Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle
| Women's 50 metre freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 23–24 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 24.32 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 23–24 August.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Britta Steffen |  Germany |
23.73 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Marleen Veldhuis |  Netherlands |
24.09 | Eindhoven | 24 March 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held at 10:04.[2]
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Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 17.35.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Francesca Halsall |  Great Britain |
24.45 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark |
24.55 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Inge Dekker | Netherlands |
24.86 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Therese Alshammar |  Sweden |
24.99 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Aleksandra Gerasimenya |  Belarus |
25.20 | |
| 6 | 6 | Maud van der Meer | Netherlands |
25.26 | |
| 7 | 7 | Erika Ferraioli |  Italy |
25.38 | |
| 8 | 8 | Hanna-Maria Seppälä |  Finland |
25.55 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.39 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Dorothea Brandt | Germany |
24.60 | |
| 3 | 2 | Elizaveta Bazarova |  Russia |
24.94 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Anna Santamans |  France |
25.03 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Silvia di Pietro | Italy |
25.04 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Pernille Blume | Denmark |
25.12 | |
| 7 | 1 | Aleksandra Urbanczyk |  Poland |
25.31 | |
| 8 | 8 | Darya Stepanyuk |  Ukraine |
25.44 |
Final
The final was held at 16:02.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Francesca Halsall | Great Britain |
24.32 | |
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4 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden |
24.37 | |
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3 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark |
24.53 | |
| 4 | 1 | Anna Santamans | France |
24.81 | |
| 5 | 8 | Silvia di Pietro | Italy |
24.84 | |
| 6 | 2 | Elizaveta Bazarova | Russia |
24.91 | |
| 7 | 6 | Inge Dekker | Netherlands |
25.01 | |
| 8 | 7 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden |
25.20 |