The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 June 2024.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 June (heats and semifinals) 23 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 74 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.72 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior 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
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 22 June at 09:30.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was held on 22 June at 10:40.
Qualification Rules: The best time advance to reserve.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jokūbas Keblys |  Lithuania |
22.17 | R |
| 2 | 4 | Luka Cvetko |  Croatia |
22.32 |
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 22 June at 19:12.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[5]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Kristian Gkolomeev |  Greece |
21.73 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia |
21.92 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine |
21.94 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Shane Ryan |  Ireland |
21.96 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Szebasztián Szabó |  Hungary |
22.03 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Jere Hribar | Croatia |
Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Piotr Ludwiczak |  Poland |
22.08 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 8 | Stergios Bilas | Greece |
22.10 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Calum Bain | Ireland |
22.12 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Rémi Fabiani |  Luxembourg |
22.14 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Paweł Juraszek | Poland |
22.16 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Martin Kartavi |  Israel |
22.19 | |
| 2 | 5 | Emre Sakçı |  Turkey |
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| 14 | 2 | 6 | Heiko Gigler |  Austria |
22.24 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Björn Seeliger |  Sweden |
22.30 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Matej Duša |  Slovakia |
22.33 |
Final
editThe final was started on 23 June at 18:30.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Kristian Gkolomeev | Greece |
21.72 | |
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8 | Stergios Bilas | Greece |
21.73 | |
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3 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Ukraine |
21.85 | |
| 4 | 1 | Piotr Ludwiczak | Poland |
21.90 | |
| 5 | 5 | Andrej Barna | Serbia |
21.93 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jere Hribar | Croatia |
21.99 | |
| 7 | 2 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary |
22.09 | |
| 8 | 6 | Shane Ryan | Ireland |
22.17 |