2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke

The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1][2]

Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates10 September (heats and final)
Competitors19 from 14 nations
Winning time25.49
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Algeria
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Kliment Kolesnikov   Russia 24.00 Glasgow 4 August 2018
African record Gerhard Zandberg   South Africa 24.34 Rome 2 August 2009
Championship record Ahmed Hussein   Egypt 26.00 Cairo 12 August 2002

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
10 September Final Mohamed Samy   Egypt 25.49 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 10 September at 10:25.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jacques van Wyk   South Africa 26.12 Q
2 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 26.23 Q
3 Abdellah Ardjoune   Algeria 26.77 Q
4 Ali Khalafalla   Egypt 26.81 Q
5 Mehdi Nazim Benbara   Algeria 26.83 Q
6 Bradley Vincent   Mauritius 27.00 Q
7 Driss Lahrichi   Morocco 27.55 Q
8 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari   Tunisia 28.12 Q
9 Kobe Ndebele   South Africa 28.35
10 Daniel Francisco   Angola 29.43
11 Alvin Omondi   Kenya 29.77
12 Adama Ndir   Senegal 29.92
13 Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa   Libya 30.20
14 Swaleh Talib   Kenya 30.22
15 Adnan Kabuye   Uganda 30.89
16 Maemo Sebikiri   Botswana 33.04
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo   Madagascar Did not start
Onyemeehi Opute   Nigeria
Sadiq Yahaya   Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 10 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 25.49 CR
  4 Jacques van Wyk   South Africa 25.90
  3 Abdellah Ardjoune   Algeria 26.54
4 6 Ali Khalafalla   Egypt 26.89
5 2 Mehdi Nazim Benbara   Algeria 26.96
6 1 Driss Lahrichi   Morocco 27.05
7 7 Bradley Vincent   Mauritius 27.24
8 8 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari   Tunisia 27.51

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.