2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly

Men's 100 metre butterfly
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates11 September (heats and final)
Competitors25 from 18 nations
Winning time53.72
Medalists
gold medal Mohamed Samy   Egypt
silver medal Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco
bronze medal Ralph Goveia   Zambia
2018 African
Swimming Championships
Swimming
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×100 mmixed
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×100 mmixed
Open water swimming
5 kmmenwomen

The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1][2]

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.[1]

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.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 53.72
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Yusuf Tibazi  Morocco 54.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

References

  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 100m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
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