| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
| Date | September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.71 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 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 | 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 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.
| 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.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt |
25.71 | |
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5 | Richard Ellis | South Africa |
25.89 | |
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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
- "Men's 50m backstroke Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Men's 50m backstroke Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.