Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event

|event = Women's 50 metre breaststroke

|games = 2022

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Sandwell Aquatics Centre

|dates = 29 July (heats, semifinals)
30 July (final)

|competitors = 33

|nations = 25

|win_value = 29.73 GR

|gold = Lara van Niekerk

|goldCGA = RSA

|silver = Imogen Clark

|silverCGA = ENG

|bronze = Chelsea Hodges

|bronzeCGA = AUS

|prev = 2018

|next = 2026

}}

The women's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be held on 29 and 30 July at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

{{Commonwealth Games Record Swimming

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Benedetta Pilato|ITA}}

| world_mark = 29.30

| world_place = Budapest, Hungary

| world_date = 22 May 2021

| world_ref =

| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Lara van Niekerk|RSA}}

| commonwealth_mark = 29.72

| commonwealth_place = Port Elizabeth, South Africa

| commonwealth_date = 6 April 2022

| commonwealth_ref =

| games_athlete = {{flagCGFathlete|Alia Atkinson|JAM|2014}}

| games_mark = 30.17

| games_place = Glasgow, United Kingdom

| games_date = 24 July 2014

| games_ref =

}}

The following records were established during the competition:

class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record
29 July	Heat 5	align=left\|Lara van Niekerk	align="left" \| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.82	GR
29 July	Semifinal 2	align=left\|Lara van Niekerk	align="left" \| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.80	GR
30 July	Final	align=left\|Lara van Niekerk	align="left" \| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.73	GR

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:{{cite web|title=Swimming - Daily Schedule|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athletic-sports-schedule/SWM/*|publisher=Birmingham 2022|accessdate=28 July 2022}}

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

class="wikitable" ! Date ! Time ! Round
rowspan=2\| Friday 29 July 2022	11:37	Qualifying
20:19	Semifinals
style=background:lemonchiffon\| Saturday 30 July 2022	style=background:lemonchiffon\| 19:12	style=background:lemonchiffon\| Final

Results

=Heats=

[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-29/SWMW50MBR-------------HEAT--------__C74A_1.0.pdf Heats Results]

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank !! Heat !! Lane !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lara\|van Niekerk }}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.82	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Imogen\|Clark\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	30.26	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Chelsea\|Hodges}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.66	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	5	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tatjana\|Schoenmaker}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	30.76	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jenna\|Strauch}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.77	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	5	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kara\|Hanlon}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2022}}	30.99	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kaylene\|Corbett}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	31.07	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abbey\|Harkin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	31.48	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	5	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sophie\|Angus}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2022}}	31.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Vasey}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	31.65	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname	Sim En Yi Letitia}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2022}}	31.67	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|Kinley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|IOM\|2022}}	32.34	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lanihei\|Connolly}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	32.77	Q, NR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname	Phee Jinq En}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAS\|2022}}	32.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 15	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|le Cras}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GGY\|2022}}	33.09	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 16	5	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lillian\|Higgs}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.18	Q
17	5	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rhanishka\|Gibbs}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.28	R
18	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kirsten\|Fisher-Marsters}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	33.61	R
19	3	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mackenzie\|Headley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|JAM\|2022}}	33.85
20	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kirabo\|Namutebi}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|UGA\|2022}}	33.87
21	5	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kelera\|Mudunasoko}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2022}}	34.14
22	5	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tilka\|Paljk}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2022}}	34.20
23	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tessa\|Ip Hen Cheung}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|MRI\|2022}}	34.45
24	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Asia\|Kent}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GIB\|2022}}	34.47
25	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia-Leigh\|Vele}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|PNG\|2022}}	36.51
26	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tia\|Gun-Munro}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SVG\|2022}}	37.24
27	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abigail\|Deshong}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SVG\|2022}}	37.42
28	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooke\|Yon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SHN\|2022}}	37.51
29	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Unilez\|Takyi}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GHA\|2022}}	37.68
30	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mst Morium\|Akter}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAN\|2022}}	37.90
31	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mishael Aisha Hyat\|Ayub}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|PAK\|2022}}	37.96
32	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Vaoahi\|Afu}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|TGA\|2022}}	40.65
33	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kanu\|Isha}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SLE\|2022}}	48.66
{{hs\|34}}	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Siomha\|Brady}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2022}}	colspan=2\| {{sort\|99\|DNS}}

=Semifinals=

[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-29/SWMW50MBR-------------SFNL--------__C74A_1.0.pdf Semifnals Results]

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank !! Heat !! Lane !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lara\|van Niekerk }}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.80	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Imogen\|Clark\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	30.24	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Chelsea\|Hodges}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.50	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jenna\|Strauch}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.89	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tatjana\|Schoenmaker}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	30.94	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kara\|Hanlon}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2022}}	31.20	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abbey\|Harkin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	31.39	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kaylene\|Corbett}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	31.43	Q
9	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sophie\|Angus}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2022}}	31.45	R
10	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Vasey}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	31.47	R
11	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname	Sim En Yi Letitia}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2022}}	31.56
12	1	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|Kinley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|IOM\|2022}}	32.47
13	1	1	align=left\|{{sortname	Phee Jinq En}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAS\|2022}}	32.54
14	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lanihei\|Connolly}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	32.91
15	1	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lillian\|Higgs}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.10
16	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|le Cras}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GGY\|2022}}	33.26

=Final=

[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-30/SWMW50MBR-------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf Final results]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{{gold1}}	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lara\|van Niekerk }}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.73	GR
{{silver2}}	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Imogen\|Clark\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	30.02	NR
{{bronze3}}	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Chelsea\|Hodges}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.05	OC
4	2	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Tatjana\|Schoenmaker}}	align="left" \| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	30.41
5	6	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Jenna\|Strauch}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.85
6	8	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kaylene\|Corbett}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	31.10
7	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abbey\|Harkin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	31.20
8	7	align="left" \|{{sortname\|Kara\|Hanlon}}	align="left" \|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2022}}	31.39

References

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Women's 50 metre breaststroke

Commonwealth Games

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank !! Heat !! Lane !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	5	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lara\|van Niekerk }}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.82	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	4	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Imogen\|Clark\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	30.26	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	3	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Chelsea\|Hodges}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.66	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	5	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tatjana\|Schoenmaker}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	30.76	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	3	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jenna\|Strauch}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.77	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	5	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kara\|Hanlon}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2022}}	30.99	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	4	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kaylene\|Corbett}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	31.07	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	4	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abbey\|Harkin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	31.48	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 9	5	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sophie\|Angus}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2022}}	31.55	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 10	4	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Vasey}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	31.65	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 11	3	3	align=left\|{{sortname	Sim En Yi Letitia}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2022}}	31.67	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 12	3	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|Kinley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|IOM\|2022}}	32.34	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 13	3	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lanihei\|Connolly}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	32.77	Q, NR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 14	4	2	align=left\|{{sortname	Phee Jinq En}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAS\|2022}}	32.80	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 15	3	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|le Cras}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GGY\|2022}}	33.09	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 16	5	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lillian\|Higgs}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.18	Q
17	5	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Rhanishka\|Gibbs}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.28	R
18	4	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kirsten\|Fisher-Marsters}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	33.61	R
19	3	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mackenzie\|Headley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|JAM\|2022}}	33.85
20	4	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kirabo\|Namutebi}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|UGA\|2022}}	33.87
21	5	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kelera\|Mudunasoko}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|FIJ\|2022}}	34.14
22	5	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tilka\|Paljk}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ZAM\|2022}}	34.20
23	4	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tessa\|Ip Hen Cheung}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|MRI\|2022}}	34.45
24	3	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Asia\|Kent}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|GIB\|2022}}	34.47
25	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Georgia-Leigh\|Vele}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|PNG\|2022}}	36.51
26	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tia\|Gun-Munro}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SVG\|2022}}	37.24
27	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abigail\|Deshong}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SVG\|2022}}	37.42
28	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Brooke\|Yon}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|SHN\|2022}}	37.51
29	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Unilez\|Takyi}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GHA\|2022}}	37.68
30	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mst Morium\|Akter}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|BAN\|2022}}	37.90
31	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Mishael Aisha Hyat\|Ayub}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|PAK\|2022}}	37.96
32	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Vaoahi\|Afu}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|TGA\|2022}}	40.65
33	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kanu\|Isha}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SLE\|2022}}	48.66
{{hs\|34}}	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Siomha\|Brady}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|NIR\|2022}}	colspan=2\| {{sort\|99\|DNS}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Rank !! Heat !! Lane !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Notes
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 1	2	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lara\|van Niekerk }}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	29.80	Q, GR
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 2	1	4	align=left\|{{sortname\|Imogen\|Clark\|dab=swimmer}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	30.24	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 3	2	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Chelsea\|Hodges}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.50	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 4	2	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Jenna\|Strauch}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	30.89	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 5	1	5	align=left\|{{sortname\|Tatjana\|Schoenmaker}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	30.94	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 6	1	3	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kara\|Hanlon}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SCO\|2022}}	31.20	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 7	1	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Abbey\|Harkin}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|AUS\|2022}}	31.39	Q
bgcolor=ccffcc \| 8	2	6	align=left\|{{sortname\|Kaylene\|Corbett}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|RSA\|2022}}	31.43	Q
9	2	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sophie\|Angus}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|CAN\|2022}}	31.45	R
10	1	2	align=left\|{{sortname\|Sarah\|Vasey}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|ENG\|2022}}	31.47	R
11	2	7	align=left\|{{sortname	Sim En Yi Letitia}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|SGP\|2022}}	31.56
12	1	7	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|Kinley}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|IOM\|2022}}	32.47
13	1	1	align=left\|{{sortname	Phee Jinq En}}	align=left\| {{flagCGF\|MAS\|2022}}	32.54
14	2	1	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lanihei\|Connolly}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|COK\|2022}}	32.91
15	1	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Lillian\|Higgs}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|BAH\|2022}}	33.10
16	2	8	align=left\|{{sortname\|Laura\|le Cras}}	align=left\|{{flagCGF\|GGY\|2022}}	33.26