2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 September 2018.[1]

Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates14 September (final)
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time15:26.40
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Egypt
bronze medal    Tunisia

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

NameNationTimeLocationDate
World recordSun Yang China14:31.02London4 August 2012
African recordOussama Mellouli Tunisia14:37.28Rome2 August 2009
Championship recordTroyden Prinsloo South Africa15:29.93Casablanca7 May 2004

The following new records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
14 SeptemberFinalMarwan Elkamash Egypt15:26.40CR

Results

Final ranking

The races were started on 14 September at 10:00.[1]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Marwan Elkamash Egypt15:26.40CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt15:32.23
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ahmed Hafnaoui Tunisia15:45.46
4Ruan Breytenbach South Africa15:56.54
5Mohamed Djaballah Algeria15:57.39
6Mohamed Agili Tunisia16:12.46
7Ali Merouane Betka Algeria16:29.04
8Righardt Muller South Africa16:30.89
9Amadou Ndiaye Senegal17:06.71

References

  1. "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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