The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 16 and 17 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 16 August (heats and semifinals) 17 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 74 from 35 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.58 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | 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 | Ben Proud |  Great Britain |
21.11 | Glasgow | 8 August 2018 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 16 August at 09:00.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 16 August at 18:24.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.40 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Thom de Boer |  Netherlands |
21.72 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Lorenzo Zazzeri |  Italy |
21.72 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Leonardo Deplano | Italy |
21.73 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Maxime Grousset | France |
21.75 | q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Kristian Gkolomeev |  Greece |
21.76 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine |
21.91 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 8 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland |
21.92 | q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Jesse Puts | Netherlands |
22.02 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Björn Seeliger |  Sweden |
22.04 | |
| 11 | 1 | 7 | Meiron Cheruti |  Israel |
22.07 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Diogo Ribeiro |  Portugal |
22.07 | NR |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia |
22.09 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
22.13 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Heiko Gigler |  Austria |
22.14 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Illya Linnyk | Ukraine |
22.33 |
Final edit
The final was started on 17 August at 18:00.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ben Proud | Great Britain |
21.58 | |
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6 | Leonardo Deplano | Italy |
21.60 | |
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7 | Kristian Gkolomeev | Greece |
21.75 | |
| 4 | 8 | Paweł Juraszek | Poland |
21.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maxime Grousset | France |
21.87 | |
| 6 | 5 | Thom de Boer | Netherlands |
21.90 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy |
21.90 | |
| 8 | 1 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Ukraine |
22.19 |