The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 21 and 22. The heats and semifinals took place on May 21, the final on May 22.[1]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 21, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 22, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Rafael Muñoz |  Spain |
22.43 | Málaga | April 5, 2009 |
| Championship record | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia |
23.11 | Eindhoven | March 19, 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
44 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia |
23.41 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
23.43 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Nikita Konovalov |  Russia |
23.55 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Yauhen Tsurkin |  Belarus |
23.77 | NR |
| 5 | 3 | Piero Codia |  Italy |
23.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mario Todorović |  Croatia |
23.86 | |
| 7 | 1 | Fotios Koliopoulos |  Greece |
23.92 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tom Kremer |  Israel |
24.20 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Amaury Leveaux |  France |
23.51 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
23.68 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Rafael Muñoz | Spain |
23.70 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ivan Lenđer | Serbia |
23.71 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Francois Heersbrandt |  Belgium |
23.77 | |
| 6 | 2 | Steffen Deibler |  Germany |
23.96 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Spitzer |  Austria |
24.04 | |
| 8 | 7 | Alon Mandel | Israel |
24.05 |
Swim-off edit
The race determined the last participant for the final.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus |
23.59 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Francois Heersbrandt | Belgium |
23.66 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:02.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
7 | Rafael Muñoz | Spain |
23.16 | |
 |
2 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
23.30 | |
 |
8 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus |
23.37 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Nikita Konovalov | Russia |
23.43 | |
| 5 | 4 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia |
23.53 | |
| 5 | 5 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
23.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ivan Lenđer | Serbia |
23.68 | |
| 8 | 3 | Amaury Leveaux | France |
23.80 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's Men's 50 metre butterfly Swim-off results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre butterfly Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.