| Event: | Women's 50 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 22–23 August |
| Competitors: | 44 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Win Value: | 27.81 |
| Gold: | Francesca Halsall |
| Goldnoc: | GBR |
| Silver: | Georgia Davies |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Mie Nielsen |
| Bronzenoc: | DEN |
The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22–23 August.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhao Jing | 27.06 | Rome | 30 July 2009 | ||
| European record | Daniela Samulski | 27.23 | Rome | 30 July 2009 | ||
| Championship record | Aleksandra Gerasimenya | 27.64 | Budapest | 14 August 2010 |
The heats were held at 10:14.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 27.93 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 28.05 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 28.24 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 28.25 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 28.32 | Q | |||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 28.34 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 28.40 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 28.43 | Q | |||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 28.79 | Q | |||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 28.81 | Q | |||
| 11 | 5 | 7 | 28.83 | Q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 6 | 28.86 | Q | |||
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 28.88 | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 28.89 | Q | |||
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 28.91 | Q | |||
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 28.91 | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 28.91 | Q | |||
| 18 | 4 | 7 | 29.05 | Q | |||
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 29.06 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 3 | 29.15 | ||||
| 21 | 5 | 8 | 29.17 | ||||
| 22 | 5 | 1 | 29.20 | ||||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | 29.21 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 6 | 29.24 | ||||
| 25 | 5 | 2 | 29.25 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 5 | 29.28 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 1 | 29.46 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 4 | 29.46 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 8 | 29.47 | ||||
| 30 | 5 | 9 | 29.50 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 7 | 29.52 | ||||
| 32 | 2 | 6 | 29.71 | ||||
| 33 | 2 | 2 | 29.72 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | 0 | 29.81 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 9 | 29.92 | ||||
| 36 | 2 | 8 | 29.96 | ||||
| 37 | 4 | 9 | 30.01 | ||||
| 38 | 1 | 5 | 30.11 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 7 | 30.14 | ||||
| 40 | 1 | 4 | 30.16 | ||||
| 41 | 2 | 9 | 30.61 | ||||
| 42 | 1 | 2 | 30.72 | ||||
| 43 | 1 | 3 | 31.01 | ||||
| 44 | 1 | 6 | 31.54 | ||||
| — | 4 | 0 | DNS |
The semifinals were held at 18:51.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 28.13 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 28.19 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 28.46 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 28.48 | Q | |||
| 5 | 7 | 28.50 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 28.71 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 28.86 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 28.94 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 27.78 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 27.91 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 28.30 | Q | |||
| 4 | 7 | 28.44 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 28.49 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 28.55 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 28.64 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 28.81 |
The final was held at 16:57.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 27.81 | |||||
| 3 | 27.82 | |||||
| 4 | 27.87 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 27.98 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 28.36 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 28.37 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 28.59 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 28.63 |