2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 September 2018.[1][2]

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates15 September (heats and final)
Competitors12 from 8 nations
Winning time2:01.21
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Algeria
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Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Ryan Lochte   United States 1:54.00 Shanghai 28 July 2011
African record Darian Townsend   South Africa 1:57.03 Montpellier 25 April 2009
Championship record Jay-Cee Thomson   South Africa 2:02.95 Casablanca 18 September 2010

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
15 September Final Mohamed Samy   Egypt 2:01.21 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 15 September at 09:55.[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 2:08.46 Q
2 Ahmed Hamdy   Egypt 2:08.80 Q
3 Ramzi Chouchar   Algeria 2:09.04 Q
4 Ayrton Sweeney   South Africa 2:09.12 Q
5 Moncef Aymen Balamane   Algeria 2:09.67 Q
6 Said Saber   Morocco 2:09.72 Q
7 Haythem Mbarki   Tunisia 2:10.26 Q
8 Ma'az Khota   South Africa 2:10.51 Q
9 Mathieu Marquet   Mauritius 2:10.83
10 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi   Tunisia 2:10.96
11 Atuhaire Ambala   Uganda 2:28.78
12 Ahmed Izzeldin Salih   Sudan 2:39.78

Final

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The final was started on 15 September.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Mohamed Samy   Egypt 2:01.21 CR
  6 Ayrton Sweeney   South Africa 2:02.16
  2 Moncef Aymen Balamane   Algeria 2:05.23
4 5 Ahmed Hamdy   Egypt 2:05.53
5 3 Ramzi Chouchar   Algeria 2:08.96
6 7 Said Saber   Morocco 2:10.08
7 1 Haythem Mbarki   Tunisia 2:10.32
8 8 Ma'az Khota   South Africa 2:11.53

References

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  1. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine