The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26 and 27. The heats and semifinals took place on May 26, the final on May 27.[1]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 27, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 31.25 | |||||||||
| 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 | Jessica Hardy |  United States |
29.80 | Federal Way | August 7, 2009 |
| European record | Yuliya Efimova |  Russia |
30.09 | Rome | August 2, 2009 |
| Championship record | Yuliya Efimova | Russia |
30.29 | Budapest | August 15, 2010 |
Results
editHeats
edit35 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]
Semifinals
editThe eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia |
31.52 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Caroline Ruhnau |  Germany |
31.59 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Martina Moravciková |  Czech Republic |
31.96 | |
| 3 | 7 | Mariya Liver |  Ukraine |
31.96 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ana Pinho Rodrigues |  Portugal |
31.98 | |
| 6 | 6 | Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir |  Iceland |
32.27 | |
| 7 | 1 | Vanessa Grimberg | Germany |
32.41 | |
| 8 | 2 | Chiara Boggiatto |  Italy |
32.60 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic |
31.44 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Sycerika McMahon |  Ireland |
31.51 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Concepcion Badillo Diaz |  Spain |
31.66 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Katharina Stiberg |  Norway |
31.84 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
31.95 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Anastasia Christoforou |  Cyprus |
31.98 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ivana Ninković |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
32.26 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jenna Laukkanen |  Finland |
32.26 |
Swim-off
editA swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Martina Moravciková | Czech Republic |
31.70 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Mariya Liver | Ukraine |
32.04 |
Final
editThe final was held at 17:09.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Petra Chocová | Czech Republic |
31.25 | NR |
 |
5 | Sycerika McMahon | Ireland |
31.27 | NR |
 |
6 | Caroline Ruhnau | Germany |
31.35 | |
| 4 | 2 | Concepcion Badillo Diaz | Spain |
31.69 | |
| 5 | 3 | Valentina Artemyeva | Russia |
31.70 | |
| 6 | 7 | Katharina Stiberg | Norway |
31.95 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martina Moravciková | Czech Republic |
32.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir | Iceland |
32.25 |
References
edit- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre breaststroke entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre breaststroke Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre breaststroke Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre breaststroke Swim-off results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre breaststroke Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-27.