The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53.72 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps |  United States |
49.82 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
50.56 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Jason Dunford |  Kenya |
52.49 | Johannesburg | 7 December 2008 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 11 September at 09:30.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
54.69 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
55.20 | Q |
| 3 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
55.57 | Q |
| 4 | Yusuf Tibazi |  Morocco |
55.64 | Q |
| 5 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia |
55.94 | Q |
| 6 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt |
56.00 | Q |
| 7 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi |  Tunisia |
56.70 | Q |
| 8 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
57.30 | Q |
| 9 | Samy Boutouil | Morocco |
57.77 | |
| 10 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
58.82 | |
| 11 | Kobe Ndebele | South Africa |
59.22 | |
| 12 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe |
59.59 | |
| 13 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo |  Madagascar |
1:00.20 | |
| 14 | Isihaka Irankunda |  Rwanda |
1:00.53 | |
| 15 | Adam Moncherry |  Seychelles |
1:01.56 | |
| 16 | Ganira Belly-Cresus |  Burundi |
1:01.65 | |
| 17 | Troy Nestor Pina |  Cape Verde |
1:02.29 | |
| 18 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius |
1:02.51 | |
| 19 | Edilson Paco |  Mozambique |
1:03.20 | |
| 20 | Simonga Dlamini |  Eswatini |
1:03.69 | |
| 21 | Sithembiso Mamba | Eswatini |
1:05.82 | |
| 22 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
1:06.75 | |
| 23 | Ayaan Chand |  Botswana |
1:09.11 | |
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
| Isobo Confidence | Nigeria
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Final edit
The final was started on 12 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
53.72 | |
 |
6 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco |
54.20 | |
 |
2 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia |
54.53 | |
| 4 | 4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
54.79 | |
| 5 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana |
55.18 | |
| 6 | 7 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt |
56.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | Tunisia |
56.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius |
56.66 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.