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2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle

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Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates10 September (heats and final)
Competitors17 from 12 nations
Winning time1:49.62
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Egypt
bronze medal    Tunisia
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The Men's 200 metre freestyle 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 Paul Biedermann  Germany 1:42.00 Rome 28 July 2009
African record Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:45.20 Rio de Janeiro 8 August 2016
Championship record Ahmed Mathlouthi  Tunisia 1:49.90 Casablanca 13 September 2010

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
10 September Final Mohamed Samy  Egypt 1:49.90 CR

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 1:52.17 Q
2 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 1:52.48 Q
3 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 1:53.40 Q
4 Lounis Khendriche  Algeria 1:54.04 Q
4 Mohamed Agili  Tunisia 1:54.04 Q
6 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 1:54.43 Q
7 Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 1:54.50 Q
8 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 1:54.75 Q
9 Dean Hoffman  Seychelles 2:02.36
10 Ma'az Khota  South Africa 2:02.84
11 Atuhaire Ambala  Uganda 2:03.65
12 Alvin Omondi  Kenya 2:07.18
13 Chase Onorati  Zimbabwe 2:08.11
14 Ovesh Purahoo  Mauritius 2:09.49
15 Belly-Cresus Ganira  Burundi 2:12.93
16 Billy-Scott Irakose  Burundi 2:15.81
17 Zinhle Bekker  Botswana 2:18.44

Final

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The final was started on 10 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 1:49.62 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 1:49.88
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari  Tunisia 1:50.07
4 6 Mohamed Agili  Tunisia 1:50.28
5 1 Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 1:53.15
6 8 Mohamed Djaballah  Algeria 1:54.02
7 2 Lounis Khendriche  Algeria 1:54.20
8 7 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 1:55.33

References

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  1. ^ a b Global results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine