The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–17 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Rafael Muñoz |  Spain |
22.43 | Málaga | 5 April 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Andriy Hovorov |  Ukraine |
22.87 | Berlin | 18 August 2014 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 16 May at 11:44.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 16 May at 19:03.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Benjamin Proud |  Great Britain |
23.42 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Frédérick Bousquet |  France |
23.69 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
23.70 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Yauhen Tsurkin |  Belarus |
23.72 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Todorović |  Croatia |
23.73 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ivan Lenđer |  Serbia |
23.91 | |
| 7 | 2 | Matteo Rivolta |  Italy |
24.00 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jan Šefl |  Czech Republic |
24.04 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine |
22.73 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 5 | Piero Codia | Italy |
23.55 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | László Cseh |  Hungary |
23.57 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden |  Netherlands |
23.67 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Andriy Khloptsov | Ukraine |
23.92 | |
| 6 | 1 | Søren Dahl |  Denmark |
24.01 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
24.02 | |
| 8 | 8 | Oskar Krupecki |  Poland |
24.13 |
Final
editThe final was held on 17 May at 18:02.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine |
22.92 | |
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6 | László Cseh | Hungary |
23.31 | |
 |
5 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain |
23.34 | |
| 4 | 3 | Piero Codia | Italy |
23.46 | |
| 5 | 8 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus |
23.67 | |
| 6 | 7 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
23.71 | |
| 7 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands |
23.82 | |
| 8 | 1 | Meiron Cheruti | Israel |
23.93 |