Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 800 metre freestyle

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Women's 800 metre freestyle
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates24 August (final)
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning time8:54.01
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Algeria
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The Women's 800 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 Katie Ledecky  United States 8:04.79 Rio de Janeiro 12 August 2016
African record Wendy Trott  South Africa 8:25.71 Rome 14 June 2012
Games record Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 8:43.89 Algiers 14 July 2007

Results[]

Final[]

The final was started on 24 August.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Hania Moro  Egypt 8:54.01
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Samantha Randle  South Africa 8:55.32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 9:07.21
4 3  South Africa 9:07.74
5 2  Morocco 9:44.39
6 7  Morocco 9:44.62

References[]

  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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