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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    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    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

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Ryan Murphy  United States 51.85 Rio de Janeiro 13 August 2016
African record Christopher Reid  South Africa 53.12 Durban 11 April 2016
Championship record Darren Murray  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  Egypt 55.49 CR

Results

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Heats

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

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

Final

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The final was started on 14 September.[2]

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

References

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