2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.96 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1][2]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps |  United States |
1:51.51 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:52.96 | London | 31 July 2012 |
| Championship record | Wesley Gilchrist | South Africa |
2:00.72 | Casablanca | 18 September 2010 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 14 September at 09:30.[3] The first 8 finishers would qualify for the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
2:03.37 | Q |
| 2 | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
2:05.56 | Q |
| 3 | Said Saber |  Morocco |
2:05.80 | Q |
| 4 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt |
2:05.85 | Q |
| 5 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria |
2:06.03 | Q |
| 6 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi |  Tunisia |
2:07.17 | Q |
| 7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:08.11 | Q |
| 8 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:08.48 | Q |
| 9 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
2:13.12 | |
| 10 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo |  Madagascar |
2:15.88 | |
| 11 | Edilson Paco |  Mozambique |
2:37.00 | |
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final
The final was started on 14 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
2:00.96 | |
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4 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
2:01.20 | |
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3 | Said Saber | Morocco |
2:02.49 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt |
2:02.79 | |
| 5 | 2 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
2:02.98 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:05.60 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | Tunisia |
2:05.95 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:07.21 |