| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:49.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20152023 → | ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2019 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 |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:45.20 | Rio de Janeiro | 8 August 2016 |
| Games record | Devon Brown | South Africa |
1:47.77 | Brazzaville | 6 September 2015 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Agili |  Tunisia |
1:51.63 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Yassin Elshamaa |  Egypt |
1:52.43 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Martin Binedell |  South Africa |
1:53.05 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:53.19 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
1:53.62 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique |
1:54.11 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa |
1:54.15 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Xander Skinner |  Namibia |
1:54.41 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Audai Hassouna |  Libya |
1:54.91 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Adil Assouab |  Morocco |
1:59.46 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola |  Uganda |
2:01.19 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Damien Otogbe |  Togo |
2:09.02 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | João Duarte |  Angola |
2:10.76 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Billy-Scott Irakose |  Burundi |
2:14.43 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Belly-Crésus Ganira | Burundi |
2:16.22 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Solomon Dzingai |  Botswana |
2:19.05 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Abdelmalik Muktar |  Ethiopia |
2:44.62 |
Final
The final was started on 22 August at 17:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:49.10 | |
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4 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:49.22 | |
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5 | Yassin Elshamaa | Egypt |
1:49.40 | |
| 4 | 3 | Martin Binedell | South Africa |
1:51.93 | |
| 5 | 1 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa |
1:52.83 | |
| 6 | 7 | Igor Mogne | Mozambique |
1:52.93 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:53.12 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xander Skinner | Namibia |
1:55.10 |
References
- "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.