The 9th African Swimming Championships were held at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa from 1–7 December 2008.
Swimmers from 18 countries[1] competed at the 2008 African Swimming Championships:
Algeria
Egypt
Guinea
Kenya
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Swaziland
Uganda
Zimbabwe|-|50 m freestyle|-|100 m freestyle|-|200 m freestyle|-|400 m freestyle|-|800 m freestyle|-|1500 m freestyle|-| || || || || |||-|50 m backstroke|-|100 m backstroke|-|200 m backstroke|-| || || || || |||-|50 m breaststroke|-|100 m breaststroke|-|200 m breaststroke|-| || || || || |||-|50 m butterfly|-|100 m butterfly|-|200 m butterfly| ||| ||| |||-| || || || || |||-|200 m individual medley|-|400 m individual medley|-| || || || || |||-|4 x 100 m freestyle relay|-|4x200m freestyle relay| ||| ||| |||-|4 x 100 m medley relay|-| || || || || |||-|5 km open water[2]
|-|50 m freestyle|-|100 m freestyle|-|200 m freestyle|-|400m freestyle| ||| ||| |||-|800m freestyle| ||| ||| |||-|1500m freestyle| ||| ||| |||-| || || || || || |||-|50 m backstroke|-|100 m backstroke|-|200m backstroke| ||| ||| |||-| || || || || || |||-|50 m breaststroke|-|100 m breaststroke|-|200 m breaststroke|-| || || || || || |||-|50 m butterfly|-|100 m butterfly|-|200m butterfly| ||| ||| |||-| || || || || || |||-|200 m individual medley|-|400m individual medley| ||| ||| |||-| || || || || || |||-|4 x 100 m freestyle relay|
Pina Ercolano
Sylvia Brunlehner
Rachita Shah
Achieng Ajulu-Bushell || 4:16.33
NR|-|4x200m freestyle relay| ||| ||| |||-|4 x 100 m medley relay|-| || || || || || |||-|5 km open water
Angola
Cote d'Ivoire
Tunisia