2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.49 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | ||
| 4×100 m | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | ||
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1][2]
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ryan Murphy |  United States |
51.85 | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 |
| African record | Christopher Reid |  South Africa |
53.12 | Durban | 11 April 2016 |
| Championship record | Darren Murray | South Africa |
55.67 | Casablanca | 17 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
55.49 | CR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 14 September at 09:50.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
57.66 | Q |
| 2 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
57.78 | Q |
| 3 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
58.01 | Q |
| 4 | Driss Lahrichi |  Morocco |
58.34 | Q |
| 5 |  Algeria |
58.50 | Q | |
| 6 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria |
59.08 | Q |
| 7 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
59.10 | Q |
| 8 | South Africa |
1:00.77 | Q | |
| 9 |  Kenya |
1:04.01 | ||
| 10 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
1:05.79 | |
| 11 |  Uganda |
1:06.77 | ||
| 12 |  Botswana |
1:16.31 | ||
| Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo |  Madagascar |
Did not start | ||
 Nigeria
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 Tunisia
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Final[]
The final was started on 14 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
55.49 | CR |
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3 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
55.54 | |
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5 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
56.70 | |
| 4 | 7 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria |
57.27 | |
| 5 | 6 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco |
57.99 | |
| 6 | 2 | Algeria |
58.44 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius |
58.78 | |
| 8 | 8 | South Africa |
1:01.38 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2018 African Swimming Championships