| Women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (heats and semifinals) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:05.53 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20162020 → | ||||||||||
| 2018 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 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 | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King |  United States |
1:04.13 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| European record | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
1:04.35 | Barcelona | 29 July 2013 |
| Championship record | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:06.16 | London | 17 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August | Semifinal | Yuliya Yefimova |  Russia |
1:05.87 | CR |
| 5 August | Final | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:05.53 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 4 August at 09:50.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 4 August at 17:31.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor |  Great Britain |
1:06.99 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Arianna Castiglioni |  Italy |
1:07.01 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Marina García Urzainqui |  Spain |
1:07.58 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
1:07.71 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Vitalina Simonova | Russia |
1:07.90 | |
| 6 | 7 | Fanny Lecluyse |  Belgium |
1:07.95 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ida Hulkko |  Finland |
1:08.04 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mona McSharry |  Ireland |
1:08.40 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:05.87 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 3 | Jessica Vall | Spain |
1:07.08 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:07.16 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Sophie Hansson |  Sweden |
1:07.61 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
1:07.96 | |
| 6 | 1 | Imogen Clark | Great Britain |
1:08.36 | |
| 7 | 7 | Anna Sztankovics |  Hungary |
1:08.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Matilde Schrøder | Denmark |
1:08.76 |
Final
The final was held on 5 August at 17:25.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia |
1:05.53 | CR |
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2 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
1:06.26 | |
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3 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy |
1:06.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jessica Vall | Spain |
1:06.98 | |
| 5 | 5 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | Great Britain |
1:07.30 | |
| 6 | 7 | Marina García Urzainqui | Spain |
1:07.55 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martina Carraro | Italy |
1:07.59 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden |
1:07.67 |