![]() Swimming | |
First event | 1965 ![]() |
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Occur every | four years |
Last event | 2023 ![]() |
Best | ![]() |
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.
Games | Year | Host city | Countries | Swimmers | Events | Best nation | ||||
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Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Mixed | |||||
1 | 1965 | ![]() | — | 8 | — | — | ![]() | |||
2 | 1973 | ![]() | 13 | 9 | — | ![]() | ||||
3 | 1978 | ![]() | 13 | 13 | — | ![]() | ||||
4 | 1987 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | — | ![]() | ||||
5 | 1991 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | — | ![]() | ||||
6 | 1995 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | — | ![]() | ||||
7 | 1999 | ![]() | 18 | 128 | 16 | 16 | — | ![]() | ||
8 | 2003 | ![]() | 21 | 63 | 54 | 117 | 20 | 20 | — | ![]() |
9 | 2007 | ![]() | 19 | 121 | 20 | 20 | — | ![]() | ||
10 | 2011 | ![]() | 25 | 20 | 20 | — | ![]() | |||
11 | 2015 | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 2 | ![]() | ||||
12 | 2019 | ![]() | 37 | 20 | 20 | 2 | ![]() | |||
13 | 2023 | ![]() | 20 | 20 | 2 | ![]() |
As of 2023:
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 201 | 135 | 104 | 440 |
2 | ![]() | 108 | 115 | 104 | 327 |
3 | ![]() | 52 | 37 | 48 | 137 |
4 | ![]() | 36 | 58 | 74 | 168 |
5 | ![]() | 21 | 28 | 31 | 80 |
6 | ![]() | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
12 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (20 entries) | 437 | 415 | 453 | 1305 |
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.02 | Ali Khalafalla | ![]() | 13 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [2] | |
100m freestyle | 48.97 | Oussama Sahnoune | ![]() | 21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
200m freestyle | 1:47.77 | Devon Brown | ![]() | 6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [4] | |
400m freestyle | 3:48.06 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() | 9 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [5] | |
800m freestyle | 7:55.36 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() | 7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [6] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:11.68 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() | 10 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [7] | |
50m backstroke | 25.26 | Mohamed Samy | ![]() | 23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [8] | |
100m backstroke | 55.02 | Abdellah Ardjoune | ![]() | 24 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [9] | |
200m backstroke | 1:59.03 | Martin Binedell | ![]() | 21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
50m breaststroke | 27.18 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [10] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:00.19 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [11] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:14.21 | Alaric Basson | ![]() | 23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [12] | |
50m butterfly | 23.51 | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 8 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [13] | |
100m butterfly | 51.24 | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [14] | |
200m butterfly | 1:56.37 | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 9 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [15] [16] | |
200m individual medley | 2:00.70 | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 10 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [17] [18] | |
400m individual medley | 4:16.88 | Chad le Clos | ![]() | 6 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [19] [20] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:19.42 | ![]() | 8 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [21] [22] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:18.62 |
| ![]() | 8 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [23] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:40.24 |
| ![]() | 24 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [24] | |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.72 | Farida Osman | ![]() | 13 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [25] | |
100m freestyle | 55.13 | Erin Gallagher | ![]() | 21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
200m freestyle | 1:59.84 | Karin Prinsloo | ![]() | 6 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [19] [26] | |
400m freestyle | 4:15.53 | Melissa Corfe | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
800m freestyle | 8:43.89 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
1500m freestyle | 16:47.61 | Catherine van Rensburg | ![]() | 9 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [27] | |
50m backstroke | 28.76 | Caitlin de Lange | ![]() | 11 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [28] | |
100m backstroke | 1:00.86 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() | 7 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [29] | |
200m backstroke | 2:10.66 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
50m breaststroke | 31.91 | Simone Moll | ![]() | 12 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [30] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:07.58 | Penny Heyns | ![]() | September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:28.00 | Penny Heyns | ![]() | September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
50m butterfly | 25.94 | Farida Osman | ![]() | 22 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [31] | |
100m butterfly | 58.79 | Farida Osman | ![]() | 23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [32] | |
200m butterfly | 2:12.46 | Mandy Loots | ![]() | 10 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [17] [33] | |
200m individual medley | 2:13.02 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
400m individual medley | 4:39.91 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:48.47 |
| ![]() | 12 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [34] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:20.28 |
| ![]() | 6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [35] | |
4×100m medley relay | 4:10.90 | ![]() | July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | |||
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.24 | AF |
| ![]() | 23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [36] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:50.76 |
| ![]() | 22 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [31] | |