Women's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
Dates | 21 August (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 8 from 7 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:14.55 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2019 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 |
4×100 m | mixed | |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×100 m | mixed | |
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Regan Smith | United States | 2:03.35 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
African record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:04.81 | Rome | 1 August 2009 |
Games record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 2:10.66 | Algiers | 17 July 2007 |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles | 2:14.55 | NR | |
3 | Samantha Randle | South Africa | 2:15.50 | ||
5 | Robyn Lee | Zimbabwe | 2:22.50 | ||
4 | 2 | Logaine Abdelatif | Egypt | 2:22.64 | |
5 | 7 | Sara El Tahawi | Algeria | 2:24.43 | |
6 | 6 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius | 2:26.80 | |
7 | 1 | Lewethu Mbatha | South Africa | 2:32.15 | |
7 | Yasmine Dgaimesh | Morocco | Disqualified |
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