2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 September (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:26.40 | |||||||||
| 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 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1]
Records[]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
14:37.28 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Troyden Prinsloo |  South Africa |
15:29.93 | Casablanca | 7 May 2004 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September | Final | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
15:26.40 | CR |
Results[]
Final ranking[]
The races were started on 14 September at 10:00.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
15:26.40 | CR |
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Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
15:32.23 | |
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Ahmed Hafnaoui | Tunisia |
15:45.46 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
15:56.54 | ||
| 5 |  Algeria |
15:57.39 | ||
| 6 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
16:12.46 | |
| 7 | Algeria |
16:29.04 | ||
| 8 | South Africa |
16:30.89 | ||
| 9 |  Senegal |
17:06.71 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2018 African Swimming Championships