Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 29.35 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2020 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1][2]
Records
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King |  United States |
29.40 | Budapest | 30 July 2017 |
| European record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
29.48 | Barcelona | 3 August 2013 |
| Championship record | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
29.66 | Glasgow | 8 August 2018 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | Heats | Benedetta Pilato |  Italy |
29.50 | CR |
| Semifinals | 29.30 | WR, CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 22 May at 10:52.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy |
29.50 | Q, CR, WJ, NR |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
30.15 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Ida Hulkko |  Finland |
30.40 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
30.46 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
30.55 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
30.57 | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Sarah Vasey |  Great Britain |
30.58 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Rosey Metz |  Netherlands |
30.63 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Emelie Fast | Sweden |
30.64 | Q |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Alina Zmushka |  Belarus |
30.81 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Eneli Jefimova |  Estonia |
30.83 | Q, NR |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland |
30.95 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 3 | Tatiana Belonogoff | Russia |
31.05 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | Anna Sztankovics |  Hungary |
31.09 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Klara Thormalm | Sweden |
31.12 | |
| 16 | 2 | 3 | Ema Rajić |  Croatia |
31.19 | Q, NR |
| 17 | 4 | 8 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland |
31.28 | |
| 18 | 4 | 7 | Lisa Angiolini | Italy |
31.39 | |
| 19 | 6 | 8 | Lisa Mamie |  Switzerland |
31.42 | Q |
| 20 | 6 | 0 | Jessica Steiger |  Germany |
31.46 | Q |
| 21 | 5 | 1 | Kotryna Teterevkova | Lithuania |
31.51 | |
| 22 | 4 | 0 | Maria-Thaleia Drasidou |  Greece |
31.55 | |
| 22 | 5 | 9 | Anne Louise Palmans | Netherlands |
31.55 | |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Andrea Podmaníková |  Slovakia |
31.69 | |
| 25 | 6 | 9 | Maria Romanjuk | Estonia |
31.70 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Dominika Sztandera |  Poland |
31.75 | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | Petra Halmai | Hungary |
31.78 | |
| 28 | 4 | 2 | Tes Schouten | Netherlands |
31.82 | |
| 29 | 5 | 6 | Evgeniia Chikunova | Russia |
31.90 | |
| 30 | 3 | 9 | Niamh Coyne |  Ireland |
31.99 | |
| 31 | 4 | 6 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
32.05 | |
| 32 | 6 | 1 | Fleur Vermeiren |  Belgium |
32.08 | |
| 33 | 3 | 6 | Thea Blomsterberg |  Denmark |
32.12 | |
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Arina Sisojeva |  Latvia |
32.12 | |
| 35 | 4 | 9 | Hannah Brunzell | Sweden |
32.18 | |
| 35 | 6 | 7 | Maria Temnikova | Russia |
32.18 | |
| 37 | 3 | 0 | Siiri Einiö | Finland |
32.20 | |
| 37 | 3 | 8 | Lena Kreundl |  Austria |
32.20 | |
| 39 | 3 | 1 | Justine Delmas |  France |
32.23 | |
| 40 | 2 | 6 | Anastasia Basisto |  Moldova |
32.28 | |
| 41 | 3 | 3 | Diana Petkova |  Bulgaria |
32.29 | |
| 42 | 1 | 4 | Bente Fischer | Germany |
32.31 | |
| 42 | 5 | 0 | Cornelia Pammer | Austria |
32.31 | |
| 44 | 2 | 5 | Alina Tkachenko |  Ukraine |
32.35 | |
| 45 | 2 | 8 | Clara Rybak-Andersen | Denmark |
32.42 | |
| 46 | 3 | 2 | Tjaša Vozel |  Slovenia |
32.47 | |
| 47 | 2 | 1 | Alíz Kalmár | Hungary |
32.67 | |
| 48 | 2 | 2 | Nina Vadovičová | Slovakia |
32.73 | |
| 49 | 2 | 7 | Hazal Özkan |  Turkey |
32.90 | |
| 50 | 1 | 5 | Nikoleta Trníková | Slovakia |
33.59 | |
| 51 | 1 | 3 | Nàdia Tudó |  Andorra |
33.79 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were started on 22 May at 18:57.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sarah Vasey | Great Britain |
30.35 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
30.44 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
30.53 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Tatiana Belonogoff | Russia |
30.84 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Emelie Fast | Sweden |
30.88 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eneli Jefimova | Estonia |
30.97 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ema Rajić | Croatia |
31.04 | NR |
| 8 | 8 | Jessica Steiger | Germany |
31.37 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy |
29.30 | Q, WR |
| 2 | 3 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
30.25 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ida Hulkko | Finland |
30.39 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland |
30.76 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Rosey Metz | Netherlands |
30.90 | |
| 6 | 2 | Alina Zmushka | Belarus |
30.91 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anna Sztankovics | Hungary |
31.04 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lisa Mamie | Switzerland |
31.51 |
Final
The final was held on 23 May at 18:10.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy |
29.35 | |
 |
6 | Ida Hulkko | Finland |
30.19 | NR |
 |
5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
30.22 | |
| 4 | 3 | Sarah Vasey | Great Britain |
30.23 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
30.31 | |
| 6 | 2 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
30.35 | |
| 7 | 1 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland |
30.72 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tatiana Belonogoff | Russia |
30.77 |