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2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

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Men's 100 metre freestyle
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates12 September (heats and final)
Competitors37 from 24 nations
Winning time49.39
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Egypt
bronze medal    Mauritius
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The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.[1][2]

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 César Cielo  Brazil 46.91 Rome 30 July 2009
African record Lyndon Ferns  South Africa 47.79 Rome 29 July 2009
Championship record Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 49.60 Bloemfontein 18 October 2016

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
12 September Final Mohamed Samy  Egypt 49.39 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 12 September at 09:50.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 52.04 Q
2 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 52.12 Q
3 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 52.25 Q
4 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 52.45 Q
5 Jacques van Wyk  South Africa 52.47 Q
6 Matthew Bowers  South Africa 52.58 Q
7 El Hadji Adama Niane  Senegal 53.02 Q
8 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 53.45 Q NR
9 Mohamed Ali Chaouchi  Tunisia 53.83
10 Samy Boutouil  Morocco 53.84
11 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 54.06
12 Ovesh Purahoo  Mauritius 54.49
13 Dean Hoffman  Seychelles 54.50
14 Swaleh Talib  Kenya 54.62
15 Ahllan Bique  Mozambique 55.30
16 Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa  Libya 55.81
17 Daniel Francisco  Angola 56.29
18 Mario Ervedosa  Angola 56.31
19 Atuhaire Ambala  Uganda 56.55
20 Belly-Cresus Ganira  Burundi 56.73
21 Billy-Scott Irakose  Burundi 56.96
22 Chase Onorati  Zimbabwe 57.05
23 Herinirina John Rakotomavo  Madagascar 57.56
24 Adnan Kabuye  Uganda 58.07
25 Isihaka Irankunda  Rwanda 58.16
26 Adam Moncherry  Seychelles 59.46
27 Sithembiso Mamba  Eswatini 1:00.91
28 Ayaan Chand  Botswana 1:01.05
29 Liam Emmett  Eswatini 1:01.06
30 Zinhle Bekker  Botswana 1:02.17
31 Maemo Sebikiri  Botswana 1:02.92
32 Houssein Gaber Ibrahim  Djibouti 1:08.11
33 Omar Darboe  Gambia 1:08.70
34 Jegan Jobe  Gambia 1:11.71
Sokomayi Mubikayi  Democratic Republic of the Congo Did not start
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo  Madagascar
Isobo Confidence  Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 12 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 49.39 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 49.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 50.24
4 2 Jacques van Wyk  South Africa 51.21
5 4 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 51.34
6 7 Matthew Bowers  South Africa 52.48
7 1 El Hadji Adama Niane  Senegal 53.25
8 8 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 53.44 NR

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Libre". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Libre". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.