2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
VenueMohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates14 September (heats and final)
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Winning time2:00.96
Medalists
gold medal Marwan Elkamash   Egypt
silver medal Ruan Breytenbach   South Africa
bronze medal Said Saber   Morocco
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The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 14 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 Michael Phelps  United States 1:51.51 Rome 29 July 2009
African record Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:52.96 London 31 July 2012
Championship record Wesley Gilchrist  South Africa 2:00.72 Casablanca 18 September 2010

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 14 September at 09:30.[3] The first 8 finishers would qualify for the final.

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ruan Breytenbach  South Africa 2:03.37 Q
2 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 2:05.56 Q
3 Said Saber  Morocco 2:05.80 Q
4 Ahmed Hamdy  Egypt 2:05.85 Q
5 Lounis Khendriche  Algeria 2:06.03 Q
6 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi  Tunisia 2:07.17 Q
7 Alaric Basson  South Africa 2:08.11 Q
8 Ramzi Chouchar  Algeria 2:08.48 Q
9 Mathieu Marquet  Mauritius 2:13.12
10 Herinirina John Rakotomavo  Madagascar 2:15.88
11 Edilson Paco  Mozambique 2:37.00
Onyemeehi Opute  Nigeria Did not start

Final

The final was started on 14 September.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 2:00.96
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Ruan Breytenbach  South Africa 2:01.20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Said Saber  Morocco 2:02.49 NR
4 6 Ahmed Hamdy  Egypt 2:02.79
5 2 Lounis Khendriche  Algeria 2:02.98
6 1 Alaric Basson  South Africa 2:05.60
7 7 Mohamed Malek Masmoudi  Tunisia 2:05.95
8 8 Ramzi Chouchar  Algeria 2:07.21

References

  1. ^ "Results at 200 Global". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  2. ^ "Results at 200 Global". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  3. ^ "Global results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  4. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-08-02.