2016 African Swimming Championships

The 12th African Swimming Championships were held 16–23 October 2016 in Bloemfontein, (South Africa).

12th African Swimming Championships
Host cityBloemfontein, (South Africa)
Date(s)16–23 October 2016
Venue(s)Stadium Swimming Pool Bloemfontein
Nations participating17
Events44

Competition location was the Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein.

Participating countries

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Countries which sent teams were:

Medal standings

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Final medal standings for the 2016 African Swimming Championships are:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa (RSA)33161362
2  Algeria (ALG)77620
3  Egypt (EGY)3201841
4  Seychelles (SEY)1124
5  Morocco (MAR)0033
6  Senegal (SEN)0011
Totals (6 entries)444443131

Results

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
50m Free Oussama Sahnoune
    Algeria
22.39 Douglas Erasmus
    South Africa
22.55 Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
23.08
100m Free Oussama Sahnoune
    Algeria
49.60 CR Calvyn Justus
    South Africa
50.21 Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
50.29
200m Free Myles Brown
    South Africa
1:50.93 Marwan El-Amrawy
    Egypt
1:51.60 Calvyn Justus
    South Africa
1:51.92
400m Free Myles Brown
    South Africa
3:54.80 Marwan El-Amrawy
    Egypt
3:56.45 Lounis Khendriche
    Algeria
4:02.15
800m Free Marwan El-Amrawy
    Egypt
8:13.07 Brent Szurdoki
    South Africa
8:14.75 Josh Dannhauser
    South Africa
8:18.57
1500m Free Brent Szurdoki
    South Africa
15:37.65 Marwan El-Amrawy
    Egypt
15:48.33 Josh Dannhauser
    South Africa
16:00.17
50m Back Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
26.62 Jacques van Wyk
    South Africa
27.12 Driss Lahrichi
    Morocco
27.59
100m Back Jacques van Wyk
    South Africa
56.50 Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
57.31 Neil de Villiers
    South Africa
57.43
200m Back Martin Binedell
    South Africa
2:03.43 Neil Fair
    South Africa
2:04.33 Ahmed Hamdy
    Egypt
2:07.45
50m Breast Cameron van der Burgh
    South Africa
28.05 CR Michael Houlie
    South Africa
28.63 Ahmed Shamlool
    Egypt
28.92
100m Breast Alaric Basson
    South Africa
1:03.12 Michael Houlie
    South Africa
1:03.46 Hassan Yasser
    Egypt
1:03.66
200m Breast Ayrton Sweeney
    South Africa
2:16.96 Alaric Basson
    South Africa
2:20.82 Hassan Yasser
    Egypt
2:21.17
50m Fly Douglas Erasmus
    South Africa
24.33 Hassan Yasser
    Egypt
24.64 Alard Basson
    South Africa
24.83
100m Fly Chad le Clos
    South Africa
52.69 Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
54.91 Alard Basson
    South Africa
55.05
200m Fly Eben Vorster
    South Africa
2:01.03 Ahmed Hamdy
    Egypt
2:03.27 Lounis Khendriche
    Algeria
2:03.48
200m IM Jarryd Baxter
    South Africa
2:04.68 Neil Fair
    South Africa
2:05.37 Mohamed Samy
    Egypt
2:08.22
400m IM Ayrton Sweeney
    South Africa
4:27.80 Ahmed Hamdy
    Egypt
4:30.22 Neil Fair
    South Africa
4:31.41
4x100m
  Free Relay
  South Africa
 Douglas Erasmus,
 Calvyn Justus,
 Eben Vorster,
 Myles Brown
3:22.76
CR
  Egypt
 Ihab Salem Salem,
  Marwan Elamrawy,
  Ahmed Hamdy,
  Mohamed Samy
3:25.52   Senegal
 El Hadji Adama Diane,
 Adama Thiaw Ndir,
 Matar Samb,
 Abdul Khadre Mbaya Niane
3:59.50
4x200m
  Free Relay
  South Africa
 Josh Dannhauser,
 Brent Szurdoki,
 Calvyn Justus,
 Myles Brown
7:36.80   Egypt
 Ihab Salem Salem,
 Mohamed Samy,
 Marwan Elamrawy,
 Ahmed Hamdy
7:38.89   Morocco
 Said Saber,
 Driss Lahrichi,
 Nouamane Battahi,
 Adil Assouab
8:10.37
4x100m
  Medley Relay
  South Africa
 Jacques van Wyk,
 Alaric Basson,
 Alard Basson,
 Calvyn Justus
3:44.60   Egypt
 Mohamed Samy,
 Hassan Yasser,
 Ahmed Hamdy,
 Ihab Salem Salem
3:51.91   Morocco
 Driss Lahrichi,
 Ahmed Reda Ennaim,
 Nouamane Battahi,
 Adil Assouab
3:58.31

Women

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
50m Free Amel Melih
    Algeria
26.72 Rowan El Badry
    Egypt
27.02 Alexus Laird
    Seychelles
27.03
100m Free Amel Melih
    Algeria
58.28 Gabi Grobler
    South AFrica
58.54 Samantha Labuschagne
    South AFrica
59.38
200m Free Caitlin Kat
    South Africa
2:06.07 Rebecca Meder
    South Africa
2:06.16 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
    Algeria
2:07.51
400m Free Caitlin Kat
    South Africa
4:24.74 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
    Algeria
4:26.44 Jessica Whelan
    South Africa
4:29.68
800m Free Souad Nefissa Cherouati
    Algeria
9:10.29 Reem Mohamed Hussein
    Egypt
9:13.85 Michelle Weber
    South Africa
9:15.89
1500m Free Charlise Oberholzer
    South Africa
17:20.44 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
    Algeria
17:44.35 Michelle Weber
    South Africa
17:55.43
50m Back Alexus Laird
    Seychelles
30.68 Amel Melih
    South Africa
31.08 Ingy Abouzaid
    Egypt
31.72
100m Back Mariella Venter
    South Africa
1:02.44 CR Alexus Laird
    Seychelles
1:05.53 Ingy Abouzaid
    Egypt
1:06.50
200m Back Mariella Venter
    South Africa
2:14.33 Nathania van Niekerk
    South Africa
2:15.49 Alexus Laird
    Seychelles
2:22.67
50m Breast Kaylene Corbett
    South Africa
32.58 CR Hanim Abrahams
    South Africa
33.08 Mai Atef Abdelfattah
    Egypt
33.44
100m Breast Kaylene Corbett
    South Africa
1:11.81 Hanim Abrahams
    South Africa
1:12.35 Mai Atef Abdelfattah
    Egypt
1:12.49
200m Breast Kaylene Corbett
    South Africa
2:33.09 Hanim Abrahams
    South Africa
2:36.57 Rowida Mohamed
    Egypt
2:41.71
50m Fly Nathania van Niekerk
    South Africa
28.15 Lesley Blignaut
    South Africa
29.23 Mariam Sakr
    Egypt
29.42
100m Fly Nathania van Niekerk
    South Africa
1:02.61 Mariam Sakr
    Egypt
1:03.11 Rowida Mohamed
    Egypt
1:03.23
200m Fly Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane
    Algeria
2:15.75 Mariam Sakr
    Egypt
2:18.88 Rowida Mohamed
    Egypt
2:20.00
200m IM Rebecca Meder
    South Africa
2:20.37 Rania Hamida Nefsi
    Algeria
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2:22.16 Rowida Mohamed
    Egypt
2:22.38
400m IM Rebecca Meder
    South Africa
4:58.51 Rania Hamida Nefsi
    Algeria
5:02.58 Rowida Mohamed
    Egypt
5:05.51
4x100m
  Free Relay
  Algeria
  Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane,
  Souad Nefissa Cherouati,
  Rania Hamida Nefsi,
  Amel Melih
4:00.92   Egypt
  Rowida Mohamed,
  Rowan El Badry,
  Mariam Sakr,
  Mai Atef Abdelfattah
4:06.62
4x200m
  Free Relay
  South Africa
 Nathania van Niekerk,
 Caitlin Kat,
 Jessica Whelan,
 Rebecca Meder
8:39.00   Algeria
  Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane,
 Rania Hamida Nefsi,
  Amel Melih,
 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
8:56.87   Egypt
  Reem Mohamed Hussein,
  Ingy Abouzaid,
  Rowan El Badry,
  Mariam Sakr
9:06.63
4x100m
  Medley Relay
  South Africa
 Mariella Venter,
 Kaylene Corbett,
 Nathania van Niekerk,
 Gabi Grobler
4:18.92   Egypt
 Ingy Abouzaid,
 Mai Atef Abdelfattah,
 Mariam Sakr,
 Rowan El Badry
4:21.71   Algeria
 Amel Melih,
 Rania Hamida Nefsi,
 Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane,
 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
4:18.61

Mixed

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
4x100m
  Free Relay
  South Africa
 Calvyn Justus,
 Gabi Grobler,
 Samantha Labuschagne,
 Myles Brown
3:37.02
CR
  Egypt
 Rowan El Badry,
 Ihab Salem Salem,
 Mohamed Samy,
 Mai Atef Abdelfattah
3:43.01   Algeria
 Oussama Sahnoune,
 Lounis Khendriche,
 Amel Melih,
 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
3:43.32
4x100m
  Medley Relay
  South Africa
 Mariella Venter,
 Alaric Basson,
 Alard Basson,
 Gabi Grobler
3:59.28
CR
  Egypt
 Mohamed Samy,
 Hassan Yasser,
 Mariam Sakr,
 Rowan El Badry
4:06.12   Algeria
 Amel Melih,
 Ramzi Chouchar,
 Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane,
 Oussama Sahnoune
4:18.61

Open water race

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Games Gold Silver Bronze
5 k (men) Youssef Hossam
    Egypt
1:00:09.36 Marwan Elamrawy
    Egypt
1:00:20.34 Danie Marais
    South Africa
1:00:22.11
5 k (women) Michelle Weber
    South Africa
1:12:13.26 Souad Nefissa Cherouati
    Algeria
1:12:13.62 Carmen le Roux
    South Africa
1:12:16.37
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