| Men's 50 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 22.51 | |||||||||
| 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 freestyle 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 | César Cielo |  Brazil |
20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa |
21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune |  Algeria |
22.39 | Bloemfontein | 21 October 2016 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 15 September at 09:40.
Final
The final was started on 15 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Ali Khalafalla |  Egypt |
22.51 | |
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4 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
22.86 | |
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3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt |
23.03 | |
| 4 | 7 | Souhail Hamouchane |  Morocco |
23.40 | |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa |
23.72 | |
| 6 | 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco |
23.75 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
23.82 | |
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
23.97 |
References
- Final13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Final13canalger2018.com Archived 2019-07-27 at the Wayback Machine