| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:49.62 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20162020 → | ||||||||||
| 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 freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.
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 |
| Championship record | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
1:49.90 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September | Final | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
1:49.90 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 10 September at 10:10.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:52.17 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
1:52.48 | Q |
| 3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:53.40 | Q |
| 4 | Lounis Khendriche |  Algeria |
1:54.04 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:54.04 | Q |
| 6 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
1:54.43 | Q |
| 7 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:54.50 | Q |
| 8 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:54.75 | Q |
| 9 | Dean Hoffman |  Seychelles |
2:02.36 | |
| 10 | Ma'az Khota | South Africa |
2:02.84 | |
| 11 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda |
2:03.65 | |
| 12 | Alvin Omondi |  Kenya |
2:07.18 | |
| 13 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe |
2:08.11 | |
| 14 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius |
2:09.49 | |
| 15 | Belly-Cresus Ganira |  Burundi |
2:12.93 | |
| 16 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
2:15.81 | |
| 17 | Zinhle Bekker |  Botswana |
2:18.44 |
Final
The final was started on 10 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
1:49.62 | CR |
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4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:49.88 | |
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5 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia |
1:50.07 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
1:50.28 | |
| 5 | 1 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
1:53.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mohamed Djaballah | Algeria |
1:54.02 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
1:54.20 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius |
1:55.33 |
References
- ^ Global results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine