| Men's 800 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:02.37 | |||||||||
| 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 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zhang Lin |  China |
7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Troyden Prinsloo |  South Africa |
8:03.34 | Casablanca | 4 May 2004 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Final | Marwan Elkamash |  Egypt |
8:02.37 | CR |
Results
Final ranking
The races were started on 11 September at 11:45.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
8:02.37 | CR |
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Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
8:07.42 | |
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Ahmed Hafnaoui | Tunisia |
8:08.74 | |
| 4 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
8:16.18 | |
| 5 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa |
8:16.53 | |
| 6 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
8:17.05 | |
| 7 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
8:18.06 | |
| 8 | Righardt Muller | South Africa |
8:37.65 | |
| 9 | Amadou Ndiaye |  Senegal |
9:08.57 | |
| Ovesh Purahoo |  Mauritius |
Did not start |
References
- ^ "Global results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-07-28.