2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates14 September (final)
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time15:26.40
Medalists
gold medal   File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
silver medal   File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
bronze medal   File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
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The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Sun Yang File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 14:31.02 London 4 August 2012
African record Oussama Mellouli File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 14:37.28 Rome 2 August 2009
Championship record Troyden Prinsloo File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 15:29.93 Casablanca 7 May 2004

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
14 September Final Marwan Elkamash File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 15:26.40 CR

Results

Final ranking

The races were started on 14 September at 10:00.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marwan Elkamash File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 15:26.40 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marwan El-Amrawy File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 15:32.23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ahmed Hafnaoui File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 15:45.46
4 Ruan Breytenbach File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 15:56.54
5 Mohamed Djaballah File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 15:57.39
6 Mohamed Agili File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 16:12.46
7 Ali Merouane Betka File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 16:29.04
8 Righardt Muller File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 16:30.89
9 Amadou Ndiaye File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 17:06.71

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.