| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 25, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 26, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 52 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 27.32 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
The men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa |
26.67 | Rome | July 29, 2009 |
| European record | Hendrik Feldwehr |  Germany |
26.83 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
| Championship record | Oleg Lisogor |  Ukraine |
27.18 | Berlin | August 2, 2002 |
Results
Heats
52 swimmers participated in 7 heats.
Switzerland
Sweden
Semifinals
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Matjaž Markič |  Slovenia |
27.43 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Aleksander Hetland |  Norway |
27.68 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Fabio Scozzoli |  Italy |
27.73 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Filipp Provorkov |  Estonia |
28.07 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dawid Szulich |  Poland |
28.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | Gábor Financsek |  Hungary |
28.13 | |
| 7 | 1 | Eetu Karvonen |  Finland |
28.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Viktar Vabishchevich |  Belarus |
28.26 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Damir Dugonjič | Slovenia |
27.60 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mattia Pesce | Italy |
27.63 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Petr Bartůněk |  Czech Republic |
27.89 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Panagiotis Samilidis |  Greece |
27.92 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Valeriy Dymo | Ukraine |
27.99 | |
| 5 | 7 | Dragos Agache |  Romania |
27.99 | |
| 7 | 2 | Čaba Silađi |  Serbia |
28.04 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kirill Strelnikov |  Russia |
28.25 |
Swim-off
A swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dragos Agache | Romania |
28.14 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Valeriy Dymo | Ukraine |
28.26 |
Final
The final was held at 18:30.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Damir Dugonjič | Slovenia |
27.32 | |
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2 | Fabio Scozzoli | Italy |
27.49 | |
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1 | Panagiotis Samilidis | Greece |
27.64 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mattia Pesce | Italy |
27.65 | |
| 5 | 4 | Matjaž Markič | Slovenia |
27.67 | |
| 6 | 6 | Aleksander Hetland | Norway |
27.82 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dragos Agache | Romania |
27.84 | |
| 8 | 7 | Petr Bartůněk | Czech Republic |
27.89 |
References
- 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke Swimm-off results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre breaststroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
| European Champions in Men's 50 m Breaststroke | |
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