The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.[1]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:48.94 | |||||||||
| 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 | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
3:40.07 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
3:41.11 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
3:48.06 | Brazzaville | 9 September 2015 |
Results edit
Final edit
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Mohamed Agili |  Tunisia |
3:48.94 | |
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5 | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
3:50.95 | |
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4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt |
3:51.81 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
3:56.02 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Brent Szurdoki |  South Africa |
3:56.76 | |
| 6 | 7 | Roberto Gomes | South Africa |
3:58.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
4:03.20 | |
| 8 | 8 | João Duarte |  Angola |
4:30.83 |
References edit
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.