1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly
# 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly

The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women's 50 metres Butterfly event at the 1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships were held on the first day of the competition, on Friday 11 December 1998 in Sheffield, England.

## Finals

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 26.09 ER |
| | Anna-Karin Kammerling (SWE) | 26.30 |
| | Johanna Sjöberg (SWE) | 26.76 |
| 4. | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 26.85 |
| 5. | Marja Pärssinen (FIN) | 27.02 |
| 6. | Mette Jacobsen (DEN) | 27.16 |
| 7. | Ditte Jensen (DEN) | 27.27 |
| 8. | Fabienne Dufour (BEL) | 27.53 |

## Qualifying Heats

| RANK | HEATS RANKING | TIME |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 26.54 ER |
| 2. | Martina Moravcová (SVK) | 26.84 |
| 3. | Anna-Karin Kammerling (SWE) | 26.86 |
| 4. | Marja Pärssinen (FIN) | 27.03 |
| 5. | Ditte Jensen (DEN) | 27.42 |
| 5. | Johanna Sjöberg (SWE) | 27.42 |
| 7. | Mette Jacobsen (DEN) | 27.46 |
| 8. | Fabienne Dufour (BEL) | 27.53 |
| 9. | Franziska van Almsick (GER) | 27.56 |
| 10. | Katrin Jaeke (GER) | 27.73 |
| 11. | Angela Postma (NED) | 27.75 |
| 11. | Yvetta Hlaváčová (CZE) | 27.75 |
| 13. | Alena Popchanka (BLR) | 27.84 |
| 14. | Anna Uryniuk (POL) | 27.86 |
| 15. | Blanca Cerón (ESP) | 27.88 |
| 16. | Hanna Kapachenia (BLR) | 27.92 |
| 17. | Caroline Foot (GBR) | 27.96 |
| 18. | Rosalind Brett (GBR) | 27.97 |
| 19. | Metka Šparovec (SLO) | 28.01 |
| 20. | Ursa Slapsak (SLO) | 28.08 |
| 20. | Olena Grytsuk (UKR) | 28.08 |
| 22. | Ania Gustamelski (ISR) | 28.13 |
| 23. | Liesbet Dreesen (BEL) | 28.17 |
| 24. | Judith Draxler (AUT) | 28.29 |
| 25. | Elin Sigurdardottir (ISL) | 28.36 |
| 26. | Gabrijela Ujčić (CRO) | 28.68 |
| 27. | Anja Poetsch (AUT) | 28.73 |
| 28. | María Peláez (ESP) | 28.83 |
| 29. | Maria Papadopoulou (CYP) | 29.01 |
| 30. | Maria Santos (POR) | 29.02 |
| 31. | Michaela Lastuvková (CZE) | 29.55 |
| 32. | Laura Nuudi (EST) | 30.06 |
