2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly

The women's 50-metre butterfly event at the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 16–17 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The heats and semifinals were swum 16 December; the final on 17 December.

75 swimmers swam the race.

Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition:

Preliminary heats
Schreuder scratched the semifinals; therefore 17th-place finisher Schweiger advanced to the semifinals.

Semifinals
Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2