The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 21–22 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 70 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.73 | |||||||||
| 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 | 18 December 2009 |
| European record | Frédérick Bousquet |  France |
20.94 | Montpellier | 26 April 2009 |
| Championship record | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.32 | Berlin | 24 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 21 May at 09.09.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 21 May at 16:50.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.64 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
21.89 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland |
21.92 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
22.29 | |
| 5 | 6 | Federico Bocchia |  Italy |
22.31 | |
| 6 | 1 | Odyssefs Meladinis | Greece |
22.37 | |
| 7 | 2 | Filip Wypych | Poland |
22.39 | |
| 8 | 8 | Miguel Ortiz-Cañavate |  Spain |
22.46 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Benjamin Proud |  Great Britain |
21.84 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Andriy Hovorov |  Ukraine |
21.92 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Krisztián Takács |  Hungary |
22.09 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Norbert Trandafir |  Romania |
22.12 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Luca Dotto | Italy |
22.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Simonas Bilis |  Lithuania |
22.22 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andrey Grechin |  Russia |
22.44 | |
| 8 | 7 | Richárd Bohus | Hungary |
22.47 |
Final edit
The final was held on 22 May at 16:07.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Florent Manaudou | France |
21.73 | |
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6 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine |
21.79 | |
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5 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain |
21.85 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
21.89 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland |
22.01 | |
| 6 | 7 | Krisztián Takács | Hungary |
22.07 | |
| 6 | 8 | Luca Dotto | Italy |
22.07 | |
| 8 | 1 | Norbert Trandafir | Romania |
22.51 |