| Event: | 100 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 18–19 August |
| Competitors: | 54 |
| Nations: | 29 |
| Win Value: | 58.96 |
| Gold: | Adam Peaty |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Ross Murdoch |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Giedrius Titenis |
| Bronzenoc: | LTU |
The 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18–19 August.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Cameron van der Burgh | 58.46 | London | 29 July 2012 | ||
| European record | Hugues Duboscq | 58.64 | Rome | 27 July 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Alexander Dale Oen | 59.20 | Budapest | 10 August 2010 |
The heats were held at 10:47.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 59.97 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1:00.13 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | 1:00.16 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 1:00.48 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 1:00.88 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 1:00.89 | Q | |||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1:00.90 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 6 | 1:00.93 | Q | |||
| 9 | 6 | 6 | 1:00.94 | Q | |||
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 1:01.06 | ||||
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 1:01.12 | Q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 1:01.40 | Q | |||
| 13 | 5 | 2 | 1:01.43 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 5 | 1:01.44 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 6 | 1:01.49 | ||||
| 16 | 5 | 7 | 1:01.59 | Q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 3 | 1:01.68 | Q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 8 | 1:01.69 | Q | |||
| 19 | 3 | 7 | 1:01.73 | Q | |||
| 20 | 4 | 1 | 1:01.75 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 7 | 1:01.75 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 7 | 1:01.77 | ||||
| 23 | 6 | 9 | 1:01.80 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 2 | 1:02.02 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 5 | 1:02.05 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 3 | 1:02.07 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 8 | 1:02.10 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 4 | 1:02.11 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 7 | 1:02.12 | ||||
| 30 | 3 | 3 | 1:02.20 | ||||
| 31 | 4 | 8 | 1:02.27 | ||||
| 32 | 3 | 2 | 1:02.30 | ||||
| 33 | 6 | 8 | 1:02.42 | ||||
| 33 | 3 | 0 | 1:02.42 | ||||
| 35 | 5 | 9 | 1:02.44 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 4 | 1:02.44 | ||||
| 37 | 4 | 0 | 1:02.48 | ||||
| 38 | 6 | 0 | 1:02.62 | ||||
| 39 | 3 | 1 | 1:02.70 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 2 | 1:02.79 | ||||
| 41 | 3 | 9 | 1:02.82 | ||||
| 42 | 3 | 6 | 1:02.93 | ||||
| 43 | 1 | 5 | 1:03.11 | ||||
| 44 | 4 | 9 | 1:03.20 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 5 | 1:03.25 | ||||
| 46 | 2 | 0 | 1:03.40 | ||||
| 47 | 2 | 9 | 1:03.63 | ||||
| 48 | 1 | 3 | 1:03.66 | ||||
| 49 | 5 | 0 | 1:03.72 | ||||
| 50 | 2 | 8 | 1:03.98 | ||||
| 51 | 2 | 1 | 1:04.05 | ||||
| 52 | 2 | 6 | 1:04.72 | ||||
| 53 | 1 | 4 | 1:04.75 | ||||
| 54 | 1 | 6 | 1:06.13 |
The Semifinals were held at 18:44.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 59.35 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 59.58 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 1:00.51 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1:00.87 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1:00.89 | Q | |||
| 6 | 7 | 1:01.01 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 1:01.10 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1:01.74 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 58.68 | Q, CR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 59.33 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1:01.00 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 1:01.20 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1:01.23 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 1:01.53 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 1:01.76 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 1:01.92 |
The final was held at 18:34.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 58.96 | |||||
| 5 | 59.43 | |||||
| 3 | 59.61 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 59.88 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1:00.38 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:00.71 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 1:00.80 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1:01.02 |