3 December with the heats and the semifinals and 4 December with the final.[1]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 3 December (heats and semifinals) 4 December (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 65 from 49 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.84 | |||||||||
| 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 | Jessica Hardy |  United States |
28.80 | Berlin | 15 November 2009 |
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
29.44 | Istanbul | 13 December 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December | Semifinals | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
28.81 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:05.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:07.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Moniek Nijhuis |  Netherlands |
29.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Leiston Pickett |  Australia |
29.79 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Valentina Artemyeva |  Russia |
30.31 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
30.33 | |
| 5 | 7 | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
30.42 | |
| 6 | 8 | Satomi Suzuki |  Japan |
30.55 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
30.67 | |
| 8 | 1 | Amit Ivry |  Israel |
30.91 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
28.81 | Q, CR, ER |
| 2 | 4 | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
28.99 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jennie Johansson |  Sweden |
30.08 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sally Hunter | Australia |
30.08 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Emma Reaney | United States |
30.32 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Sophie Taylor |  Great Britain |
30.46 | |
| 7 | 1 | Suo Ran |  China |
30.71 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tera van Beilen |  Canada |
31.03 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:22.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
28.84 | |
 |
5 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
28.91 | |
 |
3 | Moniek Nijhuis | Netherlands |
29.64 | |
| 4 | 6 | Leiston Pickett | Australia |
29.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden |
29.99 | |
| 6 | 8 | Emma Reaney | United States |
30.05 | |
| 7 | 7 | Sally Hunter | Australia |
30.22 | |
| 8 | 1 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia |
30.37 |
References edit
- ^ Start list[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Heats Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- ^ Final Results