The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.[1]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.21 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Anton Chupkov |  Russia |
2:06.12 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| African record | Neil Versfeld |  South Africa |
2:09.61 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| Games record | Sofiane Daid |  Algeria |
2:14.27 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Final | Alaric Basson |  South Africa |
2:14.21 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:15.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
2:17.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Adnan Beji |  Tunisia |
2:19.00 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Faris Mashaly | Egypt |
2:19.28 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:19.51 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Moncef Aymen Balamane |  Algeria |
2:19.57 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:20.07 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:20.41 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius |
2:21.81 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Adam Chajid |  Morocco |
2:28.84 | R |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Abdeljabbar Regragui | Morocco |
2:30.65 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Samuele Rossi |  Seychelles |
2:31.01 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Ahllan Bique |  Mozambique |
2:32.31 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Adrian Robinson |  Botswana |
2:35.91 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Ethan Fischer | Botswana |
2:36.13 | |
| 2 | 8 | Henok Locheriya Lochaber |  Ethiopia |
Did not start |
Final edit
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:14.21 | GR |
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5 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
2:14.83 | |
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3 | Adnan Beji | Tunisia |
2:15.73 | |
| 4 | 2 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:16.83 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:17.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria |
2:18.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:18.65 | |
| 8 | 6 | Faris Mashaly | Egypt |
2:19.07 |
References edit
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results Day 3" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.