The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 June 2024.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 17 June (heats and semifinals) 18 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 58 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.15 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to 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
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 17 June at 09:55.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was held on 17 June at 11:25.
Qualification Rules: The best time advance to the semifinals.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Denis-Laurean Popescu |  Romania |
23.48 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Tibor Tistan |  Slovakia |
23.76 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 17 June at 18:30.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Stergios-Marios Bilas |  Greece |
23.06 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
23.20 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
23.23 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Simon Bucher |  Austria |
23.29 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Ukraine |
Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Daniel Gracík |  Czech Republic |
23.31 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 8 | Nikola Miljenić |  Croatia |
23.34 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Denis-Laurean Popescu | Romania |
23.45 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Casper Puggaard |  Denmark |
23.48 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Luca Nik Armbruster |  Germany |
23.53 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Daniel Zaitsev |  Estonia |
23.59 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jakub Majerski |  Poland |
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| 13 | 2 | 7 | Đurđe Matić |  Serbia |
23.60 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Jan Šefl | Czech Republic |
23.61 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Max McCusker |  Ireland |
23.75 | |
| 16 | 2 | 6 | Hubert Kós | Hungary |
23.79 |
Final
editThe final was held on 18 June at 18:07.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Stergios-Marios Bilas | Greece |
23.15 | |
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6 | Simon Bucher | Austria |
23.19 | |
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7 | Daniel Gracík | Czech Republic |
23.26 | |
| 4 | 5 | Meiron Cheruti | Israel |
23.28 | |
| 5 | 2 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Ukraine |
23.32 | |
| 3 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary |
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| 7 | 8 | Denis-Laurean Popescu | Romania |
23.43 | NR |
| 8 | 1 | Nikola Miljenić | Croatia |
23.71 |