The Women's 50 Backstroke event at the 10th Short Course World Swimming Championships took place 18–19 December 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The heats and semifinals were 18 December;[1][2] the final was 19 December.

[3] 73 swimmers swam the event.

[1] Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following records were established during the competition: