The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 31.99 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King |  United States |
29.40 | Budapest | 30 July 2017 |
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
30.82 | Gold Coast | 6 April 2018 |
| Championship record | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa |
32.58 | Bloemfontein | 18 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | Heat | Tilka Paljk |  Zambia |
32.06 | CR |
| 12 September | Final | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
31.99 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 12 September at 10:15.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilka Paljk | Zambia |
32.06 | Q CR |
| 2 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
32.25 | Q |
| 3 | Jade Simons | South Africa |
33.77 | Q |
| 4 | Rowida Hesham |  Egypt |
33.87 | Q |
| 5 | Habiba Belghith |  Tunisia |
33.99 | Q |
| 6 | Imane El Barodi |  Morocco |
34.10 | Q |
| 7 | Rebecca Kamau |  Kenya |
35.09 | Q |
| 8 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung |  Mauritius |
35.11 | Q |
| 9 | Hamida Rania Nefsi |  Algeria |
35.12 | |
| 10 | Meriem Cheikh | Algeria |
35.47 | |
| 11 | Hiba Laknit | Morocco |
36.02 | |
| 12 | Samantha Rakotovelo |  Madagascar |
38.02 | |
| Jannat Bique |  Mozambique |
Did not start | ||
| Evelyn Nmor |  Nigeria
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| Nkem Chukwuemeke | Nigeria
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Final
editThe final was started on 12 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
31.99 | CR |
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4 | Tilka Paljk | Zambia |
32.15 | |
 |
3 | Jade Simons | South Africa |
33.10 | |
| 4 | 6 | Rowida Hesham | Egypt |
33.64 | |
| 5 | 2 | Habiba Belghith | Tunisia |
34.17 | |
| 6 | 7 | Imane El Barodi | Morocco |
34.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Rebecca Kamau | Kenya |
34.50 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | Mauritius |
34.73 |
References
edit- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 3". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FULL RESULTS". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.