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Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke

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Women's 100 metre backstroke
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates24 August (heats and final)
Competitors17 from 11 nations
Winning time1:02.42
Medalists
gold medal    Seychelles
silver medal    Botswana
bronze medal    South Africa
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The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[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 Regan Smith  United States 57.57 Gwangju 28 July 2019
African record Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 58.77 Beijing 11 August 2008
Games record Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 1:00.86 Maputo 7 September 2011

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 24 August at 11:00.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Felicity Passon  Seychelles 1:03.22 Q
2 1 4 Kerryn Herbst  South Africa 1:04.60 Q
3 3 4 Naomi Ruele  Botswana 1:05.29 Q
4 2 5 Rola Hussein  Egypt 1:06.12 Q
5 3 5 Robyn Lee  Zimbabwe 1:06.95 Q
6 1 5 Hiba Fahsi  Morocco 1:07.15 Q
7 3 3 Sara El Tahawi  Algeria 1:07.21 Q
8 3 2 Sylvia Brunlehner  Kenya 1:07.31 Q, WD
9 2 3 Camille Koenig  Mauritius 1:07.34 Q
10 3 6 Lewethu Mbatha  South Africa 1:07.83 R
11 2 6 Catarina Sousa  Angola 1:08.02
12 1 3 Logaine Abdelatif  Egypt 1:08.26
13 1 6 Yasmine Dgaimesh  Morocco 1:09.85
14 2 2 Imara-Bella Thorpe  Kenya 1:11.67
15 1 2 Timipame-ere Akiayefa  Nigeria 1:14.44
16 3 7 Khema Elizabeth  Seychelles 1:20.58
2 7 Genet Demissia  Ethiopia Disqualified

Final

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The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Felicity Passon  Seychelles 1:02.42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Naomi Ruele  Botswana 1:02.62
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Kerryn Herbst  South Africa 1:03.76
4 6 Rola Hussein  Egypt 1:05.29
5 2 Robyn Lee  Zimbabwe 1:05.50
6 8 Camille Koenig  Mauritius 1:07.29
7 1 Sara El Tahawi  Algeria 1:07.37
8 7 Hiba Fahsi  Morocco 1:07.40

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.