Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly explained

Event:Women's 50 metre butterfly
Championship:2016 European Aquatics Championships
Dates:16–17 May
Competitors:45
Nations:27
Win Value:24.99
Gold:Sarah Sjöström
Goldnoc:SWE
Silver:Jeanette Ottesen
Silvernoc:DEN
Bronze:Francesca Halsall
Bronzenoc:GBR
Prev:2014
Next:2018

The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World recordalign=left rowspan=2Sarah Sjöströmalign=left rowspan=2align=left rowspan=224.43Borås5 July 2014
European record
Championship recordSarah Sjöström24.87Berlin18 August 2014

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 16 May at 10:28.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 25.59 Q
2 4 4 25.80 Q
2 5 5 25.80 Q
4 3 4 26.01 Q
5 5 6 26.05 Q
6 4 5 26.32 Q
7 5 2 26.36 Q
8 3 5 26.38 Q
9 3 6 26.41 Q
10 5 3 26.44 Q
11 3 3 26.46 Q
12 4 3 26.47 Q
13 4 6 26.52 Q
14 4 1 26.65 Q
15 5 8 26.66
16 3 0 26.68 Q
17 3 2 26.74 Q
18 4 2 26.90
19 2 4 26.92
19 5 1 26.92
21 5 7 26.95
21 3 8 26.95
23 3 9 26.96
24 4 7 27.10
25 2 5 27.14
26 2 2 27.19
26 5 0 27.19
28 4 8 27.30
29 5 9 27.34
30 2 8 27.37
30 2 1 27.37
32 4 0 27.39
33 2 3 27.46
34 3 7 27.47
35 1 5 27.64
36 1 4 27.72
37 4 9 27.82
38 2 6 27.83
39 2 0 27.86
40 2 7 27.90
41 2 9 28.09
42 1 3 28.11
43 1 6 28.30
44 1 2 28.55
45 1 7 29.53
3 1

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:11.[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 25.35 Q
2 4 25.70 Q
3 3 26.05 Q
4 2 26.10 Q
5 6 26.14 Q
6 7 26.40
7 1 26.49
8 8 26.75

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 25.42 Q
2 5 25.63 Q
3 3 25.98 Q
4 1 26.31
5 6 26.35
6 2 26.36
7 7 26.44
8 8 26.71

Final

The final was held on 17 May at 18:21.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 24.99
6 25.44
4 25.48
4 3 25.82
5 2 26.01
6 8 26.12
7 7 26.18
8 1 26.22

Notes and References

  1. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/SW_EntryList.pdf Entry list
  2. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/ODP-ASF-50FA-PRE-ALL.pdf Start list
  3. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50FA-PRE-RIEP.pdf Heats results
  4. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50FA-SEM-ALL.pdf Semifinals results
  5. http://london2016.microplustiming.com/Elite/export/Elite_NU_London2016/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-50FA-FIN-ALL.pdf Final results