The women's 50 metre freestyle 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.

Records

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

Results

Heats

59 swimmers participated in 8 heats.

Semifinals

The eight fastest swimmers advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Swim-off

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

Final

The final was held at 17:02.2012 European Aquatics Championships: Women's 50 metre freestyle Final results
from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-27.

References

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