2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2018 African Swimming Championships
Venue	Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex
Dates	10 September (heats and final)
Competitors	20 from 14 nations
Winning time	29.04
Medalists
Erin Gallagher    South Africa   Samiha Mohsen    Egypt   Amel Melih    Algeria
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The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 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	Liu Xiang	China	26.98	Jakarta	21 August 2018
African record	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	28.08	Monte Carlo	13 June 2015
Championship record	Chanelle Van Wyk	South Africa	29.31	Casablanca	13 September 2010

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
10 September	Final	Erin Gallagher	South Africa	29.04	CR

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 10 September at 11:30. ^[1]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Amel Melih	Algeria	29.91	Q
2	Samiha Mohsen	Egypt	29.96	Q
3	Hannah Kiely	South Africa	30.63	Q
4	Hiba Fahsi	Morocco	30.76	Q
5	Erin Gallagher	South Africa	30.83	Q
6	Farah Benkhelil	Tunisia	30.90	Q
7	Camille Koenig	Mauritius	31.52	Q
8	Imara-Bella Thorpe	Kenya	32.20	Q
9	Catarina Sousa	Angola	32.30
10	Imene Kawthar Zitouni	Algeria	32.36
11	Yasmeen Boutouil	Morocco	32.43
12	Jeanne Boutbien	Senegal	33.31
13	Ada Thioune	Senegal	33.33
14	Therese Soukup	Seychelles	33.70
15	Jannat Bique	Mozambique	33.71
16	Avice Meya	Uganda	35.44	NR
17	Selina Katumba	Uganda	36.41
18	Nafissath Radji	Benin	38.92
	Chinoye Okolugbo	Nigeria	Did not start
	Mappy Kegbe	Nigeria

Final

The final was started on 10 September. ^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Erin Gallagher	South Africa	29.04	CR
	5	Samiha Mohsen	Egypt	29.51	NR
	4	Amel Melih	Algeria	29.67
4	3	Hannah Kiely	South Africa	30.32
5	7	Farah Benkhelil	Tunisia	30.54
6	6	Hiba Fahsi	Morocco	30.56
7	1	Camille Koenig	Mauritius	31.51
8	8	Imara-Bella Thorpe	Kenya	31.94

References

1. "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 1". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
2. "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 1". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.