2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley

Men's 400 metre individual medley
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates11 September (final)
Competitors8 from 6 nations
Winning time4:21.69
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    Egypt

The Men's 400 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1]

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 4:03.84 Beijing 10 August 2008
African record Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 4:10.53 Pescara 29 June 2009
Championship record Jay-Cee Thomson  South Africa 4:21.06 Casablanca 14 September 2010

Results

Final

The final was started on 11 September.[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 4:21.69
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruan Breytenbach  South Africa 4:25.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ahmed Hamdy  Egypt 4:26.73
4 Ramzi Chouchar  Algeria 4:29.82
5 Haythem Mbarki  Tunisia 4:32.15
6 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi  Tunisia 4:32.28
7 Said Saber  Morocco 4:32.71
8 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 4:47.78

References

  1. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Results13canalger2018.com Archived 2018-09-15 at the Wayback Machine