Event: | Women's 200 metre freestyle |
Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
Dates: | 11 September (heats and final) |
Competitors: | 12 |
Nations: | 9 |
Win Value: | 2:04.46 |
Gold: | Hania Moro |
Gold Nation: | EGY |
Silver: | Jessica Whelan |
Silver Nation: | RSA |
Bronze: | Janie Coetzer |
Bronze Nation: | RSA |
Prev: | 2016 |
Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 200 metre freestyle 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 | Federica Pellegrini | 1:52.98 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
African record | Kirsty Coventry | 1:57.04 | Austin | 7 June 2008 | ||
Championship record | Leone Vorster | 2:01.92 | Dakar | 12 September 2006 |
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:30.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hania Moro | 2:06.37 | Q | ||
2 | Jessica Whelan | 2:08.48 | Q | ||
3 | Janie Coetzer | 2:09.18 | Q | ||
4 | Souad Cherouati | 2:10.13 | Q | ||
5 | Majda Chebaraka | 2:11.58 | Q | ||
6 | Menna Kchouk | 2:11.85 | Q | ||
7 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 2:16.61 | Q | ||
8 | Therese Soukup | 2:16.99 | Q | ||
9 | Selina Katumba | 2:25.90 | NR | ||
10 | Catarina Trigo | 2:27.77 | |||
11 | Samantha Rakotovelo | 2:28.07 | |||
Antsa Rabesahala |
The final was started on 11 September.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Hania Moro | 2:04.46 | ||||
5 | Jessica Whelan | 2:06.14 | ||||
3 | Janie Coetzer | 2:07.08 | ||||
4 | 2 | Majda Chebaraka | 2:07.10 | |||
5 | 6 | 2:07.38 | ||||
6 | 7 | Menna Kchouk | 2:10.46 | |||
7 | 1 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 2:14.52 | |||
8 | 8 | Therese Soukup | 2:16.87 |