2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:49.62 | |||||||||
| 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 freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 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 | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:45.20 | Rio de Janeiro | 8 August 2016 |
| Championship record | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
1:49.90 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
1:49.90 | CR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 10 September at 10:10.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:52.17 | Q |
| 2 | Tunisia |
1:52.48 | Q | |
| 3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:53.40 | Q |
| 4 |  Algeria |
1:54.04 | Q | |
| 4 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:54.04 | Q |
| 6 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
1:54.43 | Q |
| 7 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:54.50 | Q |
| 8 | Algeria |
1:54.75 | Q | |
| 9 |  Seychelles |
2:02.36 | ||
| 10 | South Africa |
2:02.84 | ||
| 11 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda |
2:03.65 | |
| 12 |  Kenya |
2:07.18 | ||
| 13 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe |
2:08.11 | |
| 14 | Mauritius |
2:09.49 | ||
| 15 | Belly-Cresus Ganira |  Burundi |
2:12.93 | |
| 16 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
2:15.81 | |
| 17 |  Botswana |
2:18.44 |
Final[]
The final was started on 10 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:49.62 | CR |
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4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:49.88 | |
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5 | Tunisia |
1:50.07 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:50.28 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:53.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | Algeria |
1:54.02 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Algeria |
1:54.20 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius |
1:55.33 |
References[]
Categories:
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