2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates12 September (heats and final)
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time1:04.19
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Morocco
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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 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

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Heats

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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

Final

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The final was started on 10 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Samiha Mohsen   Egypt 1:04.19
  3 Hannah Kiely   South Africa 1:04.53
  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

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  1. ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 3". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FULL RESULTS". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.