Swimming at the African Games

Swimming has been part of African Games since 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
11965 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
21973 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
31978 Algeria Algiers, Algeria
41987 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
51991 Egypt Cairo, Egypt
61995 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
71999 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa18128
82003 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria21117 [1]
(male=63; female=54)
92007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria16121
102011 Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique
112015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
122019 Morocco Rabat, Morocco 

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 22.17 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 24 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [2]
100m freestyle 48.97 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 21 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
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 25.26 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 23 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [8]
100m backstroke 55.02 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 24 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [9]
200m backstroke 1:59.03 Martin Binedell  South Africa 21 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
50m breaststroke 27.18 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 7 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [10]
100m breaststroke 1:00.19 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 6 September 20152015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
200m breaststroke 2:14.21 Alaric Basson  South Africa 23 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [12]
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 3:40.24
 South Africa 24 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [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 24.95 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 24 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [25]
100m freestyle 55.13 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 21 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
200m freestyle 1:59.84 Karin Prinsloo South Africa 6 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][26]
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 African Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][27]
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 [28]
200m backstroke 2:10.66 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe July 20072007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 32.20 Kaylene Corbett  South Africa 21 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
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 25.94 Farida Osman  Egypt 22 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [29]
100m butterfly 58.79 Farida Osman  Egypt 23 August 20192019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [30]
200m butterfly 2:12.46 Mandy Loots South Africa 10 September 20112011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][31]
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 3:48.88
 South Africa 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:20.28
  • Rene Warnes
     (2:04.51)
  • Marlies Ross
     (2:06.57)
  • Charlise Oberholzer
     (2:08.04)
  • Karin Prinsloo
     (2:01.16)
 South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [32]
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 3:31.24 AF
 South Africa 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [33]
4×100m medley relay 3:50.76
 South Africa 22 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [29]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also

References
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  33. "Mixed 4 x 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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