| Event: | Women's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 43 |
| Nations: | 25 |
| Win Value: | 29.81 |
| Gold: | Yuliya Yefimova |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Imogen Clark |
| Silver Nation: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Arianna Castiglioni |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King | 29.40 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 | ||
| European record | Rūta Meilutytė | 29.48 | Barcelona | 3 August 2013 | ||
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė | 29.88 | Berlin | 23 August 2014 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 8 August at 09:51.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | 30.20 | Q | ||
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Arianna Castiglioni | 30.30 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Imogen Clark | 30.40 | Q | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Natalia Ivaneeva | 30.60 | Q | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Rūta Meilutytė | 30.73 | Q | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Sarah Vasey | 30.73 | Q | ||
| 7 | 3 | 6 | Sophie Hansson | 30.79 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Martina Carraro | 30.87 | Q | ||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Jenna Laukkanen | 31.03 | Q | ||
| 10 | 5 | 6 | Mona McSharry | 31.09 | Q | ||
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Ida Hulkko | 31.11 | Q | ||
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Anna Sztankovics | 31.15 | Q | ||
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Veera Kivirinta | 31.26 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 7 | Matilde Schrøder | 31.32 | Q | ||
| 15 | 4 | 8 | Tatiana Chișca | 31.40 | Q | ||
| 16 | 5 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse | 31.43 | Q | ||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | 31.44 | Q | ||
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Jessica Eriksson | 31.77 | |||
| 19 | 5 | 8 | Fanny Deberghes | 31.80 | |||
| 20 | 4 | 2 | Jessica Vall | 31.86 | |||
| 21 | 3 | 9 | Maria Romanjuk | 32.00 | |||
| 22 | 5 | 9 | Kotryna Teterevkova | 32.01 | |||
| 23 | 2 | 6 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş | 32.05 | |||
| 24 | 5 | 1 | Weronika Hallmann | 32.08 | |||
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Elena Guttmann | 32.11 | |||
| 25 | 3 | 2 | Tes Schouten | 32.11 | |||
| 27 | 2 | 7 | Anna Wermuth | 32.26 | |||
| 28 | 3 | 1 | Susann Bjørnsen | 32.30 | |||
| 29 | 4 | 1 | Alina Zmushka | 32.32 | |||
| 30 | 5 | 0 | Petra Chocová | 32.35 | |||
| 31 | 2 | 3 | Lisa Mamie | 32.48 | |||
| 31 | 1 | 3 | Cornelia Pammer | 32.48 | |||
| 33 | 4 | 0 | Tina Čelik | 32.65 | |||
| 34 | 2 | 4 | Tjaša Vozel | 32.70 | |||
| 35 | 4 | 9 | Vitalina Simonova | 32.77 | |||
| 36 | 2 | 8 | Alina Bulmag | 32.80 | |||
| 37 | 1 | 4 | Sara Staudinger | 32.89 | |||
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Nikoleta Trníková | 32.98 | |||
| 39 | 2 | 1 | Maria Harutjunjan | 33.04 | |||
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Nikoletta Pavlopoulou | 33.08 | |||
| 41 | 3 | 0 | Andrea Podmaníková | 33.32 | |||
| 42 | 2 | 9 | Stina Colleou | 33.62 | |||
| 43 | 2 | 0 | Thea Blomsterberg | 33.74 |
The semifinals were started on 8 August at 17:25.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rūta Meilutytė | 30.38 | Q | ||
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Castiglioni | 30.40 | Q | ||
| 3 | 5 | Natalia Ivaneeva | 30.56 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6 | Martina Carraro | 30.70 | Q | ||
| 5 | 7 | Anna Sztankovics | 31.34 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Mona McSharry | 31.45 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Tatiana Chișca | 31.51 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | 31.70 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | 29.66 | Q, CR | ||
| 2 | 5 | Imogen Clark | 30.04 | Q | ||
| 3 | 7 | Ida Hulkko | 30.53 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6 | Sophie Hansson | 30.72 | Q | ||
| 5 | 3 | Sarah Vasey | 31.02 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Jenna Laukkanen | 31.18 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Matilde Schrøder | 31.55 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Fanny Lecluyse | 31.57 |
The final was started on 9 August at 16:55.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Yuliya Yefimova | 29.81 | ||||
| 5 | Imogen Clark | 30.34 | ||||
| 6 | Arianna Castiglioni | 30.41 | ||||
| 4 | 3 | Rūta Meilutytė | 30.46 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Ida Hulkko | 31.02 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Martina Carraro | 31.11 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Natalia Ivaneeva | 31.19 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Sophie Hansson | 31.23 |