The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 8 and 9 August 2018.

[1][2] Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

The following new records were set during this competition.

The heats were started on 8 August at 09:12.

[4] The swim-off was held on 8 August at 18:40.