Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
Dates | 24 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 7 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 15:19.49 | |||||||||
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 Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019. [1]
The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017.
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Sun Yang | 14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 | |
African record | Oussama Mellouli | 14:37.28 | Rome | 2 August 2009 | |
Games record | Ahmed Akram | 15:11.68 | Brazzaville | 10 September 2015 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Ahmed Akram | 15:19.49 | |||
5 | Mohamed Agili | 15:26.15 | |||
3 | Marwan El-Amrawy | 15:32.43 | |||
4 | 1 | Mohamed Djaballah | 15:48.50 | NR | |
5 | 6 | Roberto Gomes | 15:48.53 | ||
6 | 2 | Michael McGlynn | 15:56.97 | ||
7 | 8 | João Duarte | 17:50.14 | ||
7 | Lounis Khendriche | Did not start |
Swimming has been part of African Games since its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.
The Women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Women's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.
The Men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.
The Men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
The Men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.