The 8th African Swimming Championships were held in Dakar, Senegal from September 11 to September 16, 2006.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (RSA) | 20 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Salim Iles Algeria
|
22.65 |
Shaun Harris South Africa
|
22.96 |
Jason Dunford Kenya
|
23.31 |
| 100 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria
|
50.57 |
Jason Dunford Kenya
|
51.07 |
Shaun Harris South Africa
|
51.29 |
| 200 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria
|
1:52.05 |
Jason Dunford Kenya
|
1:53.69 |
John Ellis South Africa
|
1:54.65 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
3:58.75 |
Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia
|
4:02.13 |
Mohamed Magdy Egypt
|
4:02.92 |
| 800 m freestyle | Mohamed Magdy Egypt
|
8:21.12 |
Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia
|
8:22.74 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
8:24.00 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Chad Ho South Africa
|
15:52.52 |
Mohamed Magdy Egypt
|
16:03.21 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
16:07.11 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa
|
28.95 |
Malick Fall Senegal
|
29.47 |
Mehdi Hamama Algeria
|
30.24 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa
|
1:03.39 |
Sofiane Daid Algeria
|
1:03.78 |
Malick Fall Senegal
|
1:04.18 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Sofiane Daid Algeria
|
2:17.67 |
Thabang Moeketsane South Africa
|
2:19.41 |
Sherif Madkour Egypt
|
2:23.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Salim Iles Algeria
|
24.75 |
Jason Dunford Kenya
|
24.88 |
Fouche Venter South Africa
|
25.17 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya
|
53.88 |
Ahmed Salah Egypt
|
55.00 |
Fouche Venter South Africa
|
55.40 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ahmed Salah Egypt
|
2:02.95 |
Sofiane Daid Algeria
|
2:03.64 |
Mostafa Atef Egypt
|
2:05.60 |
| 50 m backstroke | Jason Dunford Kenya
|
26.83 |
David Dunford Kenya
|
26.98 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa
|
27.04 |
| 100 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya
|
58.17 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa
|
58.98 |
Naoufel Benabid Algeria
|
59.26 |
| 200 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya
|
2:06.48 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa
|
2:06.74 |
Naoufel Benabid Algeria
|
2:06.93 |
| 200 m individual medley | Taki Mrabet Tunisia
|
2:06.84 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
2:06.99 |
Mehdi Hamama Algeria
|
2:07.14 |
| 400 m individual medley | Stuart Rogers South Africa
|
4:31.48 |
Taki Mrabet Tunisia
|
4:33.54 |
Mohamed Gadallah Egypt
|
4:34.81 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Algeria (50.83)Nabil Kebbab (53.99)Badis Djendouci (53.05)Naoufel Benabid (50.28)Salim Iles |
3:28.15 |
South Africa (51.35)Shaun Harris (53.36)Ryan De Klerk (52.65)Stuart Rogers (51.11)Fouche Venter |
3:28.47 |
Egypt (52.29)Mohamed Mamdouh (53.82)Ahmed Salah (54.08)Ahmed Mustafa (51.62)Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
3:31.81 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Algeria (1:57.27)Medhi Hamama (1:55.91)Ryad Djendouci (1:59.17)Naoufel Benabid (1:52.97)Nabil Kebbab |
7:45.32 |
Tunisia (1:59.96)Mohamed Mettigi (1:56.81)Anouar Bennaceur (1:56.98)Taki Mrabet (1:56.72)Ahmed Mathlouthi |
7:50.47 |
Egypt (1:58.18)Mohamed Magdy (1:58.12)Aziz Mazen (1:59.01)Mohammed Gad Allah (1:57.88)Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
7:53.19 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa (58.95)Stuart Rogers (1:02.47)Thabang Moeketsane (54.72)Fouche Venter (50.38)Shaun Harris |
3:46.52 |
Algeria (58.93)Naoufel Benabid (1:02.53)Sofiane Daid (57.24)Nabil Kebbab (50.42)Salim Iles |
3:49.12 |
Egypt (1:00.76)Mohamed Tarek Salah (1:05.71)Ayman Khatab (54.80)Ahmed Salah (52.07)Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
3:53.34
|
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Sarra Chahed Tunisia
|
27:13 |
Marielle Rogers South Africa
|
27:44 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe
|
27:56 |
| 100 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa
|
57:67 |
Sarra Chahed Tunisia
|
58:01 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe
|
59:44 |
| 200 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa
|
2:01.92 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
2:06.81 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles
|
2:07.60 |
| 400 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa
|
4:17.44 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa
|
4:24.83 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles
|
4:26.21 |
| 800 m freestyle | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
8:57.69 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles
|
9:04.09 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa
|
9:12.21 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Shrone Austin Seychelles
|
17:07.28 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
17:27.32 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa
|
17:49.42 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa
|
33:33 |
Meriem Lamri Algeria
|
34:02 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco
|
34:05 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa
|
1:11.84 |
Meriem Lamri Algeria
|
1:12.95 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco
|
1:14.17 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa
|
2:32.64 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco
|
2:37.97 |
Lydia Yefsah Algeria
|
2:38.93 |
| 50 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa
|
28:57 |
Leone Vorster South Africa
|
28:65 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe
|
29:13 |
| 100 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa
|
1:02.57 |
Fella Bennaceur Algeria
|
1:03.41 |
Mariem Meddeb Tunisia
|
1:04.42 |
| 200 m butterfly | Sarah Hadjabderahmane Algeria
|
2:16.72 |
Louise Smyth South Africa
|
2:19.26 |
Mariem Meddeb Tunisia
|
2:24.06 |
| 50 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa
|
30.96 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt
|
31:22 |
Khadija Ciss Senegal
|
31:44 |
| 100 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa
|
1:04.93 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt
|
1:05.51 |
Karima Lahmar Algeria
|
1:07.24 |
| 200 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa
|
2:20.99 |
Tanya Bouffe South Africa
|
2:22.03 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt
|
2:23.07 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa
|
2:21.76 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
2:22.85 |
Tanya Bouffe South Africa
|
2:23.91 |
| 400 m individual medley | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia
|
4:55.58 |
Souad Nafisa Cherouati Algeria
|
5:03.50 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles
|
5:09.15 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa (59.68)Elzanne Werth (59.28)Tamaryn Laubscher (59.56)Lehesta Kemp (57.33)Leone Vorster |
3:55.85 |
Tunisia (58.05)Sarra Chahed (59.92)Nadia Chahed (1:00.81)Mariem Meddeb (59.79)Maroua Mathlouthi |
3:58.17 |
Algeria (1:00.18)Fella Bennaceur (1:01.40)Souad Nafisa Cherouati (1:01.76)Sarah Hadjabderahmane (1:00.06)Kenza Matoub |
4:03.40 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | South Africa (2:05.76)Leone Vorster (2:07.27)Elzanne Werth (2:12.98)Louise Smyth (2:10.19)Tamaryn Laubscher |
8:36.20 |
Algeria (2:08.21)Kenza Matoub (2:10.79)Fella Bennaceur (2:11.50)Souad Nafisa Cherouati (2:10.10)Sarah Hadjabderahmane |
8:40.60 NR |
Tunisia (2:10.48)Sarra Chahed (2:13.61)Raoudha Rebai (2:14.98)Mariem Meddeb (2:06.76)Maroua Mathlouthi |
8:45.86 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa (1:05.69)Lehesta Kemp (1:11.32)Tamaryn Laubscher (1:03.75)Elzanne Werth (57.98)Leone Vorster |
4:18.74 |
Algeria (1:08.16)Karima Lahmar (1:14.95)Mériem Lamri (1:05.27)Sarah Hadjabderahmane (58.71)Fella Bennaceur |
4:27.09 |
Egypt (1:06.62)Dina Hegazy (1:16.87)Salma Raouf Gasser (1:06.47)May Attef (1:00.22)Heba Yehia |
4:30.18
|