Swimming at the African Games

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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
I 1965 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
II 1973 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
III 1978 Algeria Algiers, Algeria
IV 1987 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
V 1991 Egypt Cairo, Egypt
VI 1995 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
VII 1999 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 18 128
VIII 2003 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria 21 117 [1]
(male=63; female=54)
IX 2007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria 16 121
X 2011 Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique
XI 2015 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 Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 22.34 = Salim Iles  Algeria July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50 m freestyle 22.34 = Gideon Louw  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [2][3]
100 m freestyle 49.38 Salim Iles  Algeria July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
200m freestyle 1:47.77 Devon Brown  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
400m freestyle 3:48.06 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 9 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [5]
800m freestyle 7:55.36 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [6]
1500m freestyle 15:11.68 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
50 m backstroke 25.68 Gerhard Zandberg  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
100 m backstroke 55.26 Charl Crous  South Africa 9 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [8][9]
200 m backstroke 2:01.74 Darren Murray  South Africa 7 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [10]
50m breaststroke 27.18 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
100m breaststroke 1:00.19 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [12]
200 m breaststroke 2:14.27 Sofiane Daid  Algeria July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m butterfly 23.51 Chad le Clos  South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [13]
100m butterfly 51.24 Chad le Clos  South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
200 m butterfly 1:56.37 Chad le Clos  South Africa 9 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [15][16]
200 m individual medley 2:00.70 Chad le Clos  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][18]
400 m individual medley 4:16.88 Chad le Clos  South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][20]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:19.42
Template:Country flag2 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, Congo [23]
4×100m medley relay 3:42.44
 Egypt 11 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, 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 Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.12 Farida Osman  Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [25]
100m freestyle 55.41 Farida Osman  Egypt 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [26]
200 m freestyle 1:59.84 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [27][28]
400 m freestyle 4:15.53 Melissa Corfe  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
800 m freestyle 8:43.89 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
1500 m freestyle 17:03.22 Roxanne Tammadge  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [29][30]
50 m backstroke 28.89 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
100 m backstroke 1:00.86 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 7 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [31]
200 m backstroke 2:10.66 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50 m breaststroke 32.62 Suzaan van Biljon  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
100 m breaststroke 1:07.58 Penny Heyns  South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
200 m breaststroke 2:28.00 Penny Heyns  South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
50m butterfly 26.27 h Farida Osman  Egypt 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [32]
100m butterfly 58.83 Farida Osman  Egypt 9 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [33]
200 m butterfly 2:12.46 Mandy Loots  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [34][35]
200 m individual medley 2:13.02 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
400 m individual medley 4:39.91 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m freestyle relay 3:49.04
 South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo [36]
4×200 m freestyle relay
4×100 m medley relay 4:10.90 Template:Country flag2 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 Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay
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   September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo [37]
4×100m medley relay 3:56.04
 Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Congo [38]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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