The women'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]
| Women'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 | 47 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.64 | |||||||||
| 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 |
Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
25.07 | Rome | July 31, 2009 |
| Championship record | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
25.50 | Budapest | August 9, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
47 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 | 5 | Triin Aljand |  Estonia |
26.20 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ingvild Snildal |  Norway |
26.39 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Silvia di Pietro |  Italy |
26.61 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kristel Vourna |  Greece |
26.63 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Nadiya Koba |  Ukraine |
26.92 | |
| 6 | 1 | Sina Sutter |  Germany |
27.02 | |
| 7 | 7 | Eszter Dara |  Hungary |
27.04 | |
| 8 | 8 | Danielle Carmen Villars |  Switzerland |
27.28 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
26.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Anna Dowgiert |  Poland |
26.36 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 6 | Ilaria Bianchi | Italy |
26.65 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Amit Ivri |  Israel |
26.68 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Louise Hansson | Sweden |
26.72 | |
| 6 | 5 | Hinkelien Schreuder |  Netherlands |
26.73 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sviatlana Khakhlova |  Belarus |
26.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martina Moravcová |  Slovakia |
27.02 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:18.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.64 | |
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4 | Triin Aljand | Estonia |
25.92 | NR |
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6 | Ingvild Snildal | Norway |
26.12 | |
| 4 | 3 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
26.38 | |
| 5 | 2 | Silvia di Pietro | Italy |
26.44 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kristel Vourna | Greece |
26.52 | NR |
| 7 | 1 | Ilaria Bianchi | Italy |
26.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Amit Ivri | Israel |
26.77 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre butterfly entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre butterfly Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre butterfly Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre butterfly Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.