| Event: | Men's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 11 September (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 32 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Win Value: | 28.04 |
| Gold: | Youssef El-Kamash |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Wassim Elloumi |
| Silver Nation: | TUN |
| Bronze: | Alaric Basson |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 50 metre breaststroke 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 | Adam Peaty | 25.95 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 | ||
| African record | Cameron van der Burgh | 26.54 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 | ||
| Championship record | Cameron van der Burgh | 28.05 | Bloemfontein | 17 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:30.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youssef El-Kamash | 27.95 | Q CR | |
| 2 | Wassim Elloumi | 28.30 | Q | |
| 3 | Alaric Basson | 28.37 | Q | |
| 4 | Mario Ervedosa | 28.89 | Q | |
| 5 | Siar Abderrazak | 29.01 | Q | |
| 6 | Beji Adnane | 29.08 | Q | |
| 7 | Ralph Goveia | 29.32 | Q | |
| 8 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | 29.49 | Q | |
| 9 | Reece Whitaker | 29.70 | ||
| 10 | Samy Boutouil | 30.18 | ||
| 11 | Filipe Gomes | 30.48 | ||
| 12 | Adama Ndir | 30.49 | ||
| 13 | Ahllan Bique | 30.94 | ||
| 14 | Samuel Ndonga | 30.98 | ||
| 15 | Yusuf Tibazi | 31.30 | ||
| 16 | Jonathan Chung Yee | 31.86 | ||
| 17 | Isihaka Irankunda | 32.36 | ||
| 18 | Simonga Dlamini | 33.71 | ||
| 19 | Swaleh Talib | 34.02 | ||
| 20 | Ayaan Chand | 34.76 | ||
| 21 | Yaya Yeressa | 35.52 | ||
| 22 | Liam Emmett | 35.74 | ||
| 23 | Omar Darboe | 36.14 | ||
| 24 | Abdoul Nignan | 36.88 | ||
| 25 | Zinhle Bekker | 37.33 | ||
| 26 | Landry Koumondji | 37.42 | ||
| 27 | Jefferson Kpanou | 40.02 | ||
| 28 | Jere Gomegzani | 45.07 | ||
| Jegan Jobe | ||||
| Fabrice Mopama | ||||
| Onyemeehi Opute | ||||
| Oduni Chukwuka | ||||
The final was started on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Youssef El-Kamash | 28.04 | ||||
| 5 | Wassim Elloumi | 28.25 | NR= | |||
| 3 | Alaric Basson | 28.42 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Siar Abderrazak | 28.97 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 29.11 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | Moncef Aymen Balamane | 29.24 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Mario Ervedosa | 29.70 | |||
| 1 | Ralph Goveia | |||||