The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.61 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo |  Brazil |
20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| European record | Frédérick Bousquet |  France |
20.94 | Montpellier | 26 April 2009 |
| Championship record | Ben Proud |  Great Britain |
21.11 | Glasgow | 8 August 2018 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 22 May at 10:15.
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was held on 22 May at 11:50.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heiko Gigler |  Austria |
22.05 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia |
22.14 | NR |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 22 May at 18:34.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.67 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland |
21.72 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Alessandro Miressi |  Italy |
21.86 | q |
| 3 | 6 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.86 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Maxime Grousset | France |
21.95 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland |
21.97 | |
| 7 | 8 | Heiko Gigler | Austria |
22.10 | |
| 7 | 7 | Björn Seeliger |  Sweden |
22.10 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
21.60 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Thom de Boer |  Netherlands |
21.80 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.84 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine |
22.07 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kenzo Simons | Netherlands |
22.14 | |
| 6 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland |
22.21 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
22.32 |
Final
editThe final was held on 23 May at 18:05.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland |
21.61 | |
 |
2 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.69 | |
 |
4 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
21.73 | |
| 4 | 6 | Thom de Boer | Netherlands |
21.80 | |
| 5 | 5 | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.81 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.92 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maxime Grousset | France |
22.02 | |
| 8 | 7 | Alessandro Miressi | Italy |
22.19 |