The men's 50 metre freestyle 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]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 27, 2012 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.80 | |||||||||
| 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 |
20.91 | São Paulo | December 18, 2009 |
| European record | Frédérick Bousquet |  France |
20.94 | Montpellier | April 26, 2009 |
| Championship record | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
21.36 | Budapest | August 14, 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
53 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[2]
Semifinals edit
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stefan Nystrand |  Sweden |
22.06 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
22.20 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Marco Orsi |  Italy |
22.22 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Norbert Trandafir |  Romania |
22.33 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 7 | Marco di Carli |  Germany |
22.43 | |
| 6 | 3 | Andrea Rolla | Italy |
22.44 | |
| 7 | 8 | Oleg Tikhobaev |  Russia |
22.53 | |
| 8 | 1 | Filip Wypych |  Poland |
22.55 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
22.22 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland |
22.24 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Alain Bernard | France |
22.26 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
22.37 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Krisztián Takács |  Hungary |
22.40 | |
| 6 | 8 | Jasper Aerents |  Belgium |
22.49 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
22.51 | |
| 8 | 1 | Flori Lang |  Switzerland |
22.59 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:05.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Frédérick Bousquet | France |
21.80 | |
 |
4 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden |
22.04 | |
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5 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.18 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland |
22.22 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Marco Orsi | Italy |
22.22 | |
| 4 | 8 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
22.22 | |
| 7 | 7 | Alain Bernard | France |
22.24 | |
| 8 | 1 | Norbert Trandafir | Romania |
22.65 |
References edit
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre freestyle entry list[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre freestyle Heats results[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre freestyle Semifinals results[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ^ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-27.