2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke

The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]

Men's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates11 September (heats and final)
Competitors32 from 21 nations
Winning time28.04
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Tunisia
bronze medal    South Africa
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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 Adam Peaty   Great Britain 25.95 Budapest 25 July 2017
African record Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 26.54 Budapest 25 July 2017
Championship record Cameron van der Burgh   South Africa 28.05 Bloemfontein 17 October 2016

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
11 September Heats Youssef El-Kamash   Egypt 27.95 CR

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Youssef El-Kamash   Egypt 27.95 Q CR
2 Wassim Elloumi   Tunisia 28.30 Q
3 Alaric Basson   South Africa 28.37 Q
4 Mario Ervedosa   Angola 28.89 Q
5 Siar Abderrazak   Algeria 29.01 Q
6 Beji Adnane   Tunisia 29.08 Q
7 Ralph Goveia   Zambia 29.32 Q
8 Moncef Aymen Balamane   Algeria 29.49 Q
9 Reece Whitaker   South Africa 29.70
10 Samy Boutouil   Morocco 30.18
11 Filipe Gomes   Malawi 30.48
12 Adama Ndir   Senegal 30.49
13 Ahllan Bique   Mozambique 30.94
14 Samuel Ndonga   Kenya 30.98
15 Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco 31.30
16 Jonathan Chung Yee   Mauritius 31.86
17 Isihaka Irankunda   Rwanda 32.36
18 Simonga Dlamini   Eswatini 33.71
19 Swaleh Talib   Kenya 34.02
20 Ayaan Chand   Botswana 34.76
21 Yaya Yeressa   Guinea 35.52
22 Liam Emmett   Eswatini 35.74
23 Omar Darboe   Gambia 36.14
24 Abdoul Nignan   Burkina Faso 36.88
25 Zinhle Bekker   Botswana 37.33
26 Landry Koumondji   Benin 37.42
27 Jefferson Kpanou   Benin 40.02
28 Jere Gomegzani   Malawi 45.07
Jegan Jobe   Gambia Disqualified
Fabrice Mopama   Democratic Republic of the Congo Did not start
Onyemeehi Opute   Nigeria
Oduni Chukwuka   Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 11 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Youssef El-Kamash   Egypt 28.04
  5 Wassim Elloumi   Tunisia 28.25 NR=
  3 Alaric Basson   South Africa 28.42
4 2 Siar Abderrazak   Algeria 28.97
5 7 Beji Adnane   Tunisia 29.11
6 8 Moncef Aymen Balamane   Algeria 29.24
7 6 Mario Ervedosa   Angola 29.70
1 Ralph Goveia   Zambia Did not start

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.