The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 May 2016.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 16–17 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.99 | |||||||||
| 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 | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.87 | Berlin | 18 August 2014 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 16 May at 10:28.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 16 May at 18:11.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
25.35 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
25.70 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Maaike de Waard |  Netherlands |
26.05 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Anna Dowgiert |  Poland |
26.10 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Mélanie Henique |  France |
26.14 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Emilie Beckmann | Denmark |
26.40 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lucie Svěcená |  Czech Republic |
26.49 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anna Ntountounaki |  Greece |
26.75 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.42 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
25.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Silvia Di Pietro |  Italy |
26.31 | |
| 5 | 6 | Nastja Govejšek |  Slovenia |
26.35 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kimberly Buys |  Belgium |
26.36 | |
| 7 | 7 | Elena Gemo | Italy |
26.44 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bryndis Hansen |  Iceland |
26.71 |
Final
editThe final was held on 17 May at 18:21.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.99 | |
 |
6 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
25.44 | |
 |
4 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
25.48 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.82 | |
| 5 | 2 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
26.01 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mélanie Henique | France |
26.12 | |
| 7 | 7 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands |
26.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
26.22 |