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Swimming at the African Games

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Swimming has been part of African Games since its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.

Swimming at the African Games
Swimming
First event1965 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville
Occur everyfour years
Last event2023 Ghana Accra
Best South Africa (RSA)

Editions edit

Games Year Host city Countries Swimmers Events Best nation
Men Women Total Men Women Mixed
1 1965   Brazzaville — 8 — —   United Arab Republic
2 1973   Lagos 13 9 —   Egypt
3 1978   Algiers 13 13 —   Tunisia
4 1987   Nairobi 16 16 —   Tunisia
5 1991   Cairo 16 16 —   Egypt
6 1995   Harare 16 16 —   South Africa
7 1999   Johannesburg 18 128 16 16 —   South Africa
8 2003   Abuja 21 63 54 117 20 20 —   South Africa[1]
9 2007   Algiers 19 121 20 20 —   South Africa
10 2011   Maputo 25 20 20 —   South Africa
11 2015   Brazzaville 20 20 2   South Africa
12 2019   Rabat 37 20 20 2   South Africa
13 2023   Accra 20 20 2   South Africa

Medal table edit

As of 2023:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)201135104440
2  Egypt (EGY)108115104327
3  Tunisia (TUN)523748137
4  Algeria (ALG)365874168
5  Zimbabwe (ZIM)21283180
6  Kenya (KEN)67821
7  Nigeria (NGR)4121531
8  Mauritius (MRI)34310
9  Seychelles (SEY)24915
10  Namibia (NAM)231217
11  Madagascar (MAD)14813
12  Angola (ANG)1168
13  Senegal (SEN)02911
14  Botswana (BOT)0235
15  Ghana (GHA)0134
16  Ivory Coast (CIV)0112
17  Mozambique (MOZ)0101
18  Zambia (ZAM)0099
19  Morocco (MAR)0055
20  Uganda (UGA)0011
Totals (20 entries)4374154531305

Games records edit

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

Men edit

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.02 Ali Khalafalla   Egypt 13 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [2]
100m freestyle 48.97 Oussama Sahnoune   Algeria 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
200m freestyle 1:47.77 Devon Brown   South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
400m freestyle 3:48.06 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 9 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [5]
800m freestyle 7:55.36 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [6]
1500m freestyle 15:11.68 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
50m backstroke 25.26 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [8]
100m backstroke 55.02 Abdellah Ardjoune   Algeria 24 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [9]
200m backstroke 1:59.03 Martin Binedell   South Africa 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
50m breaststroke 27.18 Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [10]
100m breaststroke 1:00.19 Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
200m breaststroke 2:14.21 Alaric Basson   South Africa 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [12]
50m butterfly 23.51 Chad le Clos   South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [13]
100m butterfly 51.24 Chad le Clos   South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
200m butterfly 1:56.37 Chad le Clos   South Africa 9 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [15][16]
200m individual medley 2:00.70 Chad le Clos   South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][18]
400m individual medley 4:16.88 Chad le Clos   South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][20]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.42
  South Africa 8 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [21][22]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:18.62
  South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [23]
4×100m medley relay 3:40.24
  South Africa 24 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women edit

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.72 Farida Osman   Egypt 13 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [25]
100m freestyle 55.13 Erin Gallagher   South Africa 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
200m freestyle 1:59.84 Karin Prinsloo   South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][26]
400m freestyle 4:15.53 Melissa Corfe   South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
800m freestyle 8:43.89 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
1500m freestyle 16:47.61 Catherine van Rensburg   South Africa 9 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [27]
50m backstroke 28.76 Caitlin de Lange   South Africa 11 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [28]
100m backstroke 1:00.86 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe 7 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [29]
200m backstroke 2:10.66 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 31.91 Simone Moll   South Africa 12 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [30]
100m breaststroke 1:07.58 Penny Heyns   South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
200m breaststroke 2:28.00 Penny Heyns   South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
50m butterfly 25.94 Farida Osman   Egypt 22 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [31]
100m butterfly 58.79 Farida Osman   Egypt 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [32]
200m butterfly 2:12.46 Mandy Loots   South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][33]
200m individual medley 2:13.02 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
400m individual medley 4:39.91 Kirsty Coventry   Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m freestyle relay 3:48.47
  Egypt 12 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [34]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:20.28
  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [35]
4×100m medley relay 4:10.90   South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay edit

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.24 AF
  South Africa 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [36]
4×100m medley relay 3:50.76
  South Africa 22 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [31]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Chaker Belhadj (24 October 2003). "2003 All-Africa Games Roundup & Results". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "2019 African Games Day 1 Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ^ "800m Freestyle - Men Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Men 50m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Men 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Men's 100m Butterfly Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  15. ^ "All Africa Games: Chad Le Clos, Charl Crous Set Meet Records in Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  16. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SSA. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  17. ^ a b "All Africa Games: South Africa Nearly Sweeps Gold on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  18. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  19. ^ a b "All Africa Games: Meet Records Tumble on Day Two; Karin Prinsloo Wins Third Individual Title". Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  20. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SSA. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  21. ^ "All Africa Games: Mandy Loots, Ahmed Mathlouthi Set Meet Records". Swimming World Magazine. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  22. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 4 Results" (PDF). SSA. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  23. ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. ^ "Men 4 x 100m Medley Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. p. 32. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  26. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SSA. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  27. ^ "Women's 1500m Freestyle Final Result" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Women's 50m Backstroke - Final" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  29. ^ "All Africa Games: Jason Dunford Flies to Victory, Kirsty Coventry Wins As Well". Swimming World Magazine. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  30. ^ "Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  31. ^ a b "2019 African Games Day 2 Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Women 100m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  33. ^ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  34. ^ "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). results.accra2023ag.com. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  35. ^ "4x200m Freestyle - Women Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  36. ^ "Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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