2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly

Men's 50 metre butterfly
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates12 September (heats and final)
Competitors36 from 26 nations
Winning time23.71
Medalists
gold medal Abdelrahman Sameh   Egypt
silver medal Ali Khalafalla   Egypt
bronze medal Yusuf Tibazi   Morocco
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 mwomen
100 mmenwomen
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 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 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 Andriy Govorov  Ukraine 22.27 Rome 1 July 2018
African record Roland Schoeman  South Africa 22.90 Rome 26 July 2009
Championship record Jason Dunford  Kenya 23.50 Johannesburg 3 December 2008

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 12 September at 10:25.[1]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Yusuf Tibazi  Morocco 24.28 Q
2 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 24.57 Q
3 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 24.63 Q
4 Ralph Goveia  Zambia 24.71 Q
5 Abdelrahman Sameh  Egypt 24.83 Q
6 Alaric Basson  South Africa 25.09 Q
7 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 25.46 Q
8 Daniel Francisco  Angola 26.05 Q
9 Souhail Hamouchane  Morocco 26.06
10 Aimen Benabid  Algeria 26.17
11 Filipe Gomes  Malawi 26.44
12 El Hadji Adama Niane  Senegal 26.63
13 Adam Moncherry  Seychelles 26.71
14 Kobe Ndebele  South Africa 26.75
15 Isihaka Irankunda  Rwanda 27.15
16 Herinirina John Rakotomavo  Madagascar 27.25
17 Ganira Belly-Cresus  Burundi 27.48
18 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 27.55
19 Chase Onorati  Zimbabwe 27.58
19 Swaleh Talib  Kenya 27.58
21 Troy Nestor Pina  Cape Verde 27.84
22 Billy-Scott Irakose  Burundi 28.00
23 Edilson Paco  Mozambique 28.29
23 Alvin Omondi  Kenya 28.29
25 Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa  Libya 28.39
26 Sithembiso Mamba  Eswatini 28.68
27 Simonga Dlamini  Eswatini 28.86
28 Adnan Kabuye  Uganda 29.24
29 Ahmed Izzeldin Salih  Sudan 29.37
30 Ayaan Chand  Botswana 29.50
31 Maemo Sebikiri  Botswana 30.51
32 Zinhle Bekker  Botswana 30.90
33 Jefferson Kpanou  Benin 33.40
Sokomayi Mubikayi  Democratic Republic of the Congo Did not start
Onyemeehi Opute  Nigeria
Isobo Confidence  Nigeria

Final

The final was started on 12 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Abdelrahman Sameh  Egypt 23.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 24.10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Yusuf Tibazi  Morocco 24.11 NR
4 6 Ralph Goveia  Zambia 24.67
5 3 Abeiku Jackson  Ghana 24.68
6 7 Alaric Basson  South Africa 24.85
7 1 Bradley Vincent  Mauritius 25.46
8 8 Daniel Francisco  Angola 26.00

References

  1. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Papillon". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
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