| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.21 | |||||||||
| 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 breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Anton Chupkov |  Russia |
2:06.12 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| African record | Neil Versfeld |  South Africa |
2:09.61 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| Games record | Sofiane Daid |  Algeria |
2:14.27 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August | Final | Alaric Basson |  South Africa |
2:14.21 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:15.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
2:17.41 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Adnan Beji |  Tunisia |
2:19.00 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Faris Mashaly | Egypt |
2:19.28 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:19.51 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Moncef Aymen Balamane |  Algeria |
2:19.57 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:20.07 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:20.41 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius |
2:21.81 | R |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Adam Chajid |  Morocco |
2:28.84 | R |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Abdeljabbar Regragui | Morocco |
2:30.65 | |
| 12 | 2 | 7 | Samuele Rossi |  Seychelles |
2:31.01 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Ahllan Bique |  Mozambique |
2:32.31 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Adrian Robinson |  Botswana |
2:35.91 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Ethan Fischer | Botswana |
2:36.13 | |
| 2 | 8 | Henok Locheriya Lochaber |  Ethiopia |
Did not start |
Final
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
2:14.21 | GR |
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5 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
2:14.83 | |
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3 | Adnan Beji | Tunisia |
2:15.73 | |
| 4 | 2 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia |
2:16.83 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ayrton Sweeney | South Africa |
2:17.33 | |
| 6 | 7 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria |
2:18.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Ramzi Chouchar | Algeria |
2:18.65 | |
| 8 | 6 | Faris Mashaly | Egypt |
2:19.07 |
References
- "2019 African Games Swimming Results Day 3" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.