2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.04 | |||||||||
| 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 | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 25.95 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| African record | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | 26.54 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 28.05 | Bloemfontein | 17 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Heats | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt | 27.95 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:30.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt | 27.95 | Q CR |
| 2 | Wassim Elloumi |  Tunisia | 28.30 | Q |
| 3 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 28.37 | Q |
| 4 | Mario Ervedosa |  Angola | 28.89 | Q |
| 5 | Siar Abderrazak |  Algeria | 29.01 | Q |
| 6 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia | 29.08 | Q |
| 7 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia | 29.32 | Q |
| 8 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria | 29.49 | Q |
| 9 | Reece Whitaker | South Africa | 29.70 | |
| 10 | Samy Boutouil |  Morocco | 30.18 | |
| 11 | Filipe Gomes |  Malawi | 30.48 | |
| 12 | Adama Ndir |  Senegal | 30.49 | |
| 13 | Ahllan Bique |  Mozambique | 30.94 | |
| 14 | Samuel Ndonga |  Kenya | 30.98 | |
| 15 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco | 31.30 | |
| 16 | Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius | 31.86 | |
| 17 | Isihaka Irankunda |  Rwanda | 32.36 | |
| 18 | Simonga Dlamini |  Eswatini | 33.71 | |
| 19 | Swaleh Talib | Kenya | 34.02 | |
| 20 | Ayaan Chand |  Botswana | 34.76 | |
| 21 | Yaya Yeressa |  Guinea | 35.52 | |
| 22 | Liam Emmett | Eswatini | 35.74 | |
| 23 | Omar Darboe |  Gambia | 36.14 | |
| 24 | Abdoul Nignan |  Burkina Faso | 36.88 | |
| 25 | Zinhle Bekker | Botswana | 37.33 | |
| 26 | Landry Koumondji |  Benin | 37.42 | |
| 27 | Jefferson Kpanou | Benin | 40.02 | |
| 28 | Jere Gomegzani | Malawi | 45.07 | |
| Jegan Jobe | Gambia | Disqualified | ||
| Fabrice Mopama |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | Did not start | ||
| Onyemeehi Opute |  Nigeria | |||
| Oduni Chukwuka | Nigeria | |||
Final
The final was started on 11 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt | 28.04 | |
 | 5 | Wassim Elloumi | Tunisia | 28.25 | NR= |
 | 3 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 28.42 | |
| 4 | 2 | Siar Abderrazak | Algeria | 28.97 | |
| 5 | 7 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia | 29.11 | |
| 6 | 8 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria | 29.24 | |
| 7 | 6 | Mario Ervedosa | Angola | 29.70 | |
| 1 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | Did not start | ||
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