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 | |
| 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 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 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 | 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[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 13 September at 10:05.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:19.92 | Q |
| 2 | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
2:20.65 | Q |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
2:21.33 | Q | |
| 4 | Tunisia |
2:22.49 | Q | |
| 5 |  Mauritius |
2:22.63 | Q | |
| 6 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:23.93 | Q |
| 7 |  Algeria |
2:24.07 | Q | |
| 8 | Algeria |
2:26.14 | Q | |
| 9 |  Mozambique |
2:35.81 | ||
| 10 | Mario Ervedosa |  Angola |
2:44.75 | |
| 11 |  Botswana |
2:50.00 | ||
 Nigeria |
Did not start | |||
Final[]
The final was started on 13 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:14.04 | CR |
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6 | Tunisia |
2:15.76 | ||
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7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:16.16 | |
| 4 | 3 | Tunisia |
2:19.07 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
2:19.25 | |
| 6 | 1 | Algeria |
2:20.76 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Mauritius |
2:23.55 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Algeria |
2:26.74 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2018 African Swimming Championships