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2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates13 September (heats and final)
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time2:14.04
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Tunisia
bronze medal    South Africa
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The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 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 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 2:06.67 Tokyo 29 January 2017
African record Neil Versfeld  South Africa 2:09.61 Rome 30 July 2009
Championship record William Diering  South Africa 2:15.65 Casablanca 16 September 2010

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
13 September Final Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 2:14.04 CR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 13 September at 10:05.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 2:19.92 Q
2 Youssef El-Kamash  Egypt 2:20.65 Q
3 Beji Adnane  Tunisia 2:21.33 Q
4 Wassim Elloumi  Tunisia 2:22.49 Q
5 Jonathan Chung Yee  Mauritius 2:22.63 Q
6 Alaric Basson  South Africa 2:23.93 Q
7 Moncef Aymen Balamane  Algeria 2:24.07 Q
8 Siar Abderrazak  Algeria 2:26.14 Q
9 Ahllan Bique  Mozambique 2:35.81
10 Mario Ervedosa  Angola 2:44.75
11 Ayaan Chand  Botswana 2:50.00
Sadiq Yahaya  Nigeria Did not start

Final

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The final was started on 13 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 2:14.04 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Wassim Elloumi  Tunisia 2:15.76
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Alaric Basson  South Africa 2:16.16
4 3 Beji Adnane  Tunisia 2:19.07
5 5 Youssef El-Kamash  Egypt 2:19.25
6 1 Moncef Aymen Balamane  Algeria 2:20.76
7 2 Jonathan Chung Yee  Mauritius 2:23.55
8 8 Siar Abderrazak  Algeria 2:26.74

References

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  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 200m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 200m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.