Swimming at the 7th All-Africa Games was held 12–18 September 1999 at the Ellis Park Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Participating nations edit
128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition.[7] Among those with swimmers were:
Schedule edit
Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order.
| Date | 12 September | September 13 | 14 September |
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w) |
200 breast (w) 100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 4x200 Free Relay (m) |
100 free (m) 400 free (w) 200 back (m) 100 back (w) 4x100 Free Relay (w) |
| Date | 15 September | September 16 | 17 September |
| E v e n t s |
100 fly (w) 200 breast (m) 100 breast (w) 400 free (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m) |
50 free (m) 200 IM (w) 200 fly (m) 100 back (m) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 200 IM (m) 200 back (w) 50 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay |
m= men's event, w= women's event
Results edit
Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | Brendon Dedekind  South Africa |
22.36 GR |
Nicholas Folker South Africa |
22.83 | Salim Iles  Algeria |
23.02 |
| 100m Freestylem1 | Brendon Dedekind South Africa |
50.50 | Salim Iles Algeria |
50.58 | Nicholas Folker South Africa |
50.61 |
| 200m Freestyle | Herman Louw South Africa |
1:52.68 | Glen Walshaw  Zimbabwe |
1:55.85 | Terence Parkin South Africa |
1:56.78 |
| 400m Freestyle | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
4:06.93 | James Willcox South Africa |
4:08.00 | Glen Walshaw Zimbabwe |
4:09.65 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Denis Sirringhaus South Africa |
16:17.53 | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
16:50.96 | Herbert Couacud  Mauritius |
16:59.31 |
| 100m Backstroke | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
58.28 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto  Seychelles |
59.64 | Haitham Hazem  Egypt |
59.91 |
| 200m Backstroke | Brett Rogers South Africa |
2:08.83 | George Du Rand South Africa |
2:10.41 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto Seychelles |
2:11.21 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Brett Petersen South Africa |
1:02.63 | Chris Stewart South Africa |
1:06.01 | Alan Ogden Zimbabwe |
1:08.08 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Terence Parkin South Africa |
2:16.29 GR |
Greg Owen South Africa |
2:21.14 | Ayman Khattab Egypt |
2:26.98 |
| 100m Butterfly | Ryan Kelly South Africa |
54.66 | Theo Verster South Africa |
54.75 | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
56.30 |
| 200m Butterfly | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.69 GR |
Raazik Nordien South Africa |
2:08.75 | Fares Attar Algeria |
2:10.11 |
| 200m I.M. | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.10 GR |
Terence Parkin South Africa |
2:07.97 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
2:11.00 |
| 400m I.M | Terence Parkin South Africa |
4:35.29 | Adrian Bosch South Africa |
4:39.06 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
4:46.26 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay |
South Africa Brett Rogers, Brett Petersen, Ryan Kelly, Brendon Dedekind |
3:51.45 | Algeria |
3:54.91 | Egypt |
3:58.22 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay |
South Africa Herman Louw, James Willcox, Ryno Maarkgraaf, Terence Parkin |
7:41.91 | Algeria |
7:58.54 | Seychelles Kenny Roberts, Jean-Paul Adam, Benjamin Lo-Pinto, Barnsley Albert [8] |
8:04.98 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
South Africa |
3:51.45 | Algeria |
3:54.91 | Egypt |
3:58.22 |
m1 In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36.
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | Rania Elwani Egypt Stacey Bowley South Africa |
26.56 | not awarded | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
26.72 | |
| 100m Freestyle | Charlene Wittstock South Africa |
57.46 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
58.04 | Rania Elwani Egypt |
58.12 |
| 200m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
2:05.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
2:06.15 | Rania Elwani Egypt |
2:08.08 |
| 400m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
4:26.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
4:27.04 | Boutheina Elouer  Tunisia |
4:40.03 |
| 800m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
9:13.30 | Bronwyn Dedekind South Africa |
9:19.04 | Maha Elmerghany Egypt |
9:44.72 |
| 100m Backstroke | Charlene Wittstock South Africa |
1:04.31 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:05.29 | Taryn Ternent South Africa |
1:05.95 |
| 200m Backstroke | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:21.22 | Taryn Cokayne South Africa |
2:23.27 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe |
2:29.14 |
| 100m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
1:07.58 GR |
Ziada Jardine South Africa |
1:15.31 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
1:18.05 |
| 200m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
2:28.00 GR |
Sarah Poewe South Africa |
2:32.80 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
2:53.17 |
| 100m Butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
1:01.32 GR |
Candice Crafford South Africa |
1:03.64 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
1:05.18 |
| 200m Butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:16.02 GR |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
2:19.80 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria |
2:33.54 |
| 200m I.M. | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:20.02 GR |
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:23.42 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe |
2:25.53 |
| 400m I.M | Mandy Loots South Africa |
4:59.50 GR |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
5:06.62 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria |
5:29.60 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relayw2 |
Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry, Tanya Gurr, Mandy Leach, Teresa Moody |
3:53.45 | South Africa Charlene Wittstock, Stacey Bowley, Candice Crafford, Kim van Selm |
3:54.31 | Egypt |
4:11.06 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay |
South Africa Kirsten van Heerden, Stacey Bowley, Bronwyn Dedekind, Kim van Selm |
8:36.76 | Zimbabwe |
8:47.56 | Egypt |
9:18.40 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
South Africa Charlene Wittstock, Penny Heyns, Mandy Loots, Stacey Bowley |
4:11.57 GR |
Zimbabwe |
4:28.96 | Egypt |
4:48.17 |
w1 In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.
w2 Order of swimmers for the women's 4x100 Free Relay may be off, however, Moody (Zimbabwe) and Van Selm (South Africa) were the fourth swimmers for their relays.
Medal standings edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 30 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 |  Algeria | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 |  Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 96 | |
References edit
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 1 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-12; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 2 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-13; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 3 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-14; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 4 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 5 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 6 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-18; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (2003) All African Games Roundup & Results by Chaker Belhadj, published by SwimNews on 2003-10-24; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Ninth All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria – from July 11 to 23-Seychelles' history at the All-Africa Games". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 14 June 2017.