Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 100 metre freestyle
| Men's 100 metre freestyle at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
| Date | September 8, 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 49.93 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 African Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | 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 |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4×100 m | freestyle | medley |
The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 8 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
Schedule
All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 8 September 2015 | 10:00 | Heat 1 |
| 10:03 | Heat 2 | |
| 10:06 | Heat 3 | |
| 10:09 | Heat 4 | |
| 10:12 | Heat 5 | |
| 17:15 | Final |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo |  Brazil |
46.91 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| African record | Lyndon Ferns |  South Africa |
47.79 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Games record | Salim Iles |  Algeria |
49.38 | Algiers | 14 July 2007 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 8 September.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Caydon Muller | South Africa |
49.93 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Clayton Jimmie | South Africa |
50.29 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt |
50.81 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Bradley Vincent |  Mauritius |
51.07 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Nazim Belkhodja | Algeria |
51.45 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Sean Gunn |  Zimbabwe |
51.62 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Adham Abdelmegid | Egypt |
51.64 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Mohamed Lagili |  Tunisia |
51.91 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius |
52.07 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | Tunisia |
52.14 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Abdoul Niane |  Senegal |
52.76 | |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Badis Djendouci | Algeria |
53.02 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Peter Wetzlar | Zimbabwe |
53.30 | |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Samson Opuakpo |  Nigeria |
54.23 | |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | Andre van der Merwe |  Botswana |
55.12 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Edward Ilako |  Kenya |
55.35 | |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Denilson da Costa |  Mozambique |
55.44 | |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson |  Ghana |
55.69 | |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Adama Thiaw Ndir | Senegal |
55.75 | |
| 20 | 4 | 8 | Jörn Diekmann |  Namibia |
56.31 | |
| 21 | 1 | 3 | Hilal Hemed Hilal |  Tanzania |
56.46 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Emidio Cuna | Mozambique |
56.61 | |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Emile Bakale |  Republic of the Congo |
58.33 | |
| 24 | 2 | 4 | Mamadou Soumaré |  Mali |
58.41 | |
| 25 | 1 | 5 | Ammaar Ghadiyali | Tanzania |
58.50 | |
| 26 | 3 | 8 | Michael Botha | Botswana |
58.67 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Dawit Mengistu |  Ethiopia |
1:01.36 | |
| 28 | 2 | 6 | Yousif Bashir Ibrahim |  Sudan |
1:05.70 | |
| 29 | 2 | 1 | Oumar Kaba |  Guinea |
1:08.79 | |
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Anauskajynior Ndinga | Republic of the Congo |
1:09.11 | |
| 31 | 2 | 8 | Mubikayi Sokomai |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1:09.19 | |
| Richard Asante Yeboah | Ghana |
Disqualified | ||||
| Gamba Banga | Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Thibaut Amani Danho |  Ivory Coast |
Did not start | ||||
| Issa Abdellah | Kenya
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Final
The final were held on 8 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Clayton Jimmie | South Africa |
49.93 | |
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3 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
49.97 | |
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4 | Caydon Muller | South Africa |
50.28 | |
| 4 | 6 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius |
50.39 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sean Gunn | Zimbabwe |
51.14 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nazim Belkhodja | Algeria |
51.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Adham Abdelmegid | Egypt |
51.63 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia |
52.12 |
References
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results". brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.