| Event: | Men's 50 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 15 September (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 47 |
| Nations: | 28 |
| Win Value: | 22.51 |
| Gold: | Ali Khalafalla |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Bradley Vincent |
| Silver Nation: | MRI |
| Bronze: | Abdelrahman Sameh |
| Bronze Nation: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo | 20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 | ||
| African record | Roland Schoeman | 21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 | ||
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune | 22.39 | Bloemfontein | 21 October 2016 |
The heats were started on 15 September at 09:40.[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Vincent | 23.04 | Q | |
| 2 | Ali Khalafalla | 23.05 | Q | |
| 3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | 23.12 | Q | |
| 4 | Yusuf Tibazi | 23.70 | Q | |
| 5 | Matthew Bowers | 23.71 | Q | |
| 6 | Souhail Hamouchane | 23.77 | Q | |
| 7 | Alaric Basson | 23.81 | Q | |
| 8 | Abeiku Jackson | 23.84 | Q | |
| 9 | El Hadji Adama Niane | 23.86 | ||
| 10 | Ralph Goveia | 24.19 | NR | |
| 11 | Mohamed Ali Chaouchi | 24.32 | ||
| 12 | Filipe Gomes | 24.47 | ||
| 12 | Swaleh Talib | 24.47 | ||
| 14 | Daniel Francisco | 24.49 | ||
| 15 | Mario Ervedosa | 24.55 | ||
| 16 | Dean Hoffman | 24.95 | ||
| 17 | Atuhaire Ambala | 25.04 | ||
| 18 | Adam Moncherry | 25.05 | ||
| 19 | Ovesh Purahoo | 25.38 | ||
| 20 | Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa | 25.41 | ||
| 21 | Samuel Ndonga | 25.50 | ||
| 22 | Chase Onorati | 25.98 | ||
| 23 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo | 26.25 | ||
| 24 | Abobakr Fadlalla Abbas | 26.33 | ||
| 25 | Troy Nestor Pina | 26.36 | ||
| 26 | Adnan Kabuye | 26.51 | ||
| 27 | Edilson Paco | 26.63 | ||
| 28 | Liam Emmett | 26.78 | ||
| 29 | Ayaan Chand | 27.12 | ||
| 30 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | 27.37 | ||
| 31 | Sithembiso Mamba | 27.42 | ||
| 32 | Maemo Sebikiri | 27.87 | ||
| 33 | Zinhle Bekker | 27.88 | ||
| 34 | Jefferson Kpanou | 28.35 | ||
| 35 | 28.47 | |||
| 36 | Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | 29.02 | ||
| 37 | Omar Darboe | 29.12 | ||
| 38 | Abdoul Nignan | 29.38 | ||
| 39 | David Hillah-Ayite | 30.86 | ||
| 40 | Jegan Jobe | 30.97 | ||
| 41 | Elom Dossou | 32.23 | ||
| 42 | Jere Gomegzani | 32.76 | ||
| 43 | Landry Koumondji | 33.13 | ||
| Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | ||||
| Isobo Confidence | ||||
| Oduni Chukwuka | ||||
| Mamadou Mouctar |
The final was started on 15 September.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ali Khalafalla | 22.51 | ||||
| 4 | Bradley Vincent | 22.86 | ||||
| 3 | Abdelrahman Sameh | 23.03 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Souhail Hamouchane | 23.40 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 23.72 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Yusuf Tibazi | 23.75 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Alaric Basson | 23.82 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson | 23.97 |