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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    Egypt
silver medal    Egypt
bronze medal    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

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Sun Yang  China 14:31.02 London 4 August 2012
African record Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 14:37.28 Rome 2 August 2009
Championship record Troyden Prinsloo  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  Egypt 15:26.40 CR

Results

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Final ranking

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

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

References

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