| 10th African Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Date(s) | September 13–19, 2010 |
| Venue(s) | Mohammed V Sport Complex (pool) Sidi Abbed beach (open water} |
| Nations participating | 21 |
| Athletes participating | 220+ |
| Events | 42 |
The 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco. The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. It featured pool competition in a 50m (long course) pool; and Open Water races.
Competition locations were:
- pool: Mohammed V Sport Complex (Complexe sportif Mohammed V)
- open water: Sidi Abbed beach in Temara.
Participating countries
Over 200 swimmers from 21 countries participated in the 10th Championships, making it the largest ever (both in terms of number of swimmers and number of countries). Countries which sent teams were:
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Cameroon
Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Egypt
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
- While swimmers from Cameroon entered the Championships, they did not attend the meet (reportedly because they could not afford the plane tickets to Morocco).
Schedule
| Date | Monday 13 September 2010 |
Tuesday 14 September 2010 |
Wednesday 15 September 2010 |
Thursday 16 September 2010 | ||
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 50 back (w) 50 back (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w) |
100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 50 breast (m) 50 fly (w) 800 free (m) |
400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 4x100 Free Relay (w) 4x200 Free Relay (m) |
100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m) | ||
| Date | Friday 17 September 2010 |
Saturday 18 September 2010 |
Sunday 19 September 2010 |
Pool events at Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca Open Water events at Sidi Abbed beach in Temara | ||
| E v e n t s |
200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay (m) |
5K (m) 5K (w) | |||
Preliminary heats began at 10:00 am; finals at 4:00 pm Open Water races began at 10:00 am
Results
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Free | David Dunford Kenya |
22.69 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
22.83 | Werner Bosman South Africa |
22.99 |
| 100m Free | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
49.96 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
50.39 | David Dunford Kenya |
50.55 |
| 200m Free | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
1:49.90 CR |
Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa |
1:51.51 | Mohamed Farhoud Egypt |
1:53.14 |
| 400m Free | Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa |
3:53.12 CR |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
3:56.15 | Devon Brown South Africa |
3:57.64 |
| 800m Free | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
8:10.17 | Mohamed Farhoud Egypt |
8:10.43 | Devon Brown South Africa |
8:12.58 |
| 1500m Free | ||||||
| 50m Back | Darren Murray South Africa |
26.56 | Garth Tune South Africa |
27.03 | Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt |
27.09 |
| 100m Back | Darren Murray South Africa |
55.67 CR |
Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt |
58.09 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
58.53 |
| 200m Back | Darren Murray South Africa |
2:01.44 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:04.93 | Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt |
2:05.28 |
| 50m Breast | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
28.93 | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
29.16 | William Diering South Africa |
29.26 |
| 100m Breast | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
1:02.98 | William Diering South Africa |
1:03.13 | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
1:03.73 |
| 200m Breast | William Diering South Africa |
2:15.65 CR |
Sofiane Daid Algeria |
2:16.53 | Sherif Madkour Egypt |
2:19.25 |
| 50m Fly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
24.09 | Neil Watson South Africa |
24.40 | Garth Tune South Africa |
24.41 |
| 100m Fly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
52.66 | Neil Watson South Africa |
53.80 | Garth Tune South Africa |
54.35 |
| 200m Fly | Wesley Gilchrist South Africa |
2:00.72 CR |
Marwan Osman Egypt |
2:04.08 | Mostafa Atef Mostafa Egypt |
2:06.00 |
| 200m IM | Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa |
2:02.95 CR |
Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:04.92 | Wesley Gilchrist South Africa |
2:06.73 |
| 400m IM | Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa |
4:21.06 CR |
Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
4:24.80 | Devon Brown South Africa |
4:32.52 |
| 4x100m Free Relay |
South Africa Jay-Cee Thomson, Wesley Gilchrist, Neil Watson, Werner Bosman |
3:23.99 CR |
Algeria Oussama Sahnoun, Ryad Djendouci, Badis Djendouci, Nabil Kebbab |
3:24.04 | Egypt Ahmed Saaid Abdelrehim, Sheheb Younes, Adham Abdelmegid, Mohamed Khaled Hussein |
3:27.40 |
| 4x200m Free Relay |
South Africa Daniel Marais, Jay-Cee Thomson, Devon Brown, Wesley Gilchrist |
7:29.21 CR |
Tunisia Walid Naouar, Taki Mrabet, Tallel M'Rabet, Ahmed Mathlouthi |
7:33.06 | Algeria Badis Djendouci, Mahrez Mebarek, Naoufel Benabid, Ryad Djendouci |
7:34.65 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay |
South Africa Darren Murray, William Diering, Garth Tune, Neil Watson |
3:43.53 CR |
Algeria Naoufel Benabid, Sofiane Daid, Ryad Djendouci, Nabil Kebbab |
3:50.07 | Egypt Mohamed Khaled Hussein, Ahmed Kamal El Din, Marwan Osman, Sheheb Younes |
3:50.87 |
| 5K Open Water |
Hadeil Mohamed Egypt |
40:50.36 | Daniel Marais Egypt |
40:51.31 | Abdul-Malick Railoun South Africa |
41:33.12 |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Free | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
26.31 | Farida Osman Egypt |
26.72 | Chanelle van Wyk South Africa |
26.76 |
| 100m Free | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
56.40 | Leone Vorster South Africa |
57.50 | Sara El Bekri Morocco |
58.30 NR |
| 200m Free | Leone Vorster South Africa |
2:02.75 | Rene Warnes South Africa |
2:04.95 | Zaineb Khalfallah Tunisia |
2:05.09 |
| 400m Free | Leone Vorster South Africa |
4:18.86 | Rene Warnes South Africa |
4:19.22 | Shahd Mostafa Egypt |
4:25.88 |
| 800m Free | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
8:55.12 | Rene Warnes South Africa |
8:57.42 | Malya Mghezzi Bakhouche Algeria |
9:06.94 |
| 1500m Free | ||||||
| 50m Back | Chanelle van Wyk South Africa |
29.31 | Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa |
29.90 | Farida Osman Egypt |
31.19 |
| 100m Back | Chanelle van Wyk South Africa |
1:02.32 CR |
Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa |
1:04.15 | Engi El Shazli Egypt |
1:07.42 |
| 200m Back | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:15.66 CR |
Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa |
2:17.28 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
2:25.04 |
| 50m Breast | Sara El Bekri Morocco |
33.04 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
33.67 | Ronwyn Roper South Africa |
33.79 |
| 100m Breast | Sara El Bekri Morocco |
1:10.82 CR |
Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
1:12.05 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
1:12.11 |
| 200m Breast | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
2:32.16 CR |
Sara El Bekri Morocco |
2:32.43 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
2:32.77 |
| 50m Fly | Farida Osman Egypt |
27.28 CR |
Vanessa Mohr South Africa |
27.29 | Chanelle van Wyk South Africa |
27.59 |
| 100m Fly | Vanessa Mohr South Africa |
59.72 CR |
Mandy Loots South Africa |
59.76 | Farida Osman Egypt |
1:02.05 |
| 200m Fly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:11.97 CR |
Bianca Meyer South Africa |
2:18.25 | Nesrine Khelifati Tunisia |
2:18.69 |
| 200m IM | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:16.77 CR |
Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
2:20.23 | Bianca Meyer South Africa |
2:20.52 |
| 400m IM | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
4:45.76 CR |
Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
4:52.53 | Bianca Meyer South Africa |
4:52.69 |
| 4x100m Free Relay |
South Africa Karin Prinsloo, Leone Vorster, Chanelle van Wyk, Mandy Loots |
3:50.15 CR |
Egypt Farida Osman, Mei Atef Mostafa, Rowan Elbadry, Shahd Mostafa |
3:58.02 | Tunisia Sarra Lajnef, Mariem Meddeb, Sendo Ayari, Zaineb Khalfallah |
3:59.02 |
| 4x200m Free Relay |
South Africa Leone Vorster, Kathryn Meaklim, Jessica Ashley-Cooper, Rene Warnes |
8:27.61 CR |
Tunisia Sendo Ayari, Sarra Lajnef, Maroua Mathlouthi, Zaineb Khalfallah |
8:31.71 | Algeria Malya Mghezzi Bakhouche, Fella Bennaceur, Lydia Yefsah, Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane |
8:41.58 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay |
South Africa Vanessa Mohr, Chanelle van Wyk, Kathryn Meaklim, Karin Prinsloo |
4:09.53 CR |
Morocco Imane Boulaamane, Sara El Bekri, Shahrazad Ramond, Noufissa Chbihi |
4:22.88 | Egypt Engi El Shazli, Mei Atef Mostafa, Farida Osman, Rowan Elbadry |
4:23.38 |
| 5K Open Water |
Jessica Roux South Africa |
45:02.78 | Sara El Bekri Morocco |
46:28.06 | Malya Mgehezzi Bakhouche Algeria |
46:30.08 |
Medal standings
Final medal standings for the 2010 African Swimming Championships are:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 27 | 15 | 16 | 58 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 6 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
References
- (in French) 10th African Swimming Championships Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine (official website).
- (in French) Championnats d'Afrique Seniors de Natation J-6 release from Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation (FRMN), posted in the General News Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine section of the FRMN website on 2010-09-07; retrieved 2010-09-21.
- (in French) Championnats d'Afrique Seniors de Natation J-4 release from Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation (FRMN), posted in the General News Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine section of the FRMN website on 2010-09-09; retrieved 2010-09-21.
- (in French) Natation : Le Cameroun absent des Championnats d'Afrique Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (trans: Cameroon absent from the African Championships). Published by quotidienmutations.info on 2010-09-15, retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ The times noted for the 5K race are out of the normal range for the race (they are about 10-20 minutes faster than expected). This could be due to multiple factors (e.g. course length under 5,000 km, current on course, etc.). The times listed are those presented on the Swimming South Africa website's report on the events.
- Senior African Championships Medal Count posted by Swimming South Africa on 2010-09-20; retrieved 2010-09-21.