| Men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 28.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20162020 → | ||||||||||
| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| 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 |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain |
25.95 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| African record | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa |
26.54 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
28.05 | Bloemfontein | 17 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September | Heats | Youssef El-Kamash |  Egypt |
27.95 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:30.
Final
The final was started on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Youssef El-Kamash | Egypt |
28.04 | |
 |
5 | Wassim Elloumi |  Tunisia |
28.25 | NR= |
 |
3 | Alaric Basson | South Africa |
28.42 | |
| 4 | 2 | Siar Abderrazak |  Algeria |
28.97 | |
| 5 | 7 | Beji Adnane | Tunisia |
29.11 | |
| 6 | 8 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | Algeria |
29.24 | |
| 7 | 6 | Mario Ervedosa |  Angola |
29.70 | |
| 1 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia |
Did not start | ||
References
- ^ "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Championnat D'afrique Open 2018 - Messieurs, 50m Brasse". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018.