The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
| Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.55 | |||||||||
| 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 | Regan Smith |  United States |
2:03.35 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| African record | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe |
2:04.81 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| Games record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe |
2:10.66 | Algiers | 17 July 2007 |
Results
editFinal
editThe final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Felicity Passon |  Seychelles |
2:14.55 | NR |
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3 | Samantha Randle |  South Africa |
2:15.50 | |
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5 | Robyn Lee |  Zimbabwe |
2:22.50 | |
| 4 | 2 | Logaine Abdelatif |  Egypt |
2:22.64 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sara El Tahawi |  Algeria |
2:24.43 | |
| 6 | 6 | Camille Koenig |  Mauritius |
2:26.80 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lewethu Mbatha | South Africa |
2:32.15 | |
| 7 | Yasmine Dgaimesh |  Morocco |
Disqualified |
References
edit- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.