The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.[1][2]
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:04.19 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kathleen Baker |  United States |
58.00 | Irvine | 28 July 2018 |
| African record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
58.77 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Chanelle Van Wyk |  South Africa |
1:02.32 | Casablanca | 15 September 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 10 September at 10:00.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samiha Mohsen |  Egypt |
1:05.30 | Q |
| 2 | Hiba Fahsi |  Morocco |
1:05.86 | Q |
| 3 | Hannah Kiely | South Africa |
1:06.58 | Q |
| 4 | Camille Koenig |  Mauritius |
1:06.84 | Q |
| 5 | Khwezi Duma | South Africa |
1:08.05 | Q |
| 6 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni |  Algeria |
1:09.66 | Q |
| 7 | Menna Kchouk |  Tunisia |
1:09.76 | Q |
| 8 | Catarina Sousa |  Angola |
1:10.23 | Q |
| 9 | Imara-Bella Thorpe |  Kenya |
1:10.43 | |
| 10 | Yasmeen Boutouil | Morocco |
1:10.66 | |
| 11 | Jihane Benchadli | Algeria |
1:11.95 | |
| 12 | Ada Thioune |  Senegal |
1:18.12 | |
| Jannat Bique |  Mozambique |
Did not finish | ||
| Chinoye Okolugbo |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
| Mappy Kegbe | Nigeria
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Final edit
The final was started on 10 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Samiha Mohsen | Egypt |
1:04.19 | |
 |
3 | Hannah Kiely | South Africa |
1:04.53 | |
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5 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco |
1:05.98 | |
| 4 | 6 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius |
1:06.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Khwezi Duma | South Africa |
1:08.16 | |
| 6 | 7 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni | Algeria |
1:08.57 | |
| 7 | 8 | Catarina Sousa | Angola |
1:09.53 | |
| 8 | 1 | Menna Kchouk | Tunisia |
1:09.85 |
References edit
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 3". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FULL RESULTS". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.