| Event: | Women's 100 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 7 August (heats and semifinals) 8 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 51 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Win Value: | 52.93 |
| Gold: | Sarah Sjöström |
| Gold Nation: | SWE |
| Silver: | Femke Heemskerk |
| Silver Nation: | NED |
| Bronze: | Charlotte Bonnet |
| Bronze Nation: | FRA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record | Sarah Sjöström | 51.71 | Budapest | 23 July 2017 | ||
| Championship record | Sarah Sjöström | 52.67 | Berlin | 20 August 2014 |
The heats were started on 7 August at 09:00.[3]
The semifinals were started on 7 August at 17:11.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 52.67 | Q, =CR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 53.35 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 53.90 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 54.28 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 54.74 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 54.81 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 54.88 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 55.15 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 53.55 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 53.60 | Q, NR | |||
| 3 | 2 | 54.12 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 54.27 | Q | |||
| 5 | 8 | 54.64 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 54.71 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 55.05 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 57.07 |
The final was started on 8 August at 16:43.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 52.93 | |||||
| 5 | 53.23 | |||||
| 3 | 53.35 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 53.61 | EJ | |||
| 5 | 8 | 54.04 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 54.07 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 54.52 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 54.56 |