2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly

The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]

Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates11 September (heats and final)
Competitors25 from 18 nations
Winning time53.72
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Morocco
bronze medal    Zambia
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Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Michael Phelps   United States 49.82 Rome 1 August 2009
African record Chad le Clos   South Africa 50.56 Kazan 8 August 2015
Championship record Jason Dunford   Kenya 52.49 Johannesburg 7 December 2008

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 11 September at 09:30.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Alaric Basson   South Africa 54.69 Q
2 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 55.20 Q
3 Abeiku Jackson   Ghana 55.57 Q
4 Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco 55.64 Q
5 Ralph Goveia   Zambia 55.94 Q
6 Abdelrahman Sameh   Egypt 56.00 Q
7 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi   Tunisia 56.70 Q
8 Bradley Vincent   Mauritius 57.30 Q
9 Samy Boutouil   Morocco 57.77
10 Daniel Francisco   Angola 58.82
11 Kobe Ndebele   South Africa 59.22
12 Chase Onorati   Zimbabwe 59.59
13 Herinirina John Rakotomavo   Madagascar 1:00.20
14 Isihaka Irankunda   Rwanda 1:00.53
15 Adam Moncherry   Seychelles 1:01.56
16 Ganira Belly-Cresus   Burundi 1:01.65
17 Troy Nestor Pina   Cape Verde 1:02.29
18 Ovesh Purahoo   Mauritius 1:02.51
19 Edilson Paco   Mozambique 1:03.20
20 Simonga Dlamini   Eswatini 1:03.69
21 Sithembiso Mamba   Eswatini 1:05.82
22 Billy-Scott Irakose   Burundi 1:06.75
23 Ayaan Chand   Botswana 1:09.11
Onyemeehi Opute   Nigeria Did not start
Isobo Confidence   Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 12 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 53.72
  6 Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco 54.20
  2 Ralph Goveia   Zambia 54.53
4 4 Alaric Basson   South Africa 54.79
5 3 Abeiku Jackson   Ghana 55.18
6 7 Abdelrahman Sameh   Egypt 56.53
7 1 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi   Tunisia 56.59
8 8 Bradley Vincent   Mauritius 56.66

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.