Swimming at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke explained

Event:Women's 50 metre breaststroke
Competition:2024 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović
Dates:22 June (heats and semifinals)
23 June (final)
Competitors:27
Nations:17
Win Value:30.55
Gold:Dominika Sztandera
Gold Nation:POL
Silver:Veera Kivirinta
Silver Nation:FIN
Bronze:Olivia Klint Ipsa
Bronze Nation:SWE
Prev:2022
Next:2026

The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 June 2024.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record 29.16 30 July 2023
European record
Championship record29.30 22 May 2021

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 22 June at 10:09.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 30.58 Q
2 3 5 30.90 Q
3 1 5 31.17 Q
4 2 4 31.20 Q
5 1 4 31.21 Q
6 3 3 31.23 Q
7 1 3 31.33 Q
8 2 6 31.46
9 2 8 31.49 Q
10 1 6 31.55 Q
11 3 7 31.58 Q
12 2 3 31.69 Q
13 3 6 31.70 Q
14 2 5 31.71 Q
15 3 2 31.80 Q
16 1 7 31.83
17 2 7 31.84 Q
18 1 1 31.94 Swim-off > Q
3 8 Swim-off
20 1 2 32.25
21 2 2 32.28
22 2 1 32.52
23 1 8 32.55
24 3 1 32.70
25 3 0 32.94
26 2 0 32.95
27 1 0 33.70

Swim-off

The swim-off was held on 22 June at 10:42.
Qualification Rules: The best time advance to the semifinals.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 31.78 Q
2 5 31.97

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 22 June at 19:19.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 30.73 Q
2 2 3 30.86 Q
3 2 5 30.91 Q, NR
4 1 3 31.15 Q
5 2 7 31.30 Q
6 1 4 31.34 Q
7 1 5 31.36 Q
2 6 Q
9 2 2 31.39
10 1 8 31.47
11 1 6 31.52
12 2 1 31.53
13 1 2 31.56
14 1 7 31.74
15 2 8 31.84
15 1 1 32.00

Final

The final was held on 23 June at 18:35.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 30.55 NR
4 30.65
6 30.90
4 8 30.95
5 3 30.97
6 1 30.99
7 7 31.08
8 2 31.48

Notes and References

  1. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/athletic-sports-schedule/SWM/* Schedule
  2. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/startlist/SWM/ST/W/50MBR-------------/HEAT/-------- Start list
  3. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/summary/SWM/ST/W/50MBR-------------/HEAT/-------- Heats results
  4. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/result/SWM/ST/W/50MBR-------------/HEAT/0001RR-- Swim-off result
  5. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/summary/SWM/ST/W/50MBR-------------/SFNL/000100-- Semifinals results
  6. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/result/SWM/ST/W/50MBR-------------/FNL-/000100-- Final results