| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:35.25 | |||||||||
| 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 Women's 200 metre breaststroke 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 | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
2:19.11 | Barcelona | 1 August 2013 |
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
2:22.02 | Gold Coast | 7 April 2018 |
| Championship record | Sarra Lajnef |  Tunisia |
2:32.16 | Casablanca | 14 September 2010 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:20.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
2:39.15 | Q |
| 2 | Rebecca Kamau |  Kenya |
2:41.18 | Q |
| 3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi |  Algeria |
2:42.08 | Q |
| 4 | Rowida Hesham |  Egypt |
2:42.33 | Q |
| 5 | Habiba Belghith | Tunisia |
2:43.13 | Q |
| 6 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung |  Mauritius |
2:46.73 | Q |
| 7 | Hiba Laknit |  Morocco |
2:47.00 | Q |
| 8 | Fatima Jayla |  Cape Verde |
2:55.55 | Q |
| 9 | Lesa La Troya | Cape Verde |
2:56.74 | |
| Khensa Belkacemi | Algeria |
Disqualified | ||
| Jade Simons | South Africa
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| Evelyn Nmor |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final
The final was started on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
2:35.25 | |
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6 | Rowida Hesham | Egypt |
2:38.99 | |
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3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi | Algeria |
2:40.10 | |
| 4 | 2 | Habiba Belghith | Tunisia |
2:40.11 | |
| 5 | 5 | Rebecca Kamau | Kenya |
2:41.42 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | Mauritius |
2:44.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hiba Laknit | Morocco |
2:45.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Fatima Jayla | Cape Verde |
2:55.77 |
References
- ^ "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.