Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:02.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2019 African Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | ||
The Women's 100 metre backstroke 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 | Regan Smith |  United States |
57.57 | Gwangju | 28 July 2019 |
| African record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
58.77 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| Games record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe |
1:00.86 | Maputo | 7 September 2011 |
Results[]
Heats[]
The heats were started on 24 August at 11:00.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Felicity Passon |  Seychelles |
1:03.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 |  South Africa |
1:04.60 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Naomi Ruele |  Botswana |
1:05.29 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |  Egypt |
1:06.12 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Robyn Lee |  Zimbabwe |
1:06.95 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Hiba Fahsi |  Morocco |
1:07.15 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 |  Algeria |
1:07.21 | Q | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner |  Kenya |
1:07.31 | Q, WD |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Camille Koenig |  Mauritius |
1:07.34 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | South Africa |
1:07.83 | R | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Catarina Sousa |  Angola |
1:08.02 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Egypt |
1:08.26 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Morocco |
1:09.85 | ||
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Kenya |
1:11.67 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 |  Nigeria |
1:14.44 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Seychelles |
1:20.58 | ||
| 2 | 7 |  Ethiopia |
Disqualified |
Final[]
The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles |
1:02.42 | |
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3 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana |
1:02.62 | |
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5 | South Africa |
1:03.76 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Egypt |
1:05.29 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Robyn Lee | Zimbabwe |
1:05.50 | |
| 6 | 8 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius |
1:07.29 | |
| 7 | 1 | Algeria |
1:07.37 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco |
1:07.40 |
References[]
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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