| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 17–18 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:06.17 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
1:04.35 | Barcelona | 29 July 2013 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
1:06.23 | Berlin | 20 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 17 May at 10:29.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 17 May at 18:42.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Chloe Tutton |  Great Britain |
1:07.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş |  Turkey |
1:07.81 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
1:07.82 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Fiona Doyle |  Ireland |
1:07.99 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
1:08.22 | |
| 6 | 1 | Natalia Ivaneeva |  Russia |
1:08.59 | |
| 7 | 3 | Martina Moravčíková |  Czech Republic |
1:08.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Silja Kaensaekoski | Finland |
1:08.85 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:06.16 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 3 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
1:07.28 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Martina Carraro |  Italy |
1:07.53 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
1:07.59 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
1:08.29 | |
| 6 | 1 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic |
1:08.35 | |
| 7 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
1:08.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Vilma Ekström | Sweden |
1:09.48 |
Final
The final was held on 18 May at 18:57.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:06.17 | |
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5 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
1:06.45 | |
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2 | Chloe Tutton | Great Britain |
1:07.50 | |
| 4 | 8 | Fiona Doyle | Ireland |
1:07.76 | |
| 5 | 3 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
1:07.81 | |
| 6 | 7 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş | Turkey |
1:07.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
1:07.93 | |
| 8 | 6 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
1:07.99 |