| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 49 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 26.66 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain |
26.42 | Kazan | 4 August 2015 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
26.62 | Berlin | 22 August 2014 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 20 May at 11:07.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 20 May at 19:32.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Ross Murdoch | Great Britain |
27.25 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Peter John Stevens |  Slovenia |
27.29 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Damir Dugonjič | Slovenia |
27.46 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Fabio Scozzoli |  Italy |
27.77 | |
| 5 | 1 | Marek Botík |  Slovakia |
27.78 | |
| 6 | 6 | Sami Aaltomaa |  Finland |
27.82 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alexander Murphy |  Ireland |
27.83 | |
| 8 | 2 | Petr Bartůněk |  Czech Republic |
27.89 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
26.66 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Giedrius Titenis |  Lithuania |
27.48 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Andrea Toniato | Italy |
27.53 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Čaba Silađi |  Serbia |
27.56 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Johannes Skagius |  Sweden |
27.64 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Panagiotis Samilidis |  Greece |
27.71 | |
| 7 | 1 | Giacomo Perez-Dortona |  France |
27.87 | |
| 8 | 8 | Yaron Shagalov |  Israel |
28.11 |
Final
The final was on 21 May at 17:43.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
26.66 | |
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3 | Peter Stevens | Slovenia |
27.09 | |
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5 | Ross Murdoch | Great Britain |
27.31 | |
| 4 | 2 | Giedrius Titenis | Lithuania |
27.46 | |
| 5 | 8 | Johannes Skagius | Sweden |
27.54 | |
| 6 | 6 | Damir Dugonjič | Slovenia |
27.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Čaba Silađi | Serbia |
27.72 | |
| 8 | 7 | Andrea Toniato | Italy |
27.79 |
References
| European Champions in Men's 50 m Breaststroke | |
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