The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 24 and 25 August 2017.

[1] Before the competition, the existing world and Universiade records were as follows.

The heats were held on 24 August at 10:07.

[2] The semifinals were held on 24 August at 20:29.

[3] The final was held on 25 August at 20:28.