The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2021.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 21 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 65 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.00 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
22.27 | Rome | 1 July 2018 |
| Championship record | 22.48 | Glasgow | 7 August 2018 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 20 May at 10:44.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 20 May at 18:41.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andrey Zhilkin |  Russia |
23.02 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nyls Korstanje |  Netherlands |
23.34 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Piero Codia |  Italy |
23.35 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
23.36 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Maxime Grousset |  France |
23.39 | |
| 5 | 1 | Daniel Zaitsev |  Estonia |
23.39 | |
| 7 | 7 | Grigori Pekarski |  Belarus |
23.43 | |
| 8 | 2 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Ukraine |
23.57 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.97 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Andrey Minakov | Russia |
23.10 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
23.10 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy |
23.31 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Florent Manaudou | France |
23.41 | |
| 6 | 7 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus |
23.47 | |
| 7 | 2 | Thom de Boer | Netherlands |
23.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
23.59 |
Final edit
The final was held on 21 May at 18:20.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary |
23.00 | |
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4 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
23.01 | |
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5 | Andrey Zhilkin | Russia |
23.08 | |
| 4 | 8 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland |
23.09 | |
| 5 | 7 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands |
23.14 | |
| 6 | 3 | Andrey Minakov | Russia |
23.18 | |
| 7 | 1 | Piero Codia | Italy |
23.54 | |
| 8 | 2 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy |
23.56 |