The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 August (heats and semifinals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 32 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.34 | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August | Semifinal | Ben Proud |  Great Britain |
21.11 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 8 August at 09:12.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 8 August at 17:04.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.11 | Q, CR, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland |
21.67 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Simonas Bilis |  Lithuania |
22.04 | QSO |
| 3 | 3 | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
22.04 | QSO |
| 5 | 8 | Bruno Blašković |  Croatia |
22.06 | |
| 5 | 6 | Luca Dotto |  Italy |
22.06 | |
| 7 | 2 | Thomas Fannon | Great Britain |
22.14 | |
| 8 | 7 | Yonel Govindin | France |
22.18 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Andrea Vergani | Italy |
21.37 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Vladimir Morozov |  Russia |
21.44 | Q, =NR |
| 3 | 4 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece |
21.52 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland |
21.96 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Jesse Puts |  Netherlands |
22.02 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Sergey Fesikov | Russia |
22.15 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia |
22.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Maxime Grousset | France |
22.27 |
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 8 August at 18:40.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Simonas Bilis | Lithuania |
21.70 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine |
21.74 |
Final edit
The final was started on 9 August at 16:50.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.34 | |
 |
6 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece |
21.44 | NR |
 |
5 | Andrea Vergani | Italy |
21.68 | |
| 4 | 3 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia |
21.74 | |
| 5 | 8 | Simonas Bilis | Lithuania |
21.97 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jesse Puts | Netherlands |
22.08 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland |
22.11 | |
| 8 | 2 | Paweł Juraszek | Poland |
22.14 |