The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.42 | |||||||||
| 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 | Regan Smith |  United States |
57.57 | Gwangju | 28 July 2019 |
| African record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
58.77 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| Games record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe |
1:00.86 | Maputo | 7 September 2011 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 24 August at 11:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Felicity Passon |  Seychelles |
1:03.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Kerryn Herbst |  South Africa |
1:04.60 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Naomi Ruele |  Botswana |
1:05.29 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Rola Hussein |  Egypt |
1:06.12 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Robyn Lee |  Zimbabwe |
1:06.95 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Hiba Fahsi |  Morocco |
1:07.15 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Sara El Tahawi |  Algeria |
1:07.21 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner |  Kenya |
1:07.31 | Q, WD |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Camille Koenig |  Mauritius |
1:07.34 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Lewethu Mbatha | South Africa |
1:07.83 | R |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Catarina Sousa |  Angola |
1:08.02 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Logaine Abdelatif | Egypt |
1:08.26 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Yasmine Dgaimesh | Morocco |
1:09.85 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | Kenya |
1:11.67 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Timipame-ere Akiayefa |  Nigeria |
1:14.44 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | Seychelles |
1:20.58 | |
| 2 | 7 | Genet Demissia |  Ethiopia |
Disqualified |
Final edit
The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles |
1:02.42 | |
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3 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana |
1:02.62 | |
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5 | Kerryn Herbst | South Africa |
1:03.76 | |
| 4 | 6 | Rola Hussein | Egypt |
1:05.29 | |
| 5 | 2 | Robyn Lee | Zimbabwe |
1:05.50 | |
| 6 | 8 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius |
1:07.29 | |
| 7 | 1 | Sara El Tahawi | Algeria |
1:07.37 | |
| 8 | 7 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco |
1:07.40 |
References edit
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.