Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle

The Men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 9 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2015 African Games
VenueKintele Aquatic Complex
DateSeptember 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time3:48.08
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Tunisia
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Schedule

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All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Event
Wednesday, 9 September 2015 10:07 Heat 1
10:13 Heat 2
17:20 Final

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 Paul Biedermann   Germany 3:40.07 Rome 26 July 2009
African record Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 3:41.11 Rome 26 July 2009
Games record Ahmed Mathlouthi   Tunisia 3:54.03 Maputo 8 September 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
9 September Final Ahmed Akram   Egypt 3:48.08 GR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were held on 9 September.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 4:00.04 Q
2 1 5 Ahmed Mathlouthi   Tunisia 4:00.55 Q
3 2 3 Calvyn Justus   South Africa 4:02.19 Q
4 2 4 Devon Brown   South Africa 4:02.48 Q
5 2 5 Marwan Elkamash   Egypt 4:02.50 Q
6 2 2 Igor Mogne   Mozambique 4:06.00 Q
7 2 6 Imad Tchouar   Algeria 4:07.44 Q
8 1 3 Mohamed Lagili   Tunisia 4:08.26 Q
9 1 6 Pedro Pinotes   Angola 4:08.74
10 1 2 Sean Gunn   Zimbabwe 4:15.04
11 2 7 Ismael Kane   Senegal 4:24.43
12 1 7 Jörn Diekmann   Namibia 4:26.92
13 2 1 Andre van der Merwe   Botswana 4:41.13

Final

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The final were held on 9 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 3:48.06 GR NR
  6 Devon Brown   South Africa 3:48.69
  5 Ahmed Mathlouthi   Tunisia 3:51.47
4 2 Marwan Elkamash   Egypt 3:56.27
5 3 Calvyn Justus   South Africa 3:59.99
6 8 Mohamed Lagili   Tunisia 4:01.89
7 1 Imad Tchouar   Algeria 4:03.59
8 7 Igor Mogne   Mozambique 4:04.11 NR

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results". brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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