2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke
| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.49 | |||||||||
| 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 50 metre backstroke 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 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia |
24.00 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 |
| African record | Gerhard Zandberg |  South Africa |
24.34 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Ahmed Hussein |  Egypt |
26.00 | Cairo | 12 August 2002 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Final | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
25.49 | CR |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 10 September at 10:25.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
26.12 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
26.23 | Q |
| 3 | Abdellah Ardjoune |  Algeria |
26.77 | Q |
| 4 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
26.81 | Q |
| 5 | Algeria |
26.83 | Q | |
| 6 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
27.00 | Q |
| 7 | Driss Lahrichi |  Morocco |
27.55 | Q |
| 8 |  Tunisia |
28.12 | Q | |
| 9 | South Africa |
28.35 | ||
| 10 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
29.43 | |
| 11 |  Kenya |
29.77 | ||
| 12 |  Senegal |
29.92 | ||
| 13 |  Libya |
30.20 | ||
| 14 | Kenya |
30.22 | ||
| 15 |  Uganda |
30.89 | ||
| 16 |  Botswana |
33.04 | ||
| Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo |  Madagascar |
Did not start | ||
 Nigeria
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| Nigeria
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Final[]
The final was started on 10 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
25.49 | CR |
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4 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa |
25.90 | |
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3 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria |
26.54 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
26.89 | |
| 5 | 2 | Algeria |
26.96 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco |
27.05 | |
| 7 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius |
27.24 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tunisia |
27.51 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2018 African Swimming Championships