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2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke

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Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates10 September (heats and final)
Competitors19 from 14 nations
Winning time25.49
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Algeria
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The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 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 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 24.00 Glasgow 4 August 2018
African record Gerhard Zandberg  South Africa 24.34 Rome 2 August 2009
Championship record Ahmed Hussein  Egypt 26.00 Cairo 12 August 2002

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
10 September Final Mohamed Samy  Egypt 25.49 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 10 September at 10:25.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Jacques van Wyk  South Africa 26.12 Q
2 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 26.23 Q
3 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 26.77 Q
4 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 26.81 Q
5 Mehdi Nazim Benbara  Algeria 26.83 Q
6 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 27.00 Q
7 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 27.55 Q
8 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 28.12 Q
9 Kobe Ndebele  South Africa 28.35
10 Daniel Francisco  Angola 29.43
11 Alvin Omondi  Kenya 29.77
12 Adama Ndir  Senegal 29.92
13 Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa  Libya 30.20
14 Swaleh Talib  Kenya 30.22
15 Adnan Kabuye  Uganda 30.89
16 Maemo Sebikiri  Botswana 33.04
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo  Madagascar Did not start
Onyemeehi Opute  Nigeria
Sadiq Yahaya  Nigeria

Final

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The final was started on 10 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 25.49 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Jacques van Wyk  South Africa 25.90
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 26.54
4 6 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 26.89
5 2 Mehdi Nazim Benbara  Algeria 26.96
6 1 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 27.05
7 7 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 27.24
8 8 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 27.51

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.