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The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 May 2021.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 23 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 21.61 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo |  Brazil | 20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| European record | Frédérick Bousquet |  France | 20.94 | Montpellier | 26 April 2009 |
| Championship record | Ben Proud |  Great Britain | 21.11 | Glasgow | 8 August 2018 |
Heats
The heats were started on 22 May at 10:15.
Swim-off
The swim-off was held on 22 May at 11:50.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Heiko Gigler |  Austria | 22.05 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 5 | Andrej Barna |  Serbia | 22.14 | NR |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 22 May at 18:34.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Florent Manaudou | France | 21.67 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen |  Finland | 21.72 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Alessandro Miressi |  Italy | 21.86 | q |
| 3 | 6 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy | 21.86 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Maxime Grousset | France | 21.95 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Paweł Juraszek |  Poland | 21.97 | |
| 7 | 8 | Heiko Gigler | Austria | 22.10 | |
| 7 | 7 | Björn Seeliger |  Sweden | 22.10 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kristian Golomeev |  Greece | 21.60 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Thom de Boer |  Netherlands | 21.80 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Ben Proud | Great Britain | 21.84 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine | 22.07 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kenzo Simons | Netherlands | 22.14 | |
| 6 | 6 | Konrad Czerniak | Poland | 22.21 | |
| 7 | 1 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 22.24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia | 22.32 |
Final
The final was held on 23 May at 18:05.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Ari-Pekka Liukkonen | Finland | 21.61 | |
 | 2 | Ben Proud | Great Britain | 21.69 | |
 | 4 | Kristian Golomeev | Greece | 21.73 | |
| 4 | 6 | Thom de Boer | Netherlands | 21.80 | |
| 5 | 5 | Florent Manaudou | France | 21.81 | |
| 6 | 1 | Lorenzo Zazzeri | Italy | 21.92 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maxime Grousset | France | 22.02 | |
| 8 | 7 | Alessandro Miressi | Italy | 22.19 |
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