2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.[1][2]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ippei Watanabe |  Japan |
2:06.67 | Tokyo | 29 January 2017 |
| African record | Neil Versfeld |  South Africa |
2:09.61 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| Championship record | William Diering | South Africa |
2:15.65 | Casablanca | 16 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September | Final | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:14.04 | CR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were started on 13 September at 10:05.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:19.92 | Q |
| 2 | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
2:20.65 | Q |
| 3 | Beji Adnane |  Tunisia |
2:21.33 | Q |
| 4 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:22.49 | Q |
| 5 | Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius |
2:22.63 | Q |
| 6 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:23.93 | Q |
| 7 | Moncef Aymen Balamane |  Algeria |
2:24.07 | Q |
| 8 | Siar Abderrazak | Algeria |
2:26.14 | Q |
| 9 | Ahllan Bique |  Mozambique |
2:35.81 | |
| 10 | Mario Ervedosa |  Angola |
2:44.75 | |
| 11 | Ayaan Chand |  Botswana |
2:50.00 | |
| Sadiq Yahaya |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final[edit]
The final was started on 13 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:14.04 | CR |
 |
6 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:15.76 | |
 |
7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:16.16 | |
| 4 | 3 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia |
2:19.07 | |
| 5 | 5 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
2:19.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria |
2:20.76 | |
| 7 | 2 | Jonathan Chung Yee | Mauritius |
2:23.55 | |
| 8 | 8 | Siar Abderrazak | Algeria |
2:26.74 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 200m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 200m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.