The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2018[1][2] in Tollcross International Swimming Centre, Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| Championship record | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.87 | Berlin | 18 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 8 August at 09:26.[3]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 8 August at 10:14.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Louise Hansson | Sweden |
26.11 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Sara Junevik | Sweden |
26.36 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 8 August at 17:10.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Emilie Beckmann |  Denmark |
25.86 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |  Netherlands |
25.95 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anna Dowgiert |  Poland |
26.14 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Kim Busch | Netherlands |
26.42 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ilaria Bianchi |  Italy |
26.43 | |
| 6 | 7 | Louise Hansson | Sweden |
26.54 | |
| 7 | 1 | Julie Kepp Jensen | Denmark |
26.86 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lucie Svěcená |  Czech Republic |
26.90 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.51 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Melanie Henique |  France |
25.68 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Kimberly Buys |  Belgium |
25.76 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Aliena Schmidtke |  Germany |
26.09 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Anna Ntountounaki |  Greece |
26.22 | Q NR |
| 6 | 7 | Mimosa Jallow |  Finland |
26.24 | |
| 7 | 6 | Elena Di Liddo | Italy |
26.36 | |
| 8 | 8 | Alexandra Touretski |  Switzerland |
26.66 |
Final edit
The final was started on 9 August at 16:45.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
25.16 | |
 |
6 | Emilie Beckmann | Denmark |
25.72 | |
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3 | Kimberly Buys | Belgium |
25.74 | |
| 4 | 7 | Aliena Schmidtke | Germany |
25.77 | |
| 5 | 5 | Melanie Henique | France |
25.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands |
25.88 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anna Dowgiert | Poland |
26.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | Anna Ntountounaki | Greece |
26.23 |