| Event: | Men's 100 metre butterfly |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 11 September (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 25 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 53.72 |
| Gold: | Mohamed Samy |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Yusuf Tibazi |
| Silver Nation: | MAR |
| Bronze: | Ralph Goveia |
| Bronze Nation: | ZAM |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps | 49.82 | Rome | 1 August 2009 | ||
| African record | Chad le Clos | 50.56 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 | ||
| Championship record | Jason Dunford | 52.49 | Johannesburg | 7 December 2008 |
The heats were started on 11 September at 09:30.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaric Basson | 54.69 | Q | |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy | 55.20 | Q | |
| 3 | Abeiku Jackson | 55.57 | Q | |
| 4 | Yusuf Tibazi | 55.64 | Q | |
| 5 | Ralph Goveia | 55.94 | Q | |
| 6 | Abdelrahman Sameh | 56.00 | Q | |
| 7 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | 56.70 | Q | |
| 8 | Bradley Vincent | 57.30 | Q | |
| 9 | Samy Boutouil | 57.77 | ||
| 10 | Daniel Francisco | 58.82 | ||
| 11 | Kobe Ndebele | 59.22 | ||
| 12 | Chase Onorati | 59.59 | ||
| 13 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo | |||
| 14 | Isihaka Irankunda | |||
| 15 | Adam Moncherry | |||
| 16 | Ganira Belly-Cresus | |||
| 17 | Troy Nestor Pina | |||
| 18 | Ovesh Purahoo | |||
| 19 | Edilson Paco | |||
| 20 | Simonga Dlamini | |||
| 21 | Sithembiso Mamba | |||
| 22 | Billy-Scott Irakose | |||
| 23 | Ayaan Chand | |||
| Onyemeehi Opute | ||||
| Isobo Confidence |
The final was started on 12 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mohamed Samy | 53.72 | ||||
| 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | 54.20 | ||||
| 2 | Ralph Goveia | 54.53 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Alaric Basson | 54.79 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 55.18 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | Abdelrahman Sameh | 56.53 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Mohamed Malek Masmoudi | 56.59 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Bradley Vincent | 56.66 |