| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.71 | |||||||||
| 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 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 September 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Andriy Govorov |  Ukraine |
22.27 | Rome | 1 July 2018 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
22.90 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Jason Dunford |  Kenya |
23.50 | Johannesburg | 3 December 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 12 September at 10:25.
Final
The final was started on 12 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | Abdelrahman Sameh |  Egypt |
23.71 | |
 |
5 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
24.10 | |
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4 | Yusuf Tibazi |  Morocco |
24.11 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia |
24.67 | |
| 5 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
24.68 | |
| 6 | 7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
24.85 | |
| 7 | 1 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
25.46 | |
| 8 | 8 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
26.00 |
References
- ^ "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.