The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1][2]
Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 19 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 25.49 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 24.00 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 |
African record | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 24.34 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
Championship record | Ahmed Hussein | Egypt | 26.00 | Cairo | 12 August 2002 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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10 September | Final | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 25.49 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 10 September at 10:25.[1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 26.12 | Q |
2 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 26.23 | Q |
3 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria | 26.77 | Q |
4 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 26.81 | Q |
5 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | Algeria | 26.83 | Q |
6 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 27.00 | Q |
7 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco | 27.55 | Q |
8 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 28.12 | Q |
9 | Kobe Ndebele | South Africa | 28.35 | |
10 | Daniel Francisco | Angola | 29.43 | |
11 | Alvin Omondi | Kenya | 29.77 | |
12 | Adama Ndir | Senegal | 29.92 | |
13 | Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa | Libya | 30.20 | |
14 | Swaleh Talib | Kenya | 30.22 | |
15 | Adnan Kabuye | Uganda | 30.89 | |
16 | Maemo Sebikiri | Botswana | 33.04 | |
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | Madagascar | Did not start | ||
Onyemeehi Opute | Nigeria | |||
Sadiq Yahaya | Nigeria |
Final
editThe final was started on 10 September.[2]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 25.49 | CR | |
4 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 25.90 | ||
3 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria | 26.54 | ||
4 | 6 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 26.89 | |
5 | 2 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | Algeria | 26.96 | |
6 | 1 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco | 27.05 | |
7 | 7 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 27.24 | |
8 | 8 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 27.51 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.