The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 3 and 4 August 2018.[1][2]
| 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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Records
editPrior 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 1 | Pernille Blume |  Denmark | 23.85 | CR |
| 4 August | Final | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23.74 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 3 August at 10:13.[3]
Swim-off
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe final was held on 4 August at 18:23.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |