| Event: | Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 13 September |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Win Value: | 3:21.61 |
| Gold: | Abdelrahman Sameh Mohamed Samy Marwan Elkamash Ali Khalafalla |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Jacques Van Wyk Alaric Basson Matthew Bowers Ayrton Sweeney |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Mohamed Agili Mohamed Ali Chaouchi Ahmed Hafnaoui Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari |
| Bronze Nation: | TUN |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Team | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 3:08.24 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 | ||
| African record | 3:11.93 | Rome | 26 July 2009 | ||
| Championship record | 3:22.76 | Bloemfontein | 19 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The final was started on 13 September.
| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelrahman Sameh (51.42) Mohamed Samy (49.88) Marwan Elkamash (50.91) Ali Khalafalla (49.40) | 3:21.61 | CR | |||
| Jacques Van Wyk (51.60) Alaric Basson (51.71) Matthew Bowers (52.21) Ayrton Sweeney (51.28) | 3:26.80 | ||||
| Mohamed Agili (51.72) Mohamed Ali Chaouchi (53.03) Ahmed Hafnaoui (52.55) Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari (50.62) | 3:27.92 | ||||
| 4 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara (51.86) Lounis Khendriche (53.16) Mohamed Djaballah (52.58) Aimen Benabid (52.23) | 3:29.83 | |||
| 5 | Yusuf Tibazi (53.44) Souhail Hamouchane (52.66) Samy Boutouil (53.33) Driss Lahrichi (52.92) | 3:32.35 | |||
| 6 | Ovesh Purahoo (54.52) Jonathan Chung Yee (59.58) Bradley Vincent (51.16) Mathieu Marquet (52.59) | 3:37.85 | |||