Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 400 metre freestyle

Men's 400 metre freestyle
at the 2015 African Games
VenueKintele Aquatic Complex
DateSeptember 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)
Competitors13 from 10 nations
Winning time3:48.08
Medalists
gold medal Ahmed Akram   Egypt
silver medal Devon Brown   South Africa
bronze medal Ahmed Mathlouthi   Tunisia
Swimming at the
2015 African Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Mixed relay
4×100 mfreestylemedley
Main article: Swimming at the 2015 African Games

The Men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 9 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

Schedule

All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Event
Wednesday, 9 September 2015 10:07 Heat 1
10:13 Heat 2
17:20 Final

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Paul Biedermann  Germany 3:40.07 Rome 26 July 2009
African record Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 3:41.11 Rome 26 July 2009
Games record Ahmed Mathlouthi  Tunisia 3:54.03 Maputo 8 September 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
9 September Final Ahmed Akram  Egypt 3:48.08 GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 9 September.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 4:00.04 Q
2 1 5 Ahmed Mathlouthi  Tunisia 4:00.55 Q
3 2 3 Calvyn Justus  South Africa 4:02.19 Q
4 2 4 Devon Brown  South Africa 4:02.48 Q
5 2 5 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 4:02.50 Q
6 2 2 Igor Mogne  Mozambique 4:06.00 Q
7 2 6 Imad Tchouar  Algeria 4:07.44 Q
8 1 3 Mohamed Lagili  Tunisia 4:08.26 Q
9 1 6 Pedro Pinotes  Angola 4:08.74
10 1 2 Sean Gunn  Zimbabwe 4:15.04
11 2 7 Ismael Kane  Senegal 4:24.43
12 1 7 Jörn Diekmann  Namibia 4:26.92
13 2 1 Andre van der Merwe  Botswana 4:41.13

Final

The final were held on 9 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 3:48.06 GR NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Devon Brown  South Africa 3:48.69
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Ahmed Mathlouthi  Tunisia 3:51.47
4 2 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 3:56.27
5 3 Calvyn Justus  South Africa 3:59.99
6 8 Mohamed Lagili  Tunisia 4:01.89
7 1 Imad Tchouar  Algeria 4:03.59
8 7 Igor Mogne  Mozambique 4:04.11 NR

References

  1. ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Final Results". brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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