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 swimming competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo were due to take place from 25 July to 6 August 2020 at the Olympic Aquatics Centre. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed to 2021. However, their official name remained 2020 Summer Olympics with swimming events set for 24 July–1 August 2021 and marathon swimming set for 4–5 August 2021.
Egypt competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 25 August to 6 September. This was Egypt's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 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 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 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 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 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.
The Women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.
The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.
The Mixed 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.
