Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle

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]

Women's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 27, 2012 (final)
Competitors59 from 27 nations
Winning time24.37
Medalists
 Britta Steffen   Germany
 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands
 Nery Mantey Niangkouara   Greece
2012 European
Aquatics Championships
Swimming
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Diving
Individual
1 mmenwomen
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Synchronised
3 mmenwomen
10 mmenwomen
Team team
Synchronised swimming
IndividualSoloDuet
TeamTeamCombination

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World record and European recordBritta Steffen Germany23.73RomeAugust 2, 2009
Championship recordMarleen Veldhuis Netherlands24.09EindhovenMarch 24, 2008

Results

Heats

59 swimmers participated in 8 heats.[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
184Britta Steffen Germany24.66Q
264Hinkelien Schreuder Netherlands24.92Q
378Anna Dowgiert Poland25.23Q
452Aleksandra Urbanczyk Poland25.30Q
563Nery Mantey Niangkouara Greece25.33Q
666Daniela Schreiber Germany25.35Q
785Sviatlana Khakhlova Belarus25.38Q
883Triin Aljand Estonia25.41Q
974Dorothea Brandt Germany25.42
1076Sarah Blake Bateman Iceland25.43Q, NR
1165Theodora Drakou Greece25.46Q
1261Hanna-Maria Seppälä Finland25.46Q
1333Eszter Dara Hungary25.56Q
1473Anna Santamans France25.60Q
1587Nathalie Lindborg Sweden25.60Q
1686Burcu Dolunay Turkey25.63Q
1772Jane Trepp Estonia25.64Q
1856Erika Ferraioli Italy25.66
1962Yuliya Khitraya Belarus25.68
2068Henriette Brekke Norway25.70NR
2188Miroslava Syllabová Slovakia25.70
2281Lisa Vitting Germany27.73
2375Darya Stepanyuk Ukraine25.80
2471Nadiya Koba Ukraine25.86
2582Jolien Sysmans Belgium25.87
2642Nastja Govejsek Slovenia25.88NR
2754Miroslava Najdanovski Serbia25.90
2841Martina Moravcová Slovakia25.95
2953Erica Buratto Italy25.98
3055Laura Kurki Finland25.98
3167Birgit Koschischek Austria26.10
3277Ragnheidur Ragnarsdottir Iceland26.14
3358Aksana Dziamidava Belarus26.15
3457Cecilie Johannessen Norway26.16
3547Eva Hannesdóttir Iceland26.22
3646Lotta Nevalainen Finland26.24
3744Kristel Vourna Greece26.28
3845Justine Bruno France26.29
3927Katarína Milly Slovakia26.36
4051Louise Hansson Sweden26.37
4134Gabriela Nikitina Latvia26.40
4248Aneta Pechancova Czech Republic26.50
4332Susann Bjørnsen Norway26.56
4437Fanni Pataki Hungary26.64
4525Katarína Filová Slovakia26.69
4631Eva Chavez-Diaz Austria26.76
4736Monica Johannessen Norway26.76
4835Sandra Kazíková Czech Republic26.86
4924Linda Laihorinne Finland26.88
5022Clelia Tini San Marino26.94
5128Klara Vaclavikova Czech Republic27.05
5223Katarzyna Gorniak Poland27.07
5338Ivana Gabrilo  Switzerland27.08
5443Ingibjørg Kristin Jonsdóttir Iceland27.10
5526Hazal Sarikaya Turkey27.11
5615Gudrun Mortensen Faroe Islands27.23NR
5721Anastasia Bogdanovski North Macedonia27.27
5813Tatiana Perstniova Moldova27.29
5914Birita Debes Faroe Islands27.94

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Hinkelien Schreuder Netherlands24.81Q
26Triin Aljand Estonia25.12Q, =NR
32Theodora Drakou Greece25.21Q, NR
43Daniela Schreiber Germany25.38
55Aleksandra Urbanczyk Poland25.44
68Jane Trepp Estonia25.47
77Hanna-Maria Seppälä Finland25.52
81Nathalie Lindborg Sweden25.53

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Britta Steffen Germany24.56Q
23Nery Mantey Niangkouara Greece25.09Q, NR
31Anna Santamans France25.20Q
46Sviatlana Khakhlova Belarus25.26Q
52Sarah Blake Bateman Iceland25.38NR
55Anna Dowgiert Poland25.38
77Eszter Dara Hungary25.41
88Burcu Dolunay Turkey26.02

Swim-off

A swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Sarah Blake Bateman Iceland25.24Q, NR
24Daniela Schreiber Germany25.46
33Anna Dowgiert Poland25.54

Final

The final was held at 17:02.[5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Britta Steffen Germany24.37
5Hinkelien Schreuder Netherlands24.78
3Nery Mantey Niangkouara Greece24.93NR
46Triin Aljand Estonia25.01NR
57Theodora Drakou Greece25.05
61Sviatlana Khakhlova Belarus25.12
72Anna Santamans France25.26
88Sarah Blake Bateman Iceland25.38

References
  1. 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
  2. 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
  3. 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
  4. 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle Swim-off results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-27.
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