Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 3 August (heats and semifinals) 4 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 55 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.74 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 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 | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1][2]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
23.67 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
24.07 | London | 22 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Semifinal | Pernille Blume |  Denmark |
23.85 | CR |
| 4 August | Final | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
23.74 | CR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were held on 3 August at 10:13.[3]
Swim-off[edit]
The swim-off was held on 3 August at 11:47.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Anna Dowgiert |  Poland |
25.11 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Lucrezia Raco |  Italy |
25.25 |
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on 3 August at 17:18.[5]
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
23.85 | Q, CR, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Tamara van Vliet | Netherlands |
24.70 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Rozaliya Nasretdinova |  Russia |
24.86 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
24.96 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Lidón Muñoz |  Spain |
25.15 | |
| 6 | 1 | Anika Apostalon |  Czech Republic |
25.22 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
25.34 | |
| 8 | 2 | Erika Ferraioli | Italy |
25.39 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
23.92 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Maria Kameneva | Russia |
24.21 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.58 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
25.04 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 6 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark |
25.07 | |
| 6 | 7 | Nina Kost |  Switzerland |
25.21 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alexandra Touretski | Switzerland |
25.22 | |
| 8 | 1 | Andrea Murez |  Israel |
25.39 |
Final[edit]
The final was held on 4 August at 18:23.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
23.74 | CR |
 |
4 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
23.75 | NR |
 |
6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.21 | |
| 4 | 3 | Maria Kameneva | Russia |
24.40 | |
| 5 | 7 | Rozaliya Nasretdinova | Russia |
25.04 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tamara van Vliet | Netherlands |
25.11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Theodora Drakou | Greece |
25.14 | |
| 8 | 8 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
25.16 |