2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke

The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.[1][2]

Women's 50 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates12 September (heats and final)
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Winning time31.99
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Zambia
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 Lilly King   United States 29.40 Budapest 30 July 2017
African record Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 30.82 Gold Coast 6 April 2018
Championship record Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 32.58 Bloemfontein 18 October 2016

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
12 September Heat Tilka Paljk   Zambia 32.06 CR
12 September Final Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 31.99 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 12 September at 10:15.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 32.06 Q CR
2 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 32.25 Q
3 Jade Simons   South Africa 33.77 Q
4 Rowida Hesham   Egypt 33.87 Q
5 Habiba Belghith   Tunisia 33.99 Q
6 Imane El Barodi   Morocco 34.10 Q
7 Rebecca Kamau   Kenya 35.09 Q
8 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung   Mauritius 35.11 Q
9 Hamida Rania Nefsi   Algeria 35.12
10 Meriem Cheikh   Algeria 35.47
11 Hiba Laknit   Morocco 36.02
12 Samantha Rakotovelo   Madagascar 38.02
Jannat Bique   Mozambique Did not start
Evelyn Nmor   Nigeria
Nkem Chukwuemeke   Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 12 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Lara van Niekerk   South Africa 31.99 CR
  4 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 32.15
  3 Jade Simons   South Africa 33.10
4 6 Rowida Hesham   Egypt 33.64
5 2 Habiba Belghith   Tunisia 34.17
6 7 Imane El Barodi   Morocco 34.36
7 1 Rebecca Kamau   Kenya 34.50
8 8 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung   Mauritius 34.73

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.