The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 6 and 7 August 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August (heats and semifinals) 7 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 29 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.48 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
22.27 | Rome | 1 July 2018 |
| Championship record | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.73 | London | 16 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August | Final | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.48 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 6 August at 10:09.[3]
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 6 August at 11:34.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sergii Shevtsov | Ukraine |
23.45 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Nikita Korolev |  Russia |
23.60 |
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 6 August at 17:41.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ben Proud |  Great Britain |
23.01 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
23.22 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Damian Wierling |  Germany |
23.34 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Konrad Czerniak |  Poland |
23.37 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Andrea Vergani |  Italy |
23.37 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Sergii Shevtsov | Ukraine |
23.58 | |
| 7 | 2 | Yauhen Tsurkin |  Belarus |
23.61 | |
| 8 | 1 | Piero Codia | Italy |
23.63 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.85 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nyls Korstanje |  Netherlands |
23.38 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Oleg Kostin | Russia |
23.41 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | László Cseh |  Hungary |
23.48 | |
| 5 | 7 | Mathys Goosen | Netherlands |
23.54 | |
| 6 | 1 | Bruno Blašković |  Croatia |
23.73 | |
| 7 | 8 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
23.77 | |
| 8 | 2 | Daniel Zaitsev |  Estonia |
23.82 |
Final edit
The final was started on 7 August at 16:50.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
22.48 | CR |
 |
5 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
22.78 | |
 |
8 | Oleg Kostin | Russia |
22.97 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
23.19 | |
| 5 | 7 | Andrea Vergani | Italy |
23.34 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands |
23.38 | |
| 7 | 6 | Damian Wierling | Germany |
23.46 | |
| 8 | 2 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland |
23.49 |