The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.[1]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:49.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:45.20 | Rio de Janeiro | 8 August 2016 |
| Games record | Devon Brown | South Africa |
1:47.77 | Brazzaville | 6 September 2015 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 22 August at 10:15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Agili |  Tunisia |
1:51.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Yassin Elshamaa |  Egypt |
1:52.43 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Martin Binedell |  South Africa |
1:53.05 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:53.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
1:53.62 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique |
1:54.11 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa |
1:54.15 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Xander Skinner |  Namibia |
1:54.41 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Audai Hassouna |  Libya |
1:54.91 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Adil Assouab |  Morocco |
1:59.46 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola |  Uganda |
2:01.19 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Damien Otogbe |  Togo |
2:09.02 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | João Duarte |  Angola |
2:10.76 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Billy-Scott Irakose |  Burundi |
2:14.43 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Belly-Crésus Ganira | Burundi |
2:16.22 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Solomon Dzingai |  Botswana |
2:19.05 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Abdelmalik Muktar |  Ethiopia |
2:44.62 |
Final
editThe final was started on 22 August at 17:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:49.10 | |
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4 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:49.22 | |
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5 | Yassin Elshamaa | Egypt |
1:49.40 | |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Binedell | South Africa |
1:51.93 | |
| 5 | 1 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa |
1:52.83 | |
| 6 | 7 | Igor Mogne | Mozambique |
1:52.93 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:53.12 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xander Skinner | Namibia |
1:55.10 |
References
edit- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.