The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:49.62 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| Championship record | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
1:49.90 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
1:49.90 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 10 September at 10:10.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:52.17 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
1:52.48 | Q |
| 3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:53.40 | Q |
| 4 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria |
1:54.04 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:54.04 | Q |
| 6 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
1:54.43 | Q |
| 7 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:54.50 | Q |
| 8 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:54.75 | Q |
| 9 | Dean Hoffman |  Seychelles |
2:02.36 | |
| 10 | Ma'az Khota | South Africa |
2:02.84 | |
| 11 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda |
2:03.65 | |
| 12 | Alvin Omondi |  Kenya |
2:07.18 | |
| 13 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe |
2:08.11 | |
| 14 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius |
2:09.49 | |
| 15 | Belly-Cresus Ganira |  Burundi |
2:12.93 | |
| 16 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
2:15.81 | |
| 17 | Zinhle Bekker |  Botswana |
2:18.44 |
Final
editThe final was started on 10 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:49.62 | CR |
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4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:49.88 | |
 |
5 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
1:50.07 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:50.28 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:53.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:54.02 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
1:54.20 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius |
1:55.33 |
References
edit- ^ a b Global results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine