Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle

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Men's 50 metre freestyle
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates24 August (heats and final)
Competitors46 from 31 nations
Winning time22.17
Medalists
gold medal Ali Khalafalla   Egypt
silver medal Oussama Sahnoune   Algeria
bronze medal Brad Tandy   South Africa
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Swimming at the
2019 African Games
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Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmen
4×100 m mixed
4×200 mmen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×100 m
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The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]

Records[]

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record César Cielo  Brazil 20.91 São Paulo 18 December 2009
African record Roland Schoeman  South Africa 21.67 Beijing 16 August 2008
Barcelona 2 August 2013
Games record Salim Iles  Algeria 22.34 Algiers 18 July 2007
Gideon Louw  South Africa Maputo 10 September 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
21 August Heat Brad Tandy  South Africa 22.24 GR
21 August Final Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 22.17 GR

Results[]

Heats[]

The heats were started on 24 August at 10:20.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 4 Brad Tandy  South Africa 22.24 Q GR
2 6 5 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 22.41 Q
3 4 4 Douglas Erasmus  South Africa 22.66 Q
4 5 4 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 22.67 Q
5 5 3  Algeria 23.13 Q
6 6 3 Souhail Hamouchane  Morocco 23.18 Q
7 6 6 Xander Skinner  Namibia 23.19 Q
7 4 5 Peter Wetzlar  Zimbabwe 23.19 Q
9 5 5  Egypt 23.34
10 4 3 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 23.57
11 5 2  Senegal 23.75
12 4 2  Morocco 23.79
13 5 6 Steven Aimable  Senegal 23.80
14 5 7 Issa Mohamed  Kenya 24.02
15 6 8 Ralph Goveia  Zambia 24.17
16 5 1  Kenya 24.37
17 4 7 Yellow Yeiyah  Nigeria 24.39
18 5 8 Daniel Francisco  Angola 24.41
19 6 7  Mauritius 24.48
20 6 1  Eritrea 24.51
21 4 8 Samuele Rossi  Seychelles 24.57
22 4 6  Seychelles 24.64
23 4 1 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 24.65
24 3 5  Mozambique 24.85
25 6 2 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 24.89
26 3 6 Billy-Scott Irakose  Burundi 24.90
27 3 4  Uganda 25.02
28 3 7  Niger 25.20
29 3 3  Burundi 25.31
30 3 8  Zimbabwe 25.39
31 3 1 Adama Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso 25.67
32 3 2  Botswana 26.03
33 2 4  Botswana 26.40
34 2 5  Zambia 26.45
35 2 2 Abdelmalik Muktar  Ethiopia 26.71
36 2 3  Sierra Leone 27.29
37 2 6 Tindwende Sawadogo  Burkina Faso 27.72
38 1 5 Eméric Kpegba  Togo 27.75
39 2 8 Mamadou Bah  Guinea 27.91
40 2 1 Ebrima Buaro  The Gambia 28.36
41 1 4 Houssein Gaber  Djibouti 28.37
42 1 3 Adam Mpali  Gabon 28.45
43 2 7  Ethiopia 28.89
44 1 1  Equatorial Guinea 30.80
45 1 7  Democratic Republic of the Congo 31.45
1 2  Democratic Republic of the Congo Disqualified

Final[]

The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 22.17 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 22.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Brad Tandy  South Africa 22.21
4 3 Douglas Erasmus  South Africa 22.57
5 1 Xander Skinner  Namibia 23.09
6 7 Souhail Hamouchane  Morocco 23.10
7 2  Algeria 23.14
8 8 Peter Wetzlar  Zimbabwe 23.28

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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