Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26 and 27. The heats and semifinals took place on May 26, the final on May 27.[1]

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 27, 2012 (final)
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning time31.25
Medalists
    Czech Republic
    Ireland
    Germany

Records

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

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World recordJessica Hardy United States29.80Federal WayAugust 7, 2009
European recordYuliya Efimova Russia30.09RomeAugust 2, 2009
Championship recordYuliya Efimova Russia30.29BudapestAugust 15, 2010

Results

Heats

35 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Petra Chocová Czech Republic31.38Q, NR
244Caroline Ruhnau Germany31.44Q
355Sycerika McMahon Ireland31.65Q
453Valentina Artemyeva Russia31.83Q
548Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland31.85Q, NR
643Martina Moravciková Czech Republic31.95Q
735Concepcion Badillo Diaz Spain32.01Q
825Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir Iceland32.18Q
956Ivana Ninković Bosnia and Herzegovina32.19Q, NR
1057Chiara Boggiatto Italy32.19Q
1137Jenna Laukkanen Finland32.20Q
1231Mariya Liver Ukraine32.27Q
1333Katharina Stiberg Norway32.29Q
1436Vanessa Grimberg Germany32.29Q
1542Anastasia Christoforou Cyprus32.45Q
1632Ana Pinho Rodrigues Portugal32.49Q
1747Ewa Scieszko Poland32.55
1852Anna Sztankovics Hungary32.56
1946Tjasa Vozel Slovenia32.59
2045Lisa Fissneider Italy32.70
2151Dilara Buse Günaydin Turkey32.78
2258Zuzana Mimovicová Slovakia32.81
2338Ceren Dilek Turkey33.08
2428Maria Georgia Michalaka Greece33.14
2524Evelina Aizpuriete Latvia33.11
2623Tatiana Chisca Moldova33.18
2714Raminta Dvariškytė Lithuania33.24
2841Fiona Doyle Ireland33.46
2913Maria Harutjunjan Estonia33.55
3022Irina Novikova Russia33.57
3127Vangelina Draganova Bulgaria33.72
3215Anastasiya Malyavina Ukraine33.87
3326Evghenia Tanasienco Moldova34.71
3421Helena Pikhartová Czech Republic35.24
54Dorothea Brandt GermanyDNS

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Valentina Artemyeva Russia31.52Q
24Caroline Ruhnau Germany31.59Q
33Martina Moravciková Czech Republic31.96
37Mariya Liver Ukraine31.96
58Ana Pinho Rodrigues Portugal31.98
66Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir Iceland32.27
71Vanessa Grimberg Germany32.41
82Chiara Boggiatto Italy32.60

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Petra Chocová Czech Republic31.44Q
25Sycerika McMahon Ireland31.51Q
36Concepcion Badillo Diaz Spain31.66Q
41Katharina Stiberg Norway31.84Q
53Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland31.95Q
68Anastasia Christoforou Cyprus31.98
72Ivana Ninković Bosnia and Herzegovina32.26
87Jenna Laukkanen Finland32.26

Swim-off

A swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final.[4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Martina Moravciková Czech Republic31.70Q
25Mariya Liver Ukraine32.04

Final

The final was held at 17:09.[5]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Petra Chocová Czech Republic31.25NR
5Sycerika McMahon Ireland31.27NR
6Caroline Ruhnau Germany31.35
42Concepcion Badillo Diaz Spain31.69
53Valentina Artemyeva Russia31.70
67Katharina Stiberg Norway31.95
78Martina Moravciková Czech Republic32.05
81Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir Iceland32.25
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