The women's 50 metre backstroke 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.[1]
| Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 25, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 26, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.25 | |||||||||
| 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 | Zhao Jing |  China |
27.06 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| European record | Daniela Samulski |  Germany |
27.23 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| Championship record | Aleksandra Gerasimenya |  Belarus |
27.64 | Budapest | August 14, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
43 swimmers participated in 6 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Arianna Barbieri |  Italy |
28.30 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
28.47 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Klaudia Nazieblo |  Poland |
28.72 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Ekaterina Avramova |  Bulgaria |
28.78 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine |
29.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Lisa Graf | Germany |
29.22 | |
| 7 | 8 | Hazal Sarikaya |  Turkey |
29.29 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anni Alitalo |  Finland |
29.30 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mercedes Peris |  Spain |
28.33 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Sanja Jovanović |  Croatia |
28.52 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Simona Baumrtová |  Czech Republic |
28.57 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
28.65 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Theodora Drakou |  Greece |
28.93 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ingibjörg Kristín Jónsdóttir |  Iceland |
29.14 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ivana Gabrilo |  Switzerland |
29.26 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kira Toussaint |  Netherlands |
29.40 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:57.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Mercedes Peris | Spain |
28.25 | |
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4 | Arianna Barbieri | Italy |
28.31 | |
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6 | Sanja Jovanović | Croatia |
28.31 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenny Mensing | Germany |
28.36 | |
| 5 | 7 | Carlotta Zofkova | Italy |
28.72 | |
| 6 | 2 | Simona Baumrtová | Czech Republic |
28.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Klaudia Nazieblo | Poland |
28.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ekaterina Avramova | Bulgaria |
29.09 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre backstroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre backstroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre backstroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre backstroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.