2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53.72 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| 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 | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps |  United States | 49.82 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa | 50.56 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Jason Dunford |  Kenya | 52.49 | Johannesburg | 7 December 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 09:30.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 54.69 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt | 55.20 | Q |
| 3 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana | 55.57 | Q |
| 4 | Yusuf Tibazi |  Morocco | 55.64 | Q |
| 5 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia | 55.94 | Q |
| 6 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt | 56.00 | Q |
| 7 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi |  Tunisia | 56.70 | Q |
| 8 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius | 57.30 | Q |
| 9 | Samy Boutouil | Morocco | 57.77 | |
| 10 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola | 58.82 | |
| 11 | Kobe Ndebele | South Africa | 59.22 | |
| 12 | Chase Onorati |  Zimbabwe | 59.59 | |
| 13 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo |  Madagascar | 1:00.20 | |
| 14 | Isihaka Irankunda |  Rwanda | 1:00.53 | |
| 15 | Adam Moncherry |  Seychelles | 1:01.56 | |
| 16 | Ganira Belly-Cresus |  Burundi | 1:01.65 | |
| 17 | Troy Nestor Pina |  Cape Verde | 1:02.29 | |
| 18 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius | 1:02.51 | |
| 19 | Edilson Paco |  Mozambique | 1:03.20 | |
| 20 | Simonga Dlamini |  Eswatini | 1:03.69 | |
| 21 | Sithembiso Mamba | Eswatini | 1:05.82 | |
| 22 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi | 1:06.75 | |
| 23 | Ayaan Chand |  Botswana | 1:09.11 | |
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria | Did not start | ||
| Isobo Confidence | Nigeria | |||
Final
The final was started on 12 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 53.72 | |
 | 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco | 54.20 | |
 | 2 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 54.53 | |
| 4 | 4 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 54.79 | |
| 5 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 55.18 | |
| 6 | 7 | Abdelrahman Sameh | Egypt | 56.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | Tunisia | 56.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 56.66 |
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