2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke

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Men's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates14 September (heats and final)
Competitors15 from 12 nations
Winning time55.49
Medalists
gold medal Mohamed Samy  File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
silver medal Jacques van Wyk  File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
bronze medal Ali Khalafalla  File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
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The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1][2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Ryan Murphy File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States 51.85 Rio de Janeiro 13 August 2016
African record Christopher Reid File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 53.12 Durban 11 April 2016
Championship record Darren Murray File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 55.67 Casablanca 17 September 2010

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
14 September Final Mohamed Samy File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 55.49 CR

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 14 September at 09:50.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mohamed Samy File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 57.66 Q
2 Ali Khalafalla File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 57.78 Q
3 Jacques van Wyk File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 58.01 Q
4 Driss Lahrichi File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 58.34 Q
5 Mehdi Nazim Benbara File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 58.50 Q
6 Abdellah Ardjoune File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 59.08 Q
7 Bradley Vincent File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 59.10 Q
8 Kobe Ndebele File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1:00.77 Q
9 Alvin Omondi File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 1:04.01
10 Daniel Francisco File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola 1:05.79
11 Adnan Kabuye File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 1:06.77
12 Maemo Sebikiri File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 1:16.31
Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Did not start
Sadiq Yahaya File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia

Final

The final was started on 14 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mohamed Samy File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 55.49 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Jacques van Wyk File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 55.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Ali Khalafalla File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 56.70
4 7 Abdellah Ardjoune File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 57.27
5 6 Driss Lahrichi File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 57.99
6 2 Mehdi Nazim Benbara File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 58.44
7 1 Bradley Vincent File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 58.78
8 8 Kobe Ndebele File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1:01.38

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Dos". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
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