Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | May 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 27, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 59 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 24.37 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2012 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 |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Team | team | |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Individual | Solo | Duet |
Team | Team | Combination |
The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26 and 27. The heats and semifinals took place on May 26, the final on May 27. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record and European record | Britta Steffen | Germany | 23.73 | Rome | August 2, 2009 |
Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 24.09 | Eindhoven | March 24, 2008 |
59 swimmers participated in 8 heats. [2]
The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final. [3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Hinkelien Schreuder | Netherlands | 24.81 | Q |
2 | 6 | Triin Aljand | Estonia | 25.12 | Q, =NR |
3 | 2 | Theodora Drakou | Greece | 25.21 | Q, NR |
4 | 3 | Daniela Schreiber | Germany | 25.38 | |
5 | 5 | Aleksandra Urbanczyk | Poland | 25.44 | |
6 | 8 | Jane Trepp | Estonia | 25.47 | |
7 | 7 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | Finland | 25.52 | |
8 | 1 | Nathalie Lindborg | Sweden | 25.53 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Britta Steffen | Germany | 24.56 | Q |
2 | 3 | Nery Mantey Niangkouara | Greece | 25.09 | Q, NR |
3 | 1 | Anna Santamans | France | 25.20 | Q |
4 | 6 | Sviatlana Khakhlova | Belarus | 25.26 | Q |
5 | 2 | Sarah Blake Bateman | Iceland | 25.38 | NR |
5 | 5 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland | 25.38 | |
7 | 7 | Eszter Dara | Hungary | 25.41 | |
8 | 8 | Burcu Dolunay | Turkey | 26.02 |
A swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final. [4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Sarah Blake Bateman | Iceland | 25.24 | Q, NR |
2 | 4 | Daniela Schreiber | Germany | 25.46 | |
3 | 3 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland | 25.54 |
The final was held at 17:02. [5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Britta Steffen | Germany | 24.37 | ||
5 | Hinkelien Schreuder | Netherlands | 24.78 | ||
3 | Nery Mantey Niangkouara | Greece | 24.93 | NR | |
4 | 6 | Triin Aljand | Estonia | 25.01 | NR |
5 | 7 | Theodora Drakou | Greece | 25.05 | |
6 | 1 | Sviatlana Khakhlova | Belarus | 25.12 | |
7 | 2 | Anna Santamans | France | 25.26 | |
8 | 8 | Sarah Blake Bateman | Iceland | 25.38 |
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