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2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

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Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates13 September
Competitors24 from 6 nations
Teams6
Winning time3:21.61
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Tunisia
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The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.[1]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Team Time Location Date
World record  United States 3:08.24 Beijing 11 August 2008
African record  South Africa 3:11.93 Rome 26 July 2009
Championship record  South Africa 3:22.76 Bloemfontein 19 October 2016

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Nation Time Record
13 September Final  Egypt 3:21.61 CR

Results

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Final

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The final was started on 13 September.[1]

Rank Nation Swimmers Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt Abdelrahman Sameh (51.42)
Mohamed Samy (49.88)
Marwan Elkamash (50.91)
Ali Khalafalla (49.40)
3:21.61 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Africa Jacques Van Wyk (51.60)
Alaric Basson (51.71)
Matthew Bowers (52.21)
Ayrton Sweeney (51.28)
3:26.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tunisia Mohamed Agili (51.72)
Mohamed Ali Chaouchi (53.03)
Ahmed Hafnaoui (52.55)
Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari (50.62)
3:27.92
4  Algeria Mehdi Nazim Benbara (51.86)
Lounis Khendriche (53.16)
Mohamed Djaballah (52.58)
Aimen Benabid (52.23)
3:29.83
5  Morocco Yusuf Tibazi (53.44)
Souhail Hamouchane (52.66)
Samy Boutouil (53.33)
Driss Lahrichi (52.92)
3:32.35
6  Mauritius Ovesh Purahoo (54.52)
Jonathan Chung Yee (59.58)
Bradley Vincent (51.16)
Mathieu Marquet (52.59)
3:37.85
 Nigeria Did not start

References

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