# Swimming at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19 and 20 June 2024.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.16 | Fukuoka | 30 July 2023 |
| European record | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29.16 | Fukuoka | 30 July 2023 |
| Championship record | Benedetta Pilato | Italy | 29.30 | Budapest | 22 May 2021 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were started on 22 June at 10:09. Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland | 30.58 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 30.90 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Teya Nikolova | Bulgaria | 31.17 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Ida Hulkko | Finland | 31.20 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Dominika Sztandera | Poland | 31.21 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Olivia Klint Ipsa | Sweden | 31.23 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Maria Drasidou | Greece | 31.33 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Kiia Metsäkonkola | Finland | 31.46 | |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Tina Čelik | Slovenia | 31.49 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Meri Mataja | Croatia | 31.55 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | Maria Romanjuk | Estonia | 31.58 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | Schastine Tabor | Denmark | 31.69 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Emelie Fast | Sweden | 31.70 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Silje Rongevær Slyngstadli | Norway | 31.71 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Chara Angelaki | Greece | 31.80 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Klara Thormalm | Sweden | 31.83 | |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Tara Vovk | Slovenia | 31.84 | Q |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | Diana Petkova | Bulgaria | 31.94 | Swim-off > Q |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Kristýna Horská | Czech Republic | 31.94 | Swim-off |
| 20 | 1 | 2 | Anniina Murto | Finland | 32.25 | |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Andrea Podmaníková | Slovakia | 32.28 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Niamh Coyne | Ireland | 32.52 | |
| 23 | 1 | 8 | Birgitta Ingólfsdóttir | Iceland | 32.55 | |
| 24 | 3 | 1 | Anna Munk Fuglsang | Denmark | 32.70 | |
| 25 | 3 | 0 | Martina Bukvić | Serbia | 32.94 | |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | Nikoleta Trníková | Slovakia | 32.95 | |
| 27 | 1 | 0 | Stella Gjoka | Albania | 33.70 | |

### Swim-off

The swim-off was held on 22 June at 10:42. Qualification Rules: The best time advance to the semifinals.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Diana Petkova | Bulgaria | 31.78 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kristýna Horská | Czech Republic | 31.97 | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 22 June at 19:19. 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 | 2 | 4 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland | 30.73 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Dominika Sztandera | Poland | 30.86 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Teya Nikolova | Bulgaria | 30.91 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Olivia Klint Ipsa | Sweden | 31.15 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Schastine Tabor | Denmark | 31.30 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 31.34 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Ida Hulkko | Finland | 31.36 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Maria Drasidou | Greece | 31.36 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Meri Mataja | Croatia | 31.39 | |
| 10 | 1 | 8 | Diana Petkova | Bulgaria | 31.47 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Tina Čelik | Slovenia | 31.52 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Silje Rongevær Slyngstadli | Norway | 31.53 | |
| 13 | 1 | 2 | Maria Romanjuk | Estonia | 31.56 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Emelie Fast | Sweden | 31.74 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Tara Vovk | Slovenia | 31.84 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Chara Angelaki | Greece | 32.00 | |

### Final

The final was held on 23 June at 18:35.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Dominika Sztandera | Poland | 30.55 | NR |
| | 4 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland | 30.65 | |
| | 6 | Olivia Klint Ipsa | Sweden | 30.90 | |
| 4 | 8 | Maria Drasidou | Greece | 30.95 | |
| 5 | 3 | Teya Nikolova | Bulgaria | 30.97 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ida Hulkko | Finland | 30.99 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 31.08 | |
| 8 | 2 | Schastine Tabor | Denmark | 31.48 | |