2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.39 | |||||||||
| 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 freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 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 | César Cielo |  Brazil |
46.91 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| African record | Lyndon Ferns |  South Africa |
47.79 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune |  Algeria |
49.60 | Bloemfontein | 18 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
49.39 | CR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 12 September at 09:50.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia |
52.04 | Q | |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
52.12 | Q |
| 3 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
52.25 | Q |
| 4 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
52.45 | Q |
| 5 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
52.47 | Q |
| 6 | South Africa |
52.58 | Q | |
| 7 |  Senegal |
53.02 | Q | |
| 8 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
53.45 | Q NR |
| 9 | Tunisia |
53.83 | ||
| 10 | Samy Boutouil |  Morocco |
53.84 | |
| 11 | Filipe Gomes |  Malawi |
54.06 | |
| 12 | Mauritius |
54.49 | ||
| 13 |  Seychelles |
54.50 | ||
| 14 |  Kenya |
54.62 | ||
| 15 |  Mozambique |
55.30 | ||
| 16 |  Libya |
55.81 | ||
| 17 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
56.29 | |
| 18 | Mario Ervedosa | Angola |
56.31 | |
| 19 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda |
56.55 | |
| 20 | Belly-Cresus Ganira |  Burundi |
56.73 | |
| 21 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
56.96 | |
| 22 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe |
57.05 | |
| 23 |  Madagascar |
57.56 | ||
| 24 | Uganda |
58.07 | ||
| 25 |  Rwanda |
58.16 | ||
| 26 | Adam Moncherry | Seychelles |
59.46 | |
| 27 |  Eswatini |
1:00.91 | ||
| 28 |  Botswana |
1:01.05 | ||
| 29 | Eswatini |
1:01.06 | ||
| 30 | Botswana |
1:02.17 | ||
| 31 | Botswana |
1:02.92 | ||
| 32 |  Djibouti |
1:08.11 | ||
| 33 |  Gambia |
1:08.70 | ||
| 34 | Gambia |
1:11.71 | ||
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Did not start | |||
| Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | Madagascar
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 Nigeria
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Final[]
The final was started on 12 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
49.39 | CR |
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6 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
49.89 | |
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3 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius |
50.24 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
51.21 | |
| 5 | 4 | Tunisia |
51.34 | ||
| 6 | 7 | South Africa |
52.48 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Senegal |
53.25 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana |
53.44 | NR |
References[]
Categories:
- 2018 African Swimming Championships