Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 50 metre butterfly
| Men's 50 metre butterfly at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 23.81 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2019 African Games | ||
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| 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 | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | 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 | |
The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.[1]
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 |
| Games record | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
23.51 | Brazzaville | 8 September 2015 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:55.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Abdelrahman Elaraby |  Egypt |
24.03 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Yusuf Tibazi |  Morocco |
24.22 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
24.25 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Douglas Erasmus | South Africa |
24.26 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa |
24.54 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana |
24.62 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia |
24.79 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Peter Wetzlar |  Zimbabwe |
24.87 | Q, NR |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Phillip Adejumo |  Nigeria |
25.13 | |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Yellow Yeiyah | Nigeria |
25.24 | |
| 11 | 5 | 7 | Issa Mohamed |  Kenya |
25.31 | |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Steven Aimable |  Senegal |
25.33 | NR |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Niklas Yeboah | Ghana |
25.41 | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola |
25.52 | |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | Souhail Hamouchane | Morocco |
25.58 | |
| 16 | 4 | 7 | El Hadji Adama Niane | Senegal |
25.63 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Mathieu Bachmann |  Seychelles |
25.99 | |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | Xander Skinner |  Namibia |
26.10 | |
| 19 | 3 | 7 | Efrem Ghimai |  Eritrea |
26.22 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Ridhwan Mohamed | Kenya |
26.53 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | Filipe Gomes |  Malawi |
26.53 | |
| 22 | 4 | 8 | Andisiwe Tayali | Zimbabwe |
26.83 | |
| 23 | 3 | 8 | Simon Bachmann | Seychelles |
26.98 | |
| 24 | 5 | 1 | Adama Ouedraogo |  Burkina Faso |
27.17 | |
| 25 | 2 | 4 | Belly-Crésus Ganira |  Burundi |
27.24 | |
| 26 | 2 | 2 | Kumaren Naidu | Zambia |
27.75 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Kitso Matija |  Botswana |
27.77 | |
| 28 | 2 | 6 | Ousmane Touré |  Mali |
27.88 | |
| 29 | 2 | 5 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi |
28.27 | |
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Albachir Mouctar |  Niger |
28.55 | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Shala Gekabel |  Ethiopia |
28.57 | |
| 32 | 1 | 3 | Dienov Andres Koka |  Republic of the Congo |
29.50 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1 | Julius Wyse |  Sierra Leone |
30.01 | |
| 34 | 1 | 4 | Eméric Kpegba |  Togo |
32.33 |
Final
The final was started on 22 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Abdelrahman Elaraby | Egypt |
23.81 | |
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3 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt |
23.88 | |
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2 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa |
24.04 | |
| 4 | 6 | Douglas Erasmus | South Africa |
24.05 | |
| 5 | 5 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco |
24.15 | |
| 6 | 8 | Peter Wetzlar | Zimbabwe |
24.46 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana |
24.50 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia |
24.90 |
References
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Results All Day" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.