Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.[1]

Women's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates22 August (heats and final)
Competitors9 from 7 nations
Winning time1:09.75
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    South Africa
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 Lilly King   United States 1:04.13 Budapest 25 July 2017
African record Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 1:06.32 Naples 5 July 2019
Games record Penny Heyns   South Africa 1:07.58 Johannesburg 15 September 1999

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 22 August at 10:30.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Christin Mundell   South Africa 1:11.23 Q
2 2 4 Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 1:12.11 Q
3 2 5 Sarah Soliman   Egypt 1:14.10 Q
4 2 3 Rebecca Kamau   Kenya 1:14.25 Q
5 1 5 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 1:15.71 Q
6 2 6 Maria Brunlehner   Kenya 1:15.85 Q, WD
7 1 6 Hiba Laknit   Morocco 1:16.36 Q
8 1 3 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung   Mauritius 1:16.71 Q
9 2 2 Berhane Amare   Ethiopia 1:35.13 Q

Final

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The final was started on 22 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Kaylene Corbett   South Africa 1:09.75
  4 Christin Mundell   South Africa 1:10.67
  3 Sarah Soliman   Egypt 1:13.36
4 2 Tilka Paljk   Zambia 1:13.78
5 6 Rebecca Kamau   Kenya 1:13.99
6 7 Hiba Laknit   Morocco 1:15.88
7 1 Tessa Ip Hen Cheung   Mauritius 1:16.05
8 8 Berhane Amare   Ethiopia 1:34.46

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results Day 2" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.