Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke
The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (heats and semifinals) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 27.23 | |||||||||
| 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 | |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhao Jing |  China | 27.06 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| European record | Daniela Samulski Aliaksandra Herasimenia |  Germany Belarus | 27.23 | Rome Budapest | 30 July 2009 27 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain | 27.57 | London | 21 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Heat | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 27.21 | CR, ER |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 4 August at 10:17.[3]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 4 August at 17:49.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Anastasia Fesikova |  Russia | 27.49 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Béryl Gastaldello |  France | 27.86 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic | 27.91 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Silvia Scalia |  Italy | 27.96 | |
| 5 | 8 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece | 28.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | Maaike de Waard |  Netherlands | 28.09 | |
| 7 | 3 | Mie Nielsen |  Denmark | 28.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sasha Touretski |  Switzerland | 28.70 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 27.46 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mimosa Jallow |  Finland | 27.62 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Alicja Tchórz |  Poland | 27.72 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 6 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 27.92 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy | 27.94 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 28.11 | |
| 7 | 1 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark | 28.32 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ida Lindborg |  Sweden | 28.77 |
Final
The final was held on 5 August at 18:21.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Georgia Davies | Great Britain | 27.23 | |
 | 5 | Anastasia Fesikova | Russia | 27.31 | |
 | 3 | Mimosa Jallow | Finland | 27.70 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alicja Tchórz | Poland | 27.74 | |
| 5 | 2 | Béryl Gastaldello | France | 28.10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy | 28.31 | |
| 7 | 7 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic | 28.38 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 28.80 |
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