2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.21 | |||||||||
| 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 individual medley competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 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 Lochte |  United States |
1:54.00 | Shanghai | 28 July 2011 |
| African record | Darian Townsend |  South Africa |
1:57.03 | Montpellier | 25 April 2009 |
| Championship record | South Africa |
2:02.95 | Casablanca | 18 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
2:01.21 | CR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 15 September at 09:55.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
2:08.46 | Q |
| 2 | Egypt |
2:08.80 | Q | |
| 3 | Ramzi Chouchar |  Algeria |
2:09.04 | Q |
| 4 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:09.12 | Q |
| 5 | Algeria |
2:09.67 | Q | |
| 6 |  Morocco |
2:09.72 | Q | |
| 7 |  Tunisia |
2:10.26 | Q | |
| 8 | South Africa |
2:10.51 | Q | |
| 9 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
2:10.83 | |
| 10 | Tunisia |
2:10.96 | ||
| 11 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda |
2:28.78 | |
| 12 |  Sudan |
2:39.78 |
Final[]
The final was started on 15 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
2:01.21 | CR |
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6 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:02.16 | |
 |
2 | Algeria |
2:05.23 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Egypt |
2:05.53 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:08.96 | |
| 6 | 7 | Morocco |
2:10.08 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Tunisia |
2:10.32 | ||
| 8 | 8 | South Africa |
2:11.53 |
References[]
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