The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place on May 24, the final on May 25.[1]
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 24, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 25, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 59 from 31 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 48.77 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo |  Brazil |
46.91 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| European record | Alain Bernard |  France |
47.12 | Rome | July 30, 2009 |
| Championship record | Alain Bernard | France |
47.50 | Eindhoven | March 22, 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
66 swimmers participated in 9 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marco di Carli |  Germany |
48.96 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Dieter Dekoninck |  Belgium |
49.19 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Pieter Timmers | Belgium |
49.21 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Alain Bernard | France |
49.27 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Michele Santucci |  Italy |
49.47 | |
| 5 | 8 | Stefan Nystrand |  Sweden |
49.47 | |
| 7 | 2 | Steffen Deibler | Germany |
49.54 | |
| 8 | 1 | Vitaly Syrnikov |  Russia |
49.56 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux | France |
48.52 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Filippo Magnini | Italy |
48.84 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Norbert Trandafir |  Romania |
49.08 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Dominik Kozma |  Hungary |
49.45 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Oleg Tikhobaev | Russia |
49.61 | |
| 6 | 7 | Kemal Arda Gürdal |  Turkey |
49.66 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mindaugas Sadauskas |  Lithuania |
49.86 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martin Verner |  Czech Republic |
50.03 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:42.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Filippo Magnini | Italy |
48.77 | |
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1 | Alain Bernard | France |
48.95 | |
 |
6 | Norbert Trandafir | Romania |
49.13 | |
| 4 | 4 | Amaury Leveaux | France |
49.16 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
49.17 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marco di Carli | Germany |
49.18 | |
| 7 | 7 | Pieter Timmers | Belgium |
49.19 | |
| 8 | 2 | Dieter Dekoninck | Belgium |
49.42 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 100 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 100 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 100 metre freestyle Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 100 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-25.