The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2026 European Aquatics Championships was held on 14 and 15 August 2026.
Records Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows. Name Nationality Time Location Date World record Gretchen Walsh 23.55 Rome 28 June 2026 European record Sarah Sjöström 23.61 Fukuoka 29 July 2023 Championship record Sarah Sjöström 23.74 Glasgow 4 August 2018
Results Heats The heats were started on 14 August at 09:30. Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality TimeNotes1 5 5 24.13Q2 6 4 24.21Q3 4 4 24.33Q4 5 4 24.34Q5 6 5 24.39Q6 6 3 24.65Q7 6 1 24.70Q8 5 1 24.71Q9 6 6 24.7310 4 3 Neutral Athletes B 24.75Q11 6 7 24.8512 6 2 24.92Q13 5 3 24.93Q14 5 7 24.94Q15 4 5 25.00Q16 4 0 25.03Q17 5 6 25.04Q18 4 1 25.0818 5 8 25.08Q20 4 7 25.1320 6 8 25.1322 4 2 Neutral Athletes B 25.1623 4 6 25.2324 3 3 25.3325 5 0 25.3726 3 5 25.3827 3 1 25.4028 2 6 25.4928 3 4 25.4930 3 0 25.5530 6 9 25.5532 2 4 25.6633 3 7 25.7734 4 9 25.7835 4 8 25.8136 3 9 25.8337 5 9 25.9138 3 2 25.9439 3 6 25.9840 2 5 26.0041 3 8 26.1142 2 1 26.2843 1 5 26.5344 1 3 26.6345 2 0 26.7046 2 8 26.7947 2 7 26.8248 2 2 26.9149 2 6 27.4550 1 4 28.0351 2 9 28.37 6 0 5 2
Semifinals The semifinals were started on 14 August at 19:18. 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 1 4 23.83 Q 2 2 4 24.07 Q 3 2 3 24.08 Q 4 2 5 24.13 Q 5 1 5 24.29 Q 6 1 3 24.54 Q 7 2 2 Neutral Athletes B 24.63 Q 8 2 6 24.69 Q 9 1 6 24.73 10 1 7 24.77 11 1 2 24.80 12 1 8 24.82 13 1 1 24.83 14 2 7 24.86 15 2 8 24.92 16 2 1 25.16
Final The final was held on 15 August at 18:37.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 3 23.84 4 23.86 6 23.99 NR 4 5 24.09 5 2 24.18 6 8 24.56 7 1 Neutral Athletes B 24.59 8 7 24.73
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