Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.07 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2016.[1][2]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Britta Steffen |  Germany |
23.73 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis |  Netherlands |
24.09 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The heats were held on 21 May at 09:35.[3]
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals were held on 21 May at 17:48.[4]
Semifinal 1
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.93 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Yuliya Khitraya |  Belarus |
25.05 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
25.06 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Silvia Di Pietro |  Italy |
25.09 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Darya Stepanyuk |  Ukraine |
25.19 | |
| 6 | 6 | Erika Ferraioli | Italy |
25.21 | |
| 7 | 8 | Susann Bjørnsen |  Norway |
25.22 | |
| 8 | 5 | Aleksandra Urbańczyk |  Poland |
25.27 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.21 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.37 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Anna Santamans |  France |
24.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
25.05 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Kim Busch | Netherlands |
25.18 | |
| 6 | 1 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
25.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea Murez |  Israel |
25.56 | |
| 8 | 7 | Birgit Koschischek |  Austria |
25.63 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on 22 May at 16:02.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.07 | CR |
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4 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.44 | |
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6 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
24.61 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anna Santamans | France |
24.81 | |
| 5 | 1 | Theodora Drakou | Greece |
25.04 | |
| 6 | 8 | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy |
25.08 | |
| 7 | 7 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
25.12 | |
| 8 | 2 | Yuliya Khitraya | Belarus |
25.15 |