| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 30.81 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
29.48 | Barcelona | 3 August 2013 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
29.88 | Berlin | 23 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 21 May at 09:00.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 21 May at 16:23.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
30.83 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
30.95 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Veera Kivirinta |  Finland |
30.98 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Martina Carraro |  Italy |
31.14 | S-off |
| 5 | 5 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
31.16 | |
| 6 | 1 | Fiona Doyle |  Ireland |
31.66 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dominika Sztandera |  Poland |
31.71 | |
| 8 | 8 | Christina Nothdurfter |  Austria |
32.04 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden |
30.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland |
30.81 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Mariya Liver |  Ukraine |
30.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Petra Chocová |  Czech Republic |
31.13 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Natalia Ivaneeva |  Russia |
31.14 | S-off |
| 6 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
31.50 | |
| 7 | 1 | Martina Moravčíková | Czech Republic |
31.66 | |
| 8 | 8 | Amit Ivry |  Israel |
31.94 |
Swim-off
The Swim-off was held on 21 May at 18:32.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia |
30.95 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
31.00 |
Final
The final was held on 22 May at 16:12.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden |
30.81 | |
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3 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
30.91 | |
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5 | Jenna Laukkanen | Finland |
30.95 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mariya Liver | Ukraine |
30.99 | |
| 5 | 7 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland |
31.12 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
31.13 | |
| 7 | 8 | Natalia Ivaneeva | Russia |
31.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic |
31.63 |