Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke

Men's 50 metre backstroke
at the 2015 African Games
VenueKintele Aquatic Complex
DateSeptember 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
Competitors19 from 12 nations
Winning time25.71
Medalists
gold medal Mohamed Samy   Egypt
silver medal Richard Ellis   South Africa
bronze medal Mohamed Khaled   Egypt
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Main article: Swimming at the 2015 African Games

The Men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2015 African Games took place on 6 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

Schedule

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

Date Time Event
Sunday, 6 September 2015 10:30 Heat 1
10:32 Heat 2
10:34 Heat 3
17:47 Final

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Liam Tancock  United Kingdom 24.04 Rome 2 August 2009
African record Gerhard Zandberg  South Africa 24.34 Rome 2 August 2009
Games record Gerhard Zandberg  South Africa 25.68 Algiers 16 July 2007

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 6 September.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 26.43 Q
2 3 4 Richard Ellis  South Africa 26.54 Q
3 2 5 David De Villiers  South Africa 26.58 Q
4 3 5 Mohamed Khaled  Egypt 26.71 Q
5 2 3 Hamdan Bayusuf  Kenya 27.39 Q
6 1 4 Riyad Djendouci  Algeria 27.76 Q
7 1 5 Peter Wetzlar  Zimbabwe 28.24 Q
8 3 6 Mohamed Ali Chaouachi  Tunisia 28.56 Q
9 1 6 Samson Opuakpo  Nigeria 28.91
10 1 2 Kimani Maina  Kenya 29.01
11 1 3 Mohamed Lagili  Tunisia 29.03
12 3 2 Denilson da Costa  Mozambique 29.29
13 3 3 Sean Gunn  Zimbabwe 29.34
14 2 6 Emile Bakale  Republic of the Congo 29.48
15 2 2 Matar Samb  Senegal 30.21
16 3 7 Adama Ndir  Senegal 30.40
17 1 7 Yousif Bashir Ibrahim  Sudan 35.83
18 3 1 Moris Beals  Sierra Leone 37.47
19 2 7 Ahmed Izzeldin Salih  Sudan 38.49

Final

The final were held on 6 September.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 25.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Richard Ellis  South Africa 25.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Mohamed Khaled  Egypt 26.16
4 3 David De Villiers  South Africa 26.52
5 2 Hamdan Bayusuf  Kenya 27.21
6 7 Riyad Djendouci  Algeria 27.35
7 1 Peter Wetzlar  Zimbabwe 27.68
8 8 Mohamed Ali Chaouachi  Tunisia 28.14

References

  1. ^ "Men's 50m backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Men's 50m backstroke Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.