The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1]
| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:02.37 | |||||||||
| 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 | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Troyden Prinsloo |  South Africa |
8:03.34 | Casablanca | 4 May 2004 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Final | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
8:02.37 | CR |
Results
editFinal ranking
editThe races were started on 11 September at 11:45.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
8:02.37 | CR |
 |
Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
8:07.42 | |
 |
Ahmed Hafnaoui | Tunisia |
8:08.74 | |
| 4 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
8:16.18 | |
| 5 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
8:16.53 | |
| 6 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
8:17.05 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
8:18.06 | |
| 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa |
8:37.65 | |
| 9 | Amadou Ndiaye |  Senegal |
9:08.57 | |
| Ovesh Purahoo |  Mauritius |
Did not start |
References
edit- ^ a b "Global results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-07-28.