This is the complete list of women's African Games medalists in swimming from 1973 to 2019. Before 2015 it was known as the All-Africa Games. [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1987 | Tunisia Senda Gharbi | Madagascar Bako Ratsifa | Egypt Hela Ghazi | |||
1991 | Egypt Rania Elwani | Nigeria Joshua Ikhaghomi | Namibia Monica Dahl | |||
1995 | Egypt Rania Elwany | South Africa Helene Muller | South Africa Marianne Kriel | |||
1999 | Rania Elwani Egypt Stacey Bowley South Africa | 26.56 | not awarded | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 26.72 | |
2003 | Lauren Roets South Africa | 26.31 | Ngozi Monu Nigeria | 27.71 | Nadia Chahed Tunisia | 28.16 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 26.19 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe | 26.65 | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 26.72 |
2011 | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 25.98 | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe | 26.73 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 26.75 |
2015 | Farida Osman Egypt | 25.12 GR | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 25.79 | Rowan El Badry Egypt | 26.04 |
2019 | Erin Gallagher South Africa | 24.95 GR , NR | Farida Osman Egypt | 25.06 | Emma Chelius South Africa | 25.25 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1973 | Egypt Faten Afifi | Egypt Nesrine Sayed | Nigeria Bassey Ebito | |||
1978 | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | Algeria Zaza Affane | Egypt Azza Senjar | |||
1987 | Tunisia Senda Gharbi | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Madagascar Bako Ratsifa | |||
1991 | Egypt Rania Elwani | Mauritius Corinne Leclair | Nigeria Joshua Ikhaghomi | |||
1995 | Egypt Rania Elwany | South Africa Marianne Kriel | South Africa Marieke Theunissen | |||
1999 | Charlene Wittstock South Africa | 57.46 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe | 58.04 | Rania Elwani Egypt | 58.12 |
2003 | Lauren Roets South Africa | 56.79 | Christin Zwiegers South Africa | 57.90 | Salama Ismail Egypt | 58.53 |
2007 | Melissa Corfe South Africa | 57.44 | Liezi Mari Burger South Africa | 58.03 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe | 58.08 |
2011 | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 56.05 GR | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe | 58.01 | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia | 58.11 |
2015 | Farida Osman Egypt | 55.41 GR | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 55.69 | Rowan El Badry Egypt | 57.03 |
2019 | Erin Gallagher South Africa | 55.13 GR | Farida Osman Egypt | 55.62 | Emma Chelius South Africa | 55.86 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1978 | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | Egypt Azza Senjar | Algeria Zaza Affane | |||
1987 | Egypt Sherwite Hafez | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Algeria Souad Allim | |||
1991 | Mauritius Corinne Leclair | Zimbabwe Lindsay Tudor Cole | Namibia Frauke Bucking | |||
1995 | South Africa Karen Allers | South Africa Marieke Theunissen | Namibia Anita Kruger | |||
1999 | Kim van Selm South Africa | 4:26.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa | 4:27.04 | Boutheina Elouer Tunisia | 4:40.03 |
2003 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa | 4:28.19 | Heba Selim Egypt | 4:29.13 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 4:30.84 |
2007 | Melissa Corfe South Africa | 4:15.53 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 4:21.97 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 4:25.83 |
2011 | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 4:19.73 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 4:20.75 NR | Rene Warnes South Africa | 4:21.58 |
2015 | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 4:18.86 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 4:19.24 | Marlies Ross South Africa | 4:19.43 |
2019 | Hania Moro Egypt | 4:21.36 | Christin Mundell South Africa | 4:22.95 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 4:24.60 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1978 | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | Egypt Azza Senjar | Egypt Meriem Farid | |||
1987 | Algeria Souad Allim | Egypt Sherwite Hafez | Algeria Laila Ouassar | |||
1991 | Egypt Rania Elwani | Mauritius Corinne Leclair | Namibia Frauke Bucking | |||
1995 | South Africa Robyn Bradley | South Africa Tracy-Lee Elliott | Namibia Anita Kruger | |||
1999 | Kim van Selm South Africa | 9:13.30 | Bronwyn Dedekind South Africa | 9:19.04 | Maha Elmerghany Egypt | 9:44.72 |
2003 | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 9:09.66 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 9:13.03 | Heba Selim Egypt | 9:17.15 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 8:43.89 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:57.91 | Dominique Dryding South Africa | 9:13.12 |
2011 | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 8:54.64 | Rene Warnes South Africa | 8:59.23 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 9:08.10 |
2015 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 8:58.53 | Charlise Oberholzer South Africa | 9:00.15 | Roaia Mashaly Egypt | 9:07.94 |
2019 | Hania Moro Egypt | 8:54.01 | Samantha Randle South Africa | 8:55.32 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 9:07.21 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 | Velia van Rensburg South Africa | 17:24.64 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 17:30.27 | Heba Selim Egypt | 17:35.23 |
2007 | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 17:06.05 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 17:22.83 NR | Dominique Dryding South Africa | 17:31.51 |
2011 | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 17:03.22 GR | Melia Mghezzi Algeria | 17:21.95 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 17:27.76 |
2015 | Majda Chebaraka Algeria | 17:07.82 | Charlise Oberholzer South Africa | 17:11.34 | Souad Cherouati Algeria | 17:18.35 |
2019 | Hania Moro Egypt | 17:06.71 | Samantha Randle South Africa | 17:11.07 | Carla Antonopoulos South Africa | 17:22.15 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 30.10 | Romy Altmann South Africa | 30.29 | Inyengiyik Obia Nigeria | 31.06 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 28.89 | Chanelle Van Wyk South Africa | 30.35 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa | 30.90 |
2011 | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 29.28 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 29.76 | Amel Melih Algeria | 31.01 |
2015 | Jessica Ashley Cooper South Africa | 29.05 | Naomi Ruele Botswana | 29.70 | Alexus Laird Seychelles | 30.07 |
2019 | Erin Gallagher South Africa | 29.05 | Felicity Passon Seychelles | 29.17 NR | Naomi Ruele Botswana | 29.22 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1978 | Tunisia Ahlem Gheribi | Egypt Lamia Nabil | Tunisia Amina Chenik | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Zimbabwe Storme Moodie | Egypt Nevine Morgan | |||
1991 | Zimbabwe Sarah Murphy | Zimbabwe Storme Moodie | Tunisia Selma Ben Gharbia | |||
1995 | South Africa Jill Brukman | South Africa Marianne Kriel | Zimbabwe Tanya Gurr | |||
1999 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:21.22 | Taryn Cokayne South Africa | 2:23.27 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe | 2:29.14 |
2003 | Romy Altmann South Africa | 2:15.15 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 2:22.50 | Soha Abdallah Egypt | 2:26.12 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:10.66 | Melissa Corfe South Africa | 2:13.88 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa | 2:15.59 |
2011 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:12.40 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:16.68 | Natasha De Vos South Africa | 2:18.18 |
2015 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:13.29 | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 2:14.31 | Rim Ouennich Tunisia | 2:20.16 |
2019 | Felicity Passon Seychelles | 2:14.55 NR | Samantha Randle South Africa | 2:15.55 | Robyn Lee Zimbabwe | 2:22.50 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 | Ingrid Haiden South Africa | 32.89 | Ziada Jardine South Africa | 32.99 | Salama Ismail Egypt | 33.33 |
2007 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 32.62 | Amira Kouza Algeria | 33.03 NR | Meriem Lamri Algeria | 33.25 |
2011 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 32.88 | Miriam Corsini Mozambique | 33.74 | Rechael Tonjor Nigeria | 33.81 NR |
2015 | Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa | 32.49 | Maii Atif Egypt | 32.58 | Daniela Lindemeier Namibia | 32.69 |
2019 | Kaylene Corbett South Africa | 32.20 GR | Christin Mundell South Africa | 32.70 | Tilka Paljk Zambia | 32.92 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1973 | Tunisia Dalila Berriche | Egypt Nevin Salah | Zambia Glynis Clack | |||
1978 | Nigeria Mammah Enuwozo Ngozi | Algeria Fatiha Bousoufiane | Tunisia Rym Zouaoui | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Algeria Myriam Ben Younes | Madagascar Vola Hanta Ratsifa Andrihamanana | |||
1995 | South Africa Penny Heyns | South Africa Julia Russell | Zimbabwe Linnell Tannock | |||
1999 | Penny Heyns South Africa | 2:28.00 GR | Sarah Poewe South Africa | 2:32.80 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe | 2:53.17 |
2003 | Ingrid Haiden South Africa | 2:32.66 | Salama Ismail Egypt | 2:37.20 | Ziada Jardine South Africa | 2:43.50 |
2007 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 2:32.30 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa | 2:32.30 | Lydia Yefsah Algeria | 2:37.72 |
2011 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 2:31.53 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:34.17 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 2:36.16 |
2015 | Tatjana Schoenmaker South Africa | 2:28.84 | Kelly Gunnell South Africa | 2:31.52 | Daniela Lindemeier Namibia | 2:34.23 |
2019 | Kaylene Corbett South Africa | 2:29.23 | Christin Mundell South Africa | 2:35.30 | Rawan Eldamaty Egypt | 2:39.22 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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2003 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 27.56 | Lauren Sparg South Africa | 28.53 | May Raafat Egypt | 29.78 |
2007 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 27.60 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe | 27.89 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal | 28.35 |
2011 | Farida Osman Egypt | 27.08 GR | Mandy Loots South Africa | 27.30 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal | 28.45 |
2015 | Farida Osman Egypt | 26.31 GR | Vanessa Mohr South Africa | 26.39 | Jessica Ashley Cooper South Africa | 27.02 |
2019 | Farida Osman Egypt | 25.94 GR | Erin Gallagher South Africa | 26.24 NR | Emma Chelius South Africa | 27.40 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1973 | Egypt Faten Afifi | Egypt Nahla Demerdech | Nigeria Funke Zedomi | |||
1978 | Algeria Zaza Affane | Egypt Lamia Nabil | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Egypt Sherwite Hafez | Madagascar Bako Ratsifa | |||
1991 | Zimbabwe Caroline Zwonkoff | Egypt Nevine Morgan | Tunisia Meriem Meddeb | |||
1995 | South Africa Mandy Loots | Egypt Rania Elwany | South Africa Leezan Senekal | |||
1999 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 1:01.32 GR | Candice Crafford South Africa | 1:03.64 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe | 1:05.18 |
2003 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 1:01.78 | Lauren Sparg South Africa | 1:02.63 | May Raafat Egypt | 1:05.01 |
2007 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 1:00.:09 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe | 1:00.61 | Ellen Hight Zambia | 1:03.38 |
2011 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 59.86 GR | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 1:02.20 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 1:03.14 |
2015 | Farida Osman Egypt | 58.83 | Vanessa Mohr South Africa | 1:00.26 | Rita Naude South Africa | 1:03.86 |
2019 | Farida Osman Egypt | 58.79 GR | Erin Gallagher South Africa | 59.34 | Felicity Passon Seychelles | 1:00.61 NR |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1978 | Egypt Faten Afifi | Algeria Zaza Affane | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Egypt Sherwite Hafez | Algeria Nedjma Baizid | |||
1991 | Egypt Sally Abderraouf | Tunisia Meriem Meddeb | Egypt Nevine Morgan | |||
1995 | South Africa Leezan Senekal | South Africa Regan Byadwell | Egypt Lamia Fouad | |||
1999 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:16.02 GR | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 2:19.80 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria | 2:33.54 |
2003 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 2:17.47 | Chanelle Van Wyk South Africa | 2:20.05 | May Raafat Egypt | 2:20.80 |
2007 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:14.28 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 2:14.77 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe | 2:17.59 |
2011 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:12.46 GR | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 2:16.66 | Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Algeria | 2:20.61 |
2015 | Rene Warnes South Africa | 2:16.40 | Rwioda Heshem Egypt | 2:17.80 | Mariam Sakr Egypt | 2:20.49 |
2019 | Nour Elgendy Egypt | 2:18.21 | Hamida Rania Nefsi Algeria | 2:20.33 | Lia Lima Angola | 2:21.51 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1973 | Egypt Faten Afifi | Egypt Raouia Mansour | Zambia Glenys Clark | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Madagascar Bako Ratsifa | Tunisia Senda Gharbi | |||
1991 | Algeria Insaf Hemmiche | Egypt Rania Elwani | Tunisia Selma Ben Gharbia | |||
1995 | South Africa Tracy-Lee Elliott | South Africa Tania Oosthuizen | Zimbabwe Mandy Leach | |||
1999 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:20.02 GR | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:23.42 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe | 2:25.53 |
2003 | Lize-Mari Retief South Africa | 2:21.64 | Salama Ismail Egypt | 2:23.89 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 2:24.42 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:13.02 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa | 2:17.79 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:23.26 |
2011 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:13.70 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:15.71 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 2:18.60 |
2015 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:16.05 | Marlies Ross South Africa | 2:17.57 | Rene Warnes South Africa | 2:18.98 |
2019 | Jessica Whelan South Africa | 2:19.44 | Hamida Rania Nefsi Algeria | 2:20.57 | Christin Mundell South Africa | 2:21.70 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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1978 | Tunisia Myriam Mizouni | Algeria Zaza Affane | Egypt Meriem Farid | |||
1987 | Tunisia Faten Ghattas | Madagascar Bako Ratsifa | Egypt Nevine Morgan | |||
1991 | Algeria Insaf Hemmiche | Egypt Nevine Morgan | Namibia Frauke Bucking | |||
1995 | South Africa Tracy-Lee Elliott | South Africa Tania Oosthuizen | Egypt Lamia Fouad | |||
1999 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 4:59.50 GR | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 5:06.62 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria | 5:29.60 |
2003 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 5:03.06 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 5:09.41 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa | 5:13.75 |
2007 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 4:39.91 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa | 4:43.97 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 4.48.06 |
2011 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 4:44.34 | Katheryn Meaklim South Africa | 4:46.33 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 4:51.20 |
2015 | Hamida Rania Nefsi Algeria | 4:56.75 | Souad Cherouati Algeria | 4:57.30 | Rwioda Heshem Egypt | 4:58.88 |
2019 | Samantha Randle South Africa | 4:55.31 | Hamida Rania Nefsi Algeria | 4:58.55 | Jessica Whelan South Africa | 5:01.35 |
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