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
gold medal    Czech Republic
silver medal    Ireland
bronze medal    Germany

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Jessica Hardy   United States 29.80 Federal Way August 7, 2009
European record Yuliya Efimova   Russia 30.09 Rome August 2, 2009
Championship record Yuliya Efimova   Russia 30.29 Budapest August 15, 2010

Results

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Heats

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35 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Petra Chocová   Czech Republic 31.38 Q, NR
2 4 4 Caroline Ruhnau   Germany 31.44 Q
3 5 5 Sycerika McMahon   Ireland 31.65 Q
4 5 3 Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 31.83 Q
5 4 8 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 31.85 Q, NR
6 4 3 Martina Moravciková   Czech Republic 31.95 Q
7 3 5 Concepcion Badillo Diaz   Spain 32.01 Q
8 2 5 Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir   Iceland 32.18 Q
9 5 6 Ivana Ninković   Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.19 Q, NR
10 5 7 Chiara Boggiatto   Italy 32.19 Q
11 3 7 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 32.20 Q
12 3 1 Mariya Liver   Ukraine 32.27 Q
13 3 3 Katharina Stiberg   Norway 32.29 Q
14 3 6 Vanessa Grimberg   Germany 32.29 Q
15 4 2 Anastasia Christoforou   Cyprus 32.45 Q
16 3 2 Ana Pinho Rodrigues   Portugal 32.49 Q
17 4 7 Ewa Scieszko   Poland 32.55
18 5 2 Anna Sztankovics   Hungary 32.56
19 4 6 Tjasa Vozel   Slovenia 32.59
20 4 5 Lisa Fissneider   Italy 32.70
21 5 1 Dilara Buse Günaydin   Turkey 32.78
22 5 8 Zuzana Mimovicová   Slovakia 32.81
23 3 8 Ceren Dilek   Turkey 33.08
24 2 8 Maria Georgia Michalaka   Greece 33.14
25 2 4 Evelina Aizpuriete   Latvia 33.11
26 2 3 Tatiana Chisca   Moldova 33.18
27 1 4 Raminta Dvariškytė   Lithuania 33.24
28 4 1 Fiona Doyle   Ireland 33.46
29 1 3 Maria Harutjunjan   Estonia 33.55
30 2 2 Irina Novikova   Russia 33.57
31 2 7 Vangelina Draganova   Bulgaria 33.72
32 1 5 Anastasiya Malyavina   Ukraine 33.87
33 2 6 Evghenia Tanasienco   Moldova 34.71
34 2 1 Helena Pikhartová   Czech Republic 35.24
5 4 Dorothea Brandt   Germany DNS

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 31.52 Q
2 4 Caroline Ruhnau   Germany 31.59 Q
3 3 Martina Moravciková   Czech Republic 31.96
3 7 Mariya Liver   Ukraine 31.96
5 8 Ana Pinho Rodrigues   Portugal 31.98
6 6 Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir   Iceland 32.27
7 1 Vanessa Grimberg   Germany 32.41
8 2 Chiara Boggiatto   Italy 32.60

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Petra Chocová   Czech Republic 31.44 Q
2 5 Sycerika McMahon   Ireland 31.51 Q
3 6 Concepcion Badillo Diaz   Spain 31.66 Q
4 1 Katharina Stiberg   Norway 31.84 Q
5 3 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 31.95 Q
6 8 Anastasia Christoforou   Cyprus 31.98
7 2 Ivana Ninković   Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.26
8 7 Jenna Laukkanen   Finland 32.26

Swim-off

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Martina Moravciková   Czech Republic 31.70 Q
2 5 Mariya Liver   Ukraine 32.04

Final

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

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Petra Chocová   Czech Republic 31.25 NR
  5 Sycerika McMahon   Ireland 31.27 NR
  6 Caroline Ruhnau   Germany 31.35
4 2 Concepcion Badillo Diaz   Spain 31.69
5 3 Valentina Artemyeva   Russia 31.70
6 7 Katharina Stiberg   Norway 31.95
7 8 Martina Moravciková   Czech Republic 32.05
8 1 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir   Iceland 32.25

References

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