The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:01.26 | |||||||||
| 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 | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain |
57.10 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 |
| African record | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa |
58.46 | London | 29 July 2012 |
| Championship record | Malick Fall |  Senegal |
1:02.71 | Johannesburg | 1 December 2008 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Heats | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
1:01.46 | CR |
| 10 September | Final | Wassim Elloumi |  Tunisia |
1:01.26 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 10 September at 11:30.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
1:01.46 | Q CR |
| 2 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
1:01.63 | Q |
| 3 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
1:02.13 | Q |
| 4 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia |
1:04.25 | Q |
| 5 | Moncef Aymen Balamane |  Algeria |
1:04.37 | Q |
| 6 | Siar Abderrazak | Algeria |
1:05.95 | Q |
| 7 | Reece Whitaker | South Africa |
1:06.36 | Q |
| 8 | Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius |
1:06.58 | Q NR |
| 9 | Mario Ervedosa |  Angola |
1:06.82 | |
| 10 | Samy Boutouil |  Morocco |
1:08.18 | |
| 11 | Filipe Gomes |  Malawi |
1:08.46 | |
| 12 | Adama Ndir | Senegal |
1:09.06 | |
| 13 | Samuel Ndonga |  Kenya |
1:10.05 | |
| 14 | Ahllan Bique |  Mozambique |
1:10.22 | |
| 15 | Isihaka Irankunda |  Rwanda |
1:11.44 | |
| 16 | Ayaan Chand |  Botswana |
1:17.06 | |
| 17 | Jegan Jobe |  Gambia |
1:20.23 | |
| 18 | Omar Darboe | Gambia |
1:27.26 | |
| 19 | Landry Koumondji |  Benin |
1:27.35 | |
| Fabrice Mopama |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Did not start | ||
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria
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| Sadiq Yahaya | Nigeria
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| Yaya Yeressa |  Guinea
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Final
editThe final was started on 10 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
1:01.26 | CR NR |
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4 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
1:01.54 | |
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3 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
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| 4 | 6 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia |
1:03.38 | |
| 5 | 2 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria |
1:03.52 | |
| 6 | 7 | Siar Abderrazak | Algeria |
1:04.38 | |
| 7 | 1 | Reece Whitaker | South Africa |
1:06.00 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jonathan Chung Yee | Mauritius |
1:07.37 |
References
edit- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 1". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 1". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2019.