The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships was held on 15 and 16 August 2026.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows. Name Nationality Time Location Date World record Rūta Meilutytė 29.16 Fukuoka 30 July 2023 European record Championship record Benedetta Pilato 29.30 Budapest 22 May 2021
Results Heats The heats began on 15 August at 10:24. Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.
Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Country Time Notes 1 4 4 29.86 Q 2 5 3 30.17 Q 3 5 4 30.21 Q 4 3 6 30.37 Q 5 4 3 30.39 Q 6 5 5 30.53 Q 7 4 5 30.58 Q 8 5 6 Neutral Athletes B 30.59 Q 9 3 2 30.61 Q 9 4 6 30.61 9 4 7 30.61 Q 12 3 4 30.64 Q 13 4 8 30.89 Q 14 3 8 30.90 Q 15 3 3 30.91 Q 16 3 7 30.95 Q 17 5 1 Neutral Athletes A 30.98 Q 18 5 0 30.99 R 19 3 1 31.07 R? 19 4 2 Neutral Athletes B 31.07 21 5 2 31.18 22 3 5 31.19 23 4 1 31.29 24 4 0 31.46 25 3 0 31.53 26 2 2 31.55 27 2 6 31.72 28 5 9 31.76 29 3 9 31.84 30 2 1 31.87 30 2 5 31.87 32 1 4 32.04 33 2 7 32.06 34 2 4 32.13 35 5 8 32.19 36 2 8 32.22 37 1 5 32.45 38 2 3 32.74 39 4 9 32.77 40 5 7 32.79 41 1 3 33.28
Semifinals The semifinals were started on 15 August at 19:01.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.
Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 4 29.84 Q 2 2 7 29.93 Q 3 2 5 30.05 Q 4 1 4 30.26 Q 5 1 3 30.34 Q 6 2 3 30.42 Q 7 1 5 30.43 Q 8 2 1 30.47 Q, NR 9 1 6 Neutral Athletes B 30.55 9 2 8 30.55 11 1 2 30.58 12 2 2 30.61 13 2 6 30.65 14 1 7 30.88 15 1 8 Neutral Athletes A 30.91 16 1 1 32.50
Final The final took place on the evening of 16 August.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 29.93 4 29.94 1 29.95 NR 4 5 30.00 5 2 30.35 6 6 30.41 7 7 30.74 8 8 30.95
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