| Event: | Women's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
| Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
| Dates: | 12 September (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Value: | 31.99 |
| Gold: | Lara van Niekerk |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Tilka Paljk |
| Silver Nation: | ZAM |
| Bronze: | Jade Simons |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King | 29.40 | Budapest | 30 July 2017 | ||
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker | 30.82 | Gold Coast | 6 April 2018 | ||
| Championship record | Kaylene Corbett | 32.58 | Bloemfontein | 18 October 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September | 32.06 | CR | ||||
| 12 September | 31.99 | CR |
The heats were started on 12 September at 10:15.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tilka Paljk | 32.06 | Q CR | |
| 2 | Lara van Niekerk | 32.25 | Q | |
| 3 | Jade Simons | 33.77 | Q | |
| 4 | Rowida Hesham | 33.87 | Q | |
| 5 | Habiba Belghith | 33.99 | Q | |
| 6 | Imane El Barodi | 34.10 | Q | |
| 7 | Rebecca Kamau | 35.09 | Q | |
| 8 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 35.11 | Q | |
| 9 | Hamida Rania Nefsi | 35.12 | ||
| 10 | Meriem Cheikh | 35.47 | ||
| 11 | Hiba Laknit | 36.02 | ||
| 12 | Samantha Rakotovelo | 38.02 | ||
| Jannat Bique | ||||
| Evelyn Nmor | ||||
| Nkem Chukwuemeke |
The final was started on 12 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lara van Niekerk | 31.99 | CR | |||
| 4 | Tilka Paljk | 32.15 | ||||
| 3 | Jade Simons | 33.10 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Rowida Hesham | 33.64 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 34.17 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | Imane El Barodi | 34.36 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Rebecca Kamau | 34.50 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 34.73 |