Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

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Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships
DatesMay 26, 2012 (heats and semifinals)
May 27, 2012 (final)
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning time31.25
Medalists
gold medal    Czech Republic
silver medal    Ireland
bronze medal    Germany

The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 26 and 27. The heats and semifinals took place on May 26, the final on May 27.[1]

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Jessica Hardy  United States 29.80 Federal Way August 7, 2009
European record Yuliya Efimova  Russia 30.09 Rome August 2, 2009
Championship record Yuliya Efimova  Russia 30.29 Budapest August 15, 2010

Results[]

Heats[]

35 swimmers participated in 5 heats.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Petra Chocová  Czech Republic 31.38 Q, NR
2 4 4 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 31.44 Q
3 5 5 Sycerika McMahon  Ireland 31.65 Q
4 5 3 Valentina Artemyeva  Russia 31.83 Q
5 4 8 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 31.85 Q, NR
6 4 3 Martina Moravciková  Czech Republic 31.95 Q
7 3 5 Concepcion Badillo Diaz  Spain 32.01 Q
8 2 5 Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir  Iceland 32.18 Q
9 5 6 Ivana Ninković  Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.19 Q, NR
10 5 7 Chiara Boggiatto  Italy 32.19 Q
11 3 7 Jenna Laukkanen  Finland 32.20 Q
12 3 1 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 32.27 Q
13 3 3  Norway 32.29 Q
14 3 6 Vanessa Grimberg  Germany 32.29 Q
15 4 2  Cyprus 32.45 Q
16 3 2  Portugal 32.49 Q
17 4 7  Poland 32.55
18 5 2 Anna Sztankovics  Hungary 32.56
19 4 6 Tjasa Vozel  Slovenia 32.59
20 4 5  Italy 32.70
21 5 1 Dilara Buse Günaydin  Turkey 32.78
22 5 8  Slovakia 32.81
23 3 8  Turkey 33.08
24 2 8  Greece 33.14
25 2 4  Latvia 33.11
26 2 3 Tatiana Chisca  Moldova 33.18
27 1 4 Raminta Dvariškytė  Lithuania 33.24
28 4 1 Fiona Doyle  Ireland 33.46
29 1 3  Estonia 33.55
30 2 2  Russia 33.57
31 2 7  Bulgaria 33.72
32 1 5 Anastasiya Malyavina  Ukraine 33.87
33 2 6  Moldova 34.71
34 2 1  Czech Republic 35.24
5 4 Dorothea Brandt  Germany DNS

Semifinals[]

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.[3]

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Valentina Artemyeva  Russia 31.52 Q
2 4 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 31.59 Q
3 3 Martina Moravciková  Czech Republic 31.96
3 7 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 31.96
5 8  Portugal 31.98
6 6 Erla Dogg Haraldsdóttir  Iceland 32.27
7 1 Vanessa Grimberg  Germany 32.41
8 2 Chiara Boggiatto  Italy 32.60

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Petra Chocová  Czech Republic 31.44 Q
2 5 Sycerika McMahon  Ireland 31.51 Q
3 6 Concepcion Badillo Diaz  Spain 31.66 Q
4 1  Norway 31.84 Q
5 3 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 31.95 Q
6 8  Cyprus 31.98
7 2 Ivana Ninković  Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.26
8 7 Jenna Laukkanen  Finland 32.26

Swim-off[]

A swim-off was needed to determine the last participant in the final.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Martina Moravciková  Czech Republic 31.70 Q
2 5 Mariya Liver  Ukraine 32.04

Final[]

The final was held at 17:09.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Petra Chocová  Czech Republic 31.25 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Sycerika McMahon  Ireland 31.27 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Caroline Ruhnau  Germany 31.35
4 2 Concepcion Badillo Diaz  Spain 31.69
5 3 Valentina Artemyeva  Russia 31.70
6 7  Norway 31.95
7 8 Martina Moravciková  Czech Republic 32.05
8 1 Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir  Iceland 32.25

References[]

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