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| Men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
| Date | September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3:48.08 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 African Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4×100 m | freestyle | medley |
The Men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 9 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
Schedule
All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 9 September 2015 | 10:07 | Heat 1 |
| 10:13 | Heat 2 | |
| 17:20 | Final |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
3:40.07 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
3:41.11 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia |
3:54.03 | Maputo | 8 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September | Final | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
3:48.08 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 9 September.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt |
4:00.04 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
4:00.55 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Calvyn Justus |  South Africa |
4:02.19 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Devon Brown | South Africa |
4:02.48 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
4:02.50 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique |
4:06.00 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Imad Tchouar |  Algeria |
4:07.44 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia |
4:08.26 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Pedro Pinotes |  Angola |
4:08.74 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Sean Gunn |  Zimbabwe |
4:15.04 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Ismael Kane |  Senegal |
4:24.43 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Jörn Diekmann |  Namibia |
4:26.92 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Andre van der Merwe |  Botswana |
4:41.13 |
Final
The final were held on 9 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt |
3:48.06 | GR NR |
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6 | Devon Brown | South Africa |
3:48.69 | |
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5 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia |
3:51.47 | |
| 4 | 2 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
3:56.27 | |
| 5 | 3 | Calvyn Justus | South Africa |
3:59.99 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia |
4:01.89 | |
| 7 | 1 | Imad Tchouar | Algeria |
4:03.59 | |
| 8 | 7 | Igor Mogne | Mozambique |
4:04.11 | NR |
References
- "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- "Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results". brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
External links
- Official website Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine