The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 15 and 16 August 2022.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 August (heats and semifinals) 16 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 39 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.91 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden | 23.67 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 |
| Championship record | 23.74 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 15 August at 09:00.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started at 18:50.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.27 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Katarzyna Wasick |  Poland | 24.36 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Silvia Di Pietro |  Italy | 24.72 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Valerie van Roon |  Netherlands | 24.75 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Anna Hopkin |  Great Britain | 24.80 | q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Béryl Gastaldello |  France | 24.89 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Julie Kepp Jensen |  Denmark | 24.98 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Tessa Giele | Netherlands | 24.99 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Petra Senánszky |  Hungary | 25.10 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Lidón Muñoz |  Spain | 25.18 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece | 25.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | Anna Hadjiloizou |  Cyprus | 25.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Alexandra Touretski |  Switzerland | 25.49 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Chiara Tarantino | Italy | 25.53 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Sara Junevik | Sweden | 25.55 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Elisabeth Sabro Ebbesen | Denmark | 26.04 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:07.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23.91 | |
 | 5 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland | 24.20 | |
 | 6 | Valerie van Roon | Netherlands | 24.64 | |
| 4 | 8 | Tessa Giele | Netherlands | 24.74 | |
| 5 | 3 | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy | 24.77 | |
| 6 | 7 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 24.82 | |
| 7 | 2 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain | 24.87 | |
| 8 | 1 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 25.18 |