The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18 and 19 May 2021.[1][2]
| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 19 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:05.69 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Before the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King |  United States |
1:04.13 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| European record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
1:04.35 | Barcelona | 29 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
1:05.53 | Glasgow | 5 August 2018 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 18 May at 10:19.[3]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 18 May at 11:19.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kotryna Teterevkova | Lithuania |
1:07.33 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Maria Romanjuk |  Estonia |
1:07.68 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 18 May at 18:31.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Martina Carraro |  Italy |
1:06.09 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Molly Renshaw |  Great Britain |
1:06.21 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Mona McSharry |  Ireland |
1:06.42 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Eneli Jefimova | Estonia |
1:06.47 | q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Sarah Vasey | Great Britain |
1:06.53 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Kotryna Teterevkova | Lithuania |
1:07.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tes Schouten |  Netherlands |
1:07.39 | |
| 8 | 5 | Emelie Fast |  Sweden |
1:07.85 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
1:05.69 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
1:06.24 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:06.24 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Evgeniia Chikunova | Russia |
1:06.60 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ida Hulkko |  Finland |
1:06.73 | NR |
| 6 | 8 | Anastasia Gorbenko |  Israel |
1:06.74 | NR |
| 7 | 6 | Lisa Mamie |  Switzerland |
1:06.77 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jessica Vall |  Spain |
1:06.93 |
Final edit
The final was held on 19 May at 18:25.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
1:05.69 | =NR |
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6 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
1:06.13 | |
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5 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
1:06.21 | |
| 4 | 2 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:06.33 | |
| 5 | 3 | Molly Renshaw | Great Britain |
1:06.35 | |
| 6 | 8 | Sarah Vasey | Great Britain |
1:06.42 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mona McSharry | Ireland |
1:06.58 | |
| 8 | 1 | Eneli Jefimova | Estonia |
1:06.83 |