The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:51.12 | |||||||||
| 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 |
3:40.07 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
3:41.11 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Jay-Cee Thomson |  South Africa |
3:53.12 | Casablanca | 16 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September | Final | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
3:51.12 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 13 September at 09:40.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
4:01.31 | Q |
| 2 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
4:02.71 | Q |
| 3 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria |
4:02.83 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
4:03.46 | Q |
| 5 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
4:03.51 | Q |
| 6 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
4:06.59 | Q |
| 7 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
4:06.77 | Q |
| 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa |
4:11.64 | Q |
| 9 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
4:14.12 | |
| 10 | Amadou Ndiaye |  Senegal |
4:15.97 | |
| 11 | Dean Hoffman |  Seychelles |
4:21.38 | |
| 12 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius |
4:45.72 | |
| 13 | Zinhle Bekker |  Botswana |
4:53.56 |
Final
editThe final was started on 10 September.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
3:51.12 | CR |
 |
7 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
3:55.52 | |
 |
6 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
3:56.68 | |
| 4 | 3 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
3:56.95 | |
| 5 | 1 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
3:57.89 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
3:58.67 | |
| 7 | 5 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
4:00.42 | |
| 8 | 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa |
4:09.79 |
References
edit- ^ a b Resultat13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Resultat13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Resultat13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine