Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates24 August
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Winning time15:19.49
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Tunisia
bronze medal    Egypt
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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 Sun Yang   China 14:31.02 London 4 August 2012
African record Oussama Mellouli   Tunisia 14:37.28 Rome 2 August 2009
Games record Ahmed Akram   Egypt 15:11.68 Brazzaville 10 September 2015

Results

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Ahmed Akram   Egypt 15:19.49
  5 Mohamed Agili   Tunisia 15:26.15
  3 Marwan El-Amrawy   Egypt 15:32.43
4 1 Mohamed Djaballah   Algeria 15:48.50 NR
5 6 Roberto Gomes   South Africa 15:48.53
6 2 Michael McGlynn   South Africa 15:56.97
7 8 João Duarte   Angola 17:50.14
7 Lounis Khendriche   Algeria Did not start

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.