| Event: | Men's 100 metre butterfly |
| Competition: | 2020 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Danube Arena |
| Dates: | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) |
| Competitors: | 63 |
| Nations: | 34 |
| Win Value: | 50.18 |
| Gold: | Kristóf Milák |
| Gold Nation: | HUN |
| Silver: | Josif Miladinov |
| Silver Nation: | BUL |
| Bronze: | James Guy |
| Bronze Nation: | GBR |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 49.50 | 26 July 2019 | ||||
| European record | 49.95 | Rome | 1 August 2009 | |||
| Championship record | 50.64 | 9 August 2018 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | 50.64 | =CR | |||
| 50.62 | CR | ||||
| 23 May | 50.18 | CR |
The heats were started on 22 May 2021 at 10:37.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | 50.64 | Q, =CR | ||
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 51.42 | Q | ||
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 51.49 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 51.52 | Q | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 51.66 | Q | ||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 51.82 | Q | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 51.83 | Q | ||
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 51.83 | Q | ||
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 51.84 | |||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 51.91 | Q | ||
| 10 | 6 | 4 | 51.91 | Q | ||
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 51.93 | Q | ||
| 12 | 7 | 6 | 51.93 | |||
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 52.06 | Q | ||
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 52.21 | Q | ||
| 15 | 7 | 3 | 52.21 | Q | ||
| 17 | 4 | 7 | 52.25 | Q | ||
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 52.28 | Q | ||
| 19 | 5 | 4 | 52.31 | |||
| 20 | 6 | 7 | 52.32 | |||
| 21 | 7 | 2 | 52.37 | |||
| 22 | 2 | 3 | 52.38 | |||
| 23 | 5 | 8 | 52.48 | |||
| 24 | 4 | 5 | 52.58 | |||
| 25 | 5 | 7 | 52.59 | |||
| 26 | 3 | 6 | 52.61 | |||
| 26 | 4 | 6 | 52.61 | |||
| 28 | 7 | 9 | 52.63 | |||
| 29 | 4 | 3 | 52.65 | |||
| 30 | 6 | 6 | 52.70 | |||
| 31 | 4 | 2 | 52.73 | |||
| 32 | 5 | 9 | 52.74 | |||
| 33 | 4 | 1 | 52.80 | |||
| 34 | 4 | 4 | 52.82 | |||
| 35 | 5 | 1 | 52.87 | |||
| 35 | 6 | 8 | 52.87 | |||
| 37 | 3 | 5 | 53.09 | |||
| 38 | 1 | 0 | 53.26 | |||
| 39 | 6 | 0 | 53.31 | |||
| 40 | 3 | 1 | 53.45 | |||
| 41 | 3 | 0 | 53.51 | |||
| 42 | 4 | 0 | 53.61 | |||
| 43 | 4 | 8 | 53.64 | |||
| 43 | 6 | 9 | 53.64 | |||
| 45 | 2 | 6 | 53.88 | |||
| 46 | 3 | 7 | 54.03 | |||
| 47 | 3 | 9 | 54.10 | |||
| 47 | 4 | 9 | 54.10 | |||
| 49 | 2 | 9 | 54.16 | |||
| 50 | 2 | 4 | 54.20 | |||
| 51 | 2 | 7 | 54.21 | |||
| 52 | 2 | 2 | 54.52 | |||
| 52 | 2 | 5 | 54.52 | |||
| 54 | 2 | 8 | 54.53 | |||
| 55 | 1 | 5 | 55.12 | |||
| 56 | 1 | 4 | 55.21 | |||
| 57 | 2 | 1 | 55.29 | |||
| 58 | 2 | 0 | Daniil Pancerevas | 55.47 | ||
| 59 | 1 | 6 | 56.50 | |||
| 60 | 1 | 7 | 58.08 | |||
| 61 | 1 | 2 | 58.23 | |||
| 62 | 1 | 1 | 59.69 | |||
| 63 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | 8 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||
| 7 | 8 | |||||
| 3 | 4 |
The semifinals were started on 22 May 2021 at 18:48.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 50.96 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 51.10 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 51.18 | q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 51.50 | q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 51.66 | q | |||
| 6 | 8 | 51.72 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 51.86 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 52.13 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 50.62 | Q, CR | |||
| 2 | 5 | 51.43 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 51.45 | q | |||
| 4 | 8 | 51.80 | NR | |||
| 5 | 7 | 51.94 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 51.98 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 52.25 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 52.36 |
The final was held on 23 May at 18:15.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 50.18 | CR, NR | ||||
| 3 | 50.93 | NR | ||||
| 5 | 50.99 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 51.11 | NR | |||
| 5 | 8 | 51.39 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 51.43 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 51.45 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 51.86 |