The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
| Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 32.20 | |||||||||
| 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 | Lilly King |  United States |
29.40 | Budapest | 30 July 2017 |
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
30.82 | Gold Coast | 6 April 2018 |
| Games record | Suzaan van Biljon | South Africa |
32.62 | Algiers | 17 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | Final | Kaylene Corbett |  South Africa |
32.20 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:45.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Tilka Paljk |  Zambia |
32.67 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Christin Mundell | South Africa |
32.70 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa |
32.75 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Emily Muteti |  Kenya |
33.62 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Sarah Soliman |  Egypt |
33.65 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Maria Brunlehner | Kenya |
33.98 | Q, WD |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Hiba Laknit |  Morocco |
34.21 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung |  Mauritius |
34.92 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Nomvulo Mjimba |  Zimbabwe |
37.03 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Angelika Ouedraogo |  Burkina Faso |
38.14 | R |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Bellore Sangala |  Republic of the Congo |
41.89 | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Berhane Amare |  Ethiopia |
42.14 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Mariama Touré |  Guinea |
43.36 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Isha Kanu |  Sierra Leone |
47.24 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Aichata Konate |  Mali |
47.41 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Aminata Sangafe | Mali |
48.13 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Safia Houssein Barkat |  Djibouti |
48.58 | |
| 18 | Pilar Ndong Mangue |  Equatorial Guinea |
54.19 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Samantha Rakotovelo |  Madagascar |
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Final edit
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Kaylene Corbett | South Africa |
32.20 | GR |
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5 | Christin Mundell | South Africa |
32.70 | |
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4 | Tilka Paljk | Zambia |
32.92 | |
| 4 | 2 | Sarah Soliman | Egypt |
33.46 | |
| 5 | 7 | Hiba Laknit | Morocco |
34.13 | |
| 6 | 6 | Emily Muteti | Kenya |
34.45 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | Mauritius |
34.62 | |
| 8 | 8 | Nomvulo Mjimba | Zimbabwe |
37.03 |
References edit
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results Day 1" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.