2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle

Women's 400 metre freestyle at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
Venue	Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates	12 September (heats and final)
Competitors	10 from 8 nations
Winning time	4:21.76
Medalists
Hania Moro    Egypt   Jessica Whelan    South Africa   Souad Cherouati    Algeria
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The Women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 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	Katie Ledecky	United States	3:56.46	Rio de Janeiro	7 August 2016
African record	Karin Prinsloo	South Africa	4:07.92	Perth	31 January 2014
Championship record	Melissa Corfe	South Africa	4:14.23	Casablanca	7 May 2004

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 12 September at 9:30. ^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hania Moro	Egypt	4:28.78	Q
2	Jessica Whelan	South Africa	4:32.36	Q
3	Souad Cherouati	Algeria	4:34.03	Q
4	Tori Oliver	South Africa	4:35.08	Q
5	Majda Chebaraka	Algeria	4:35.62	Q
6	Menna Kchouk	Tunisia	4:38.33	Q
7	Therese Soukup	Seychelles	4:48.79	Q
8	Ayat El Anouar	Morocco	4:55.09	Q
9	Catarina Trigo	Cape Verde	5:14.24
	Antsa Rabesahala	Madagascar	Did not start

Final

The final was started on 12 September. ^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Hania Moro	Egypt	4:21.76
	5	Jessica Whelan	South Africa	4:23.76
	3	Souad Cherouati	Algeria	4:24.42
4	2	Majda Chebaraka	Algeria	4:33.43
5	7	Menna Kchouk	Tunisia	4:37.08
6	6	Tori Oliver	South Africa	4:37.36
7	1	Therese Soukup	Seychelles	4:48.86
8	8	Ayat El Anouar	Morocco	4:51.43

References

1. "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 3". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
2. "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FULL RESULTS". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2019.