2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle
| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.51 | |||||||||
| 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 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 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 | César Cielo |  Brazil |
20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune |  Algeria |
22.39 | Bloemfontein | 21 October 2016 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were started on 15 September at 09:40.[3]
Final[edit]
The final was started on 15 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Ali Khalafalla |  Egypt |
22.51 | |
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4 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
22.86 | |
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3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt |
23.03 | |
| 4 | 7 | Souhail Hamouchane |  Morocco |
23.40 | |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa |
23.72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco |
23.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
23.82 | |
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
23.97 |
References[edit]
- ^ Final13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Final13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine