Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 30.81 | |||||||||
| 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 breaststroke 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 | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania | 29.48 | Barcelona | 3 August 2013 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.88 | Berlin | 23 August 2014 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were held on 21 May at 09:00.[3]
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on 21 May at 16:23.[4]
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland | 30.83 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden | 30.95 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Veera Kivirinta |  Finland | 30.98 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Martina Carraro |  Italy | 31.14 | S-off |
| 5 | 5 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy | 31.16 | |
| 6 | 1 | Fiona Doyle |  Ireland | 31.66 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dominika Sztandera |  Poland | 31.71 | |
| 8 | 8 | Christina Nothdurfter |  Austria | 32.04 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 30.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland | 30.81 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Mariya Liver |  Ukraine | 30.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Petra Chocová |  Czech Republic | 31.13 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Natalia Ivaneeva |  Russia | 31.14 | S-off |
| 6 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium | 31.50 | |
| 7 | 1 | Martina Moravčíková | Czech Republic | 31.66 | |
| 8 | 8 | Amit Ivry |  Israel | 31.94 |
Swim-off[edit]
The Swim-off was held on 21 May at 18:32.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia | 30.95 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Martina Carraro | Italy | 31.00 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on 22 May at 16:12.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 30.81 | |
 | 3 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland | 30.91 | |
 | 5 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland | 30.95 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mariya Liver | Ukraine | 30.99 | |
| 5 | 7 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland | 31.12 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden | 31.13 | |
| 7 | 8 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia | 31.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic | 31.63 |