The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.30 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| Championship record | 24.87 | Berlin | 18 August 2014 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 22 May 2021 at 10:27.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 22 May at 18:40.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
25.71 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Arina Surkova |  Russia |
25.75 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sara Junevik | Sweden |
26.00 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Anastasiya Shkurdai |  Belarus |
26.14 | |
| 5 | 6 | Louise Hansson | Sweden |
26.15 | |
| 6 | 2 | Anastasiya Kuliashova | Belarus |
26.27 | |
| 7 | 8 | Harriet Jones |  Great Britain |
26.49 | |
| 8 | 1 | Svetlana Chimrova | Russia |
26.58 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mélanie Henique |  France |
25.53 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Emilie Beckmann |  Denmark |
25.64 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands |
25.81 | q |
| 3 | 5 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
25.81 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Anna Ntountounaki |  Greece |
25.93 | q, NR |
| 6 | 7 | Marie Wattel | France |
26.07 | |
| 7 | 2 | Elena Di Liddo |  Italy |
26.23 | |
| 8 | 8 | Beatrix Bordás |  Hungary |
26.69 | |
| 9 | 9 | Gabriela Ņikitina |  Latvia |
26.88 |
Final
editThe final was held on 23 May at 18:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.30 | |
 |
4 | Mélanie Henique | France |
25.46 | |
 |
5 | Emilie Beckmann | Denmark |
25.59 | |
| 4 | 1 | Anna Ntountounaki | Greece |
25.65 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands |
25.76 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sara Junevik | Sweden |
25.84 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
25.85 | |
| 8 | 6 | Arina Surkova | Russia |
25.87 |