| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:00.96 | |||||||||
| 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 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps |  United States |
1:51.51 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:52.96 | London | 31 July 2012 |
| Championship record | Wesley Gilchrist | South Africa |
2:00.72 | Casablanca | 18 September 2010 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 14 September at 09:30. The first 8 finishers would qualify for the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
2:03.37 | Q |
| 2 | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
2:05.56 | Q |
| 3 | Said Saber |  Morocco |
2:05.80 | Q |
| 4 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt |
2:05.85 | Q |
| 5 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria |
2:06.03 | Q |
| 6 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi |  Tunisia |
2:07.17 | Q |
| 7 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:08.11 | Q |
| 8 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:08.48 | Q |
| 9 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
2:13.12 | |
| 10 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo |  Madagascar |
2:15.88 | |
| 11 | Edilson Paco |  Mozambique |
2:37.00 | |
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final
The final was started on 14 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
2:00.96 | |
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4 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
2:01.20 | |
 |
3 | Said Saber | Morocco |
2:02.49 | NR |
| 4 | 6 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt |
2:02.79 | |
| 5 | 2 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
2:02.98 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:05.60 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | Tunisia |
2:05.95 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:07.21 |
References
- "Results at 200 Global". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- "Results at 200 Global". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- "Global results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- "Results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.