The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats and semifinals took place on May 22, the final on May 23.[1]
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 22, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 23, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:07.33 | |||||||||
| 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 | Jessica Hardy |  United States |
1:04.45 | Federal Way | August 7, 2009 |
| European record | Yuliya Efimova |  Russia |
1:05.41 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
| Championship record | Yuliya Efimova | Russia |
1:06.32 | Budapest | August 11, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
49 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jennie Johansson |  Sweden |
1:07.65 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Sarah Poewe |  Germany |
1:07.70 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Marina Garcia Urzainqui |  Spain |
1:08.08 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Concepcion Badilla Diaz | Spain |
1:08.40 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Chiara Boggiatto |  Italy |
1:08.87 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Mariya Liver |  Ukraine |
1:09.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Katharina Stiberg |  Norway |
1:09.44 | |
| 2 | Tanja Šmid |  Slovenia |
DSQ |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany |
1:08.01 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Sycerika McMahon |  Ireland |
1:08.37 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 6 | Martina Moravciková |  Czech Republic |
1:08.93 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic |
1:09.00 | |
| 5 | 8 | Fiona Doyle | Ireland |
1:09.68 | |
| 6 | 2 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia |
1:09.76 | |
| 7 | 7 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir |  Iceland |
1:10.06 | |
| 8 | 1 | Dilara Buse Günaydin |  Turkey |
1:10.32 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17.52.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Sarah Poewe | Germany |
1:07.33 | |
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4 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden |
1:07.85 | |
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6 | Marina Garcia Urzainqui | Spain |
1:07.91 | |
| 4 | 3 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany |
1:07.95 | |
| 5 | 2 | Sycerika McMahon | Ireland |
1:08.72 | |
| 6 | 7 | Concepcion Badilla Diaz | Spain |
1:08.76 | |
| 7 | 1 | Chiara Boggiatto | Italy |
1:08.82 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martina Moravciková | Czech Republic |
1:08.87 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre breaststroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre breaststroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre breaststroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 100 metre breaststroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.