| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.07 | |||||||||
| 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 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Britta Steffen |  Germany |
23.73 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis |  Netherlands |
24.09 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 21 May at 09:35.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 21 May at 17:48.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.93 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Yuliya Khitraya |  Belarus |
25.05 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
25.06 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Silvia Di Pietro |  Italy |
25.09 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Darya Stepanyuk |  Ukraine |
25.19 | |
| 6 | 6 | Erika Ferraioli | Italy |
25.21 | |
| 7 | 8 | Susann Bjørnsen |  Norway |
25.22 | |
| 8 | 5 | Aleksandra Urbańczyk |  Poland |
25.27 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.21 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.37 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Anna Santamans |  France |
24.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
25.05 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Kim Busch | Netherlands |
25.18 | |
| 6 | 1 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
25.41 | |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea Murez |  Israel |
25.56 | |
| 8 | 7 | Birgit Koschischek |  Austria |
25.63 |
Final
The final was held on 22 May at 16:02.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
24.07 | CR |
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4 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.44 | |
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6 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
24.61 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anna Santamans | France |
24.81 | |
| 5 | 1 | Theodora Drakou | Greece |
25.04 | |
| 6 | 8 | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy |
25.08 | |
| 7 | 7 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
25.12 | |
| 8 | 2 | Yuliya Khitraya | Belarus |
25.15 |