Swimming at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke explained

Event:Women's 50 metre backstroke
Competition:2022 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Foro Italico
Dates:13 August (heats and semifinals)
14 August (final)
Competitors:36
Nations:24
Win Value:27.27
Gold:Analia Pigrée
Gold Nation:FRA
Silver:Silvia Scalia
Silver Nation:ITA
Bronze:Maaike de Waard
Bronze Nation:NED
Prev:2020
Next:2024

The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 13 and 14 August 2022.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record 26.98 21 August 2018
European record 27.10 10 April 2021
Championship record 27.19 18 May 2021

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 13 August at 09:32.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 27.53 Q
2 3 5 27.71 Q
3 2 5 27.87 Q
4 2 4 27.92 Q
5 4 5 27.96 Q
6 4 4 28.10 Q
7 4 8 28.17 Q
8 4 1 28.18
8 3 6 28.18 Q
10 2 8 28.29 Q
11 2 7 28.39
12 2 6 28.42 Q
13 4 3 28.43 Q
14 3 2 28.50 Q
15 4 2 28.54 Q
15 3 7 28.54 Q
17 2 3 28.56
18 3 3 28.70 Q
19 3 0 28.73 Q
20 3 1 28.78
21 2 0 28.82
22 3 8 28.83
23 4 9 28.89
24 2 9 29.03
25 1 7 29.13
25 2 2 29.13
27 2 1 29.23
28 4 0 29.27
29 1 6 29.67
30 1 2 29.69
31 3 9 29.70
32 1 5 29.77
33 1 3 29.96
34 1 4 30.04
35 1 1 31.36
4 6
4 7

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 13 August at 18:57.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 27.39 Q, NR
2 1 5 27.68 Q
2 2 4 27.68 Q
4 1 3 27.84 q
5 2 3 27.86 Q
6 2 5 28.00 q
7 1 7 28.16 q
8 1 1 28.18 q
9 2 8 28.19
9 1 6 28.19
11 2 6 28.21
12 1 2 28.22
13 1 8 28.49
14 2 1 28.54
15 2 2 28.55
16 2 7 28.56

Final

The final was held on 14 August at 18:06.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 27.27 NR
4 27.53
7 27.54
4 6 27.73
5 3 27.90
6 2 27.95
7 8 28.11
8 1 28.54

Notes and References

  1. https://www.roma2022.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Timing-SWIMMING-elite-1.5.pdf Schedule
  2. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBA-------------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf Start list
  3. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBA-------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf Heats results
  4. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBA-------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf Semifinals results
  5. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBA-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf Final results