2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
| Women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:35.25 | |||||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
The Women's 200 metre breaststroke 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 | Rikke Møller Pedersen |  Denmark |
2:19.11 | Barcelona | 1 August 2013 |
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker |  South Africa |
2:22.02 | Gold Coast | 7 April 2018 |
| Championship record | Sarra Lajnef |  Tunisia |
2:32.16 | Casablanca | 14 September 2010 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:20.[1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
2:39.15 | Q |
| 2 | Rebecca Kamau |  Kenya |
2:41.18 | Q |
| 3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi |  Algeria |
2:42.08 | Q |
| 4 | Rowida Hesham |  Egypt |
2:42.33 | Q |
| 5 | Habiba Belghith | Tunisia |
2:43.13 | Q |
| 6 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung |  Mauritius |
2:46.73 | Q |
| 7 | Hiba Laknit |  Morocco |
2:47.00 | Q |
| 8 | Fatima Jayla |  Cape Verde |
2:55.55 | Q |
| 9 | Lesa La Troya | Cape Verde |
2:56.74 | |
| Khensa Belkacemi | Algeria |
Disqualified | ||
| Jade Simons | South Africa
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| Evelyn Nmor |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final
The final was started on 11 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa |
2:35.25 | |
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6 | Rowida Hesham | Egypt |
2:38.99 | |
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3 | Hamida Rania Nefsi | Algeria |
2:40.10 | |
| 4 | 2 | Habiba Belghith | Tunisia |
2:40.11 | |
| 5 | 5 | Rebecca Kamau | Kenya |
2:41.42 | |
| 6 | 7 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | Mauritius |
2:44.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Hiba Laknit | Morocco |
2:45.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Fatima Jayla | Cape Verde |
2:55.77 |
References
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2019.