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| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
| Date | September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:47.77 | |||||||||
| 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 200 metre freestyle 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 | 10:12 | Heat 1 |
| 10:16 | Heat 2 | |
| 10:20 | Heat 3 | |
| 17:25 | Final |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| African record | Jean Basson |  South Africa |
1:45.67 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Mathlouthi |  Tunisia |
1:48.95 | Maputo | 5 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September | Final | Devon Brown |  South Africa |
1:47.77 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 6 September.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Calvyn Justus | South Africa |
1:50.77 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Devon Brown | South Africa |
1:50.92 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Marwan El-Amrawy |  Egypt |
1:51.83 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:51.91 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Mohamed Lagili |  Tunisia |
1:52.56 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia |
1:52.64 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Sean Gunn |  Zimbabwe |
1:54.41 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique |
1:54.60 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Mathieu Marquet |  Mauritius |
1:56.33 | |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | Lies Nefsi |  Algeria |
1:57.06 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Imad Tchouar | Algeria |
1:59.40 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Ismael Kane |  Senegal |
2:00.61 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Jörn Diekmann |  Namibia |
2:01.77 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Andre van der Merwe |  Botswana |
2:05.00 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Michael Botha | Botswana |
2:14.97 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Emmanuel Ndonga |  Kenya |
2:21.34 | |
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Ahllan Bique | Mozambique |
2:27.91 | |
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Oumar Kaba |  Guinea |
2:45.39 |
Final
The final were held on 6 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Devon Brown | South Africa |
1:47.77 | GR |
 |
6 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt |
1:48.58 | |
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7 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia |
1:49.29 | |
| 4 | 4 | Calvyn Justus | South Africa |
1:49.58 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia |
1:50.21 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
1:53.15 | |
| 7 | 8 | Igor Mogne | Mozambique |
1:53.77 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sean Gunn | Zimbabwe |
1:54.15 |
References
- "Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2020.