Swimming at the African Games

Swimming was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.

Editions

Games Year Host city # countries # swimmers
I1965 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
II1973 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
III1978 Algeria Algiers, Algeria
IV1987 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
V1991 Egypt Cairo, Egypt
VI1995 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
VII1999 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa18128
VIII2003 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria21117 [1]
(male=63; female=54)
IX2007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria16121
X2011 Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique
XI2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo

Games records

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

Men

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 22.34 =Salim Iles Algeria July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m freestyle 22.34 =Gideon Louw South Africa 10 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [2][3]
100m freestyle 49.38 Salim Iles Algeria July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
200m freestyle 1:47.77 Devon Brown  South Africa 6 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
400m freestyle 3:48.06 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 9 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [5]
800m freestyle 7:55.36 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 7 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [6]
1500m freestyle 15:11.68 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 10 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
50m backstroke 25.68 Gerhard Zandberg South Africa July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
100m backstroke 55.26 Charl Crous South Africa 9 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [8][9]
200m backstroke 2:01.74 Darren Murray South Africa 7 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [10]
50m breaststroke 27.18 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 7 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
100m breaststroke 1:00.19 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 6 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [12]
200m breaststroke 2:14.27 Sofiane Daid Algeria July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m butterfly 23.51 Chad le Clos  South Africa 8 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [13]
100m butterfly 51.24 Chad le Clos  South Africa 7 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
200m butterfly 1:56.37 Chad le Clos South Africa 9 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [15][16]
200m individual medley 2:00.70 Chad le Clos South Africa 10 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][18]
400m individual medley 4:16.88 Chad le Clos South Africa 6 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][20]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.42
 South Africa 8 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [21][22]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:18.62
 South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [23]
4×100m medley relay 3:42.44
 Egypt 11 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [24]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.12 Farida Osman  Egypt 10 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [25]
100m freestyle 55.41 Farida Osman  Egypt 6 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [26]
200m freestyle 1:59.84 Karin Prinsloo South Africa 6 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [27][28]
400m freestyle 4:15.53 Melissa Corfe South Africa July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
800m freestyle 8:43.89 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
1500m freestyle 17:03.22 Roxanne Tammadge South Africa 10 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [29][30]
50m backstroke 28.89 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
100m backstroke 1:00.86 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 7 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [31]
200m backstroke 2:10.66 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 32.45 hMaii Atif Egypt 8 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [32]
100m breaststroke 1:07.58 Penny Heyns South Africa September 19991999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
200m breaststroke 2:28.00 Penny Heyns South Africa September 19991999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
50m butterfly 26.27 hFarida Osman  Egypt 7 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [33]
100m butterfly 58.83 Farida Osman  Egypt 9 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [34]
200m butterfly 2:12.46 Mandy Loots South Africa 10 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [35][36]
200m individual medley 2:13.02 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
400m individual medley 4:39.91 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m freestyle relay 3:49.04
  •  (57.91)
    Marlies Ross
  •  (57.14)
    Jessica Ashley Cooper
  •  (58.50)
    Vanessa Mohr
  •  (55.49)
    Karin Prinsloo
  South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [37]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:20.28
  •  (2:04.51)
    Rene Warnes
  •  (2:06.57)
    Marlies Ross
  •  (2:08.04)
    Charlise Oberholzer
  •  (2:01.16)
    Karin Prinsloo
 South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [38]
4×100m medley relay 4:10.90  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.56
 South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [39]
4×100m medley relay 3:56.04
 Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [40]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

References

  1. ↑ Chaker Belhadj (24 October 2003). "2003 All-Africa Games Roundup & Results". www.swimnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "All Africa Games: South Africa Nearly Sweeps Gold on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "800m Freestyle - Men Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "All Africa Games: Chad Le Clos, Charl Crous Set Meet Records in Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  9. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SSA. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "All Africa Games: Jason Dunford Flies to Victory, Kirsty Coventry Wins As Well". Swimming World Magazine. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Men's 100m Butterfly Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "All Africa Games: Chad Le Clos, Charl Crous Set Meet Records in Victory". Swimming World Magazine. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  16. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 5 Results" (PDF). SSA. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "All Africa Games: South Africa Nearly Sweeps Gold on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  18. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  19. ↑ "All Africa Games: Meet Records Tumble on Day Two; Karin Prinsloo Wins Third Individual Title". Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  20. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SSA. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  21. ↑ "All Africa Games: Mandy Loots, Ahmed Mathlouthi Set Meet Records". Swimming World Magazine. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  22. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 4 Results" (PDF). SSA. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  23. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  24. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  25. ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "100 m Freestyle - Women Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "All Africa Games: Meet Records Tumble on Day Two; Karin Prinsloo Wins Third Individual Title". Swimming World Magazine. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  28. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 2 Results" (PDF). SSA. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  29. ↑ "All Africa Games: South Africa Nearly Sweeps Gold on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  30. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  31. ↑ "All Africa Games: Jason Dunford Flies to Victory, Kirsty Coventry Wins As Well". Swimming World Magazine. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  32. ↑ "50 m Breaststroke - Women Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "Women's 100m Butterfly Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  35. ↑ "All Africa Games: South Africa Nearly Sweeps Gold on Final Day". Swimming World Magazine. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  36. ↑ "10th All African Games 2011 Day 6 Results" (PDF). SSA. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  37. ↑ "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  38. ↑ "4x200m Freestyle - Women Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  39. ↑ "4x100m Freestyle - Mixed Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 7 September 2015. p. 17. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  40. ↑ "4x100m Medley - Mixed Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. p. 14. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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