Event: | Women's 50 metre backstroke |
Competition: | 2018 African Swimming Championships |
Venue: | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex |
Dates: | 10 September (heats and final) |
Competitors: | 20 |
Nations: | 14 |
Win Value: | 29.04 |
Gold: | Erin Gallagher |
Gold Nation: | RSA |
Silver: | Samiha Mohsen |
Silver Nation: | EGY |
Bronze: | Amel Melih |
Bronze Nation: | ALG |
Prev: | 2016 |
Next: | 2020 |
The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World record | Liu Xiang | 26.98 | Jakarta | 21 August 2018 | ||
African record | Kirsty Coventry | 28.08 | Monte Carlo | 13 June 2015 | ||
Championship record | Chanelle Van Wyk | 29.31 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 10 September at 11:30.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Amel Melih | 29.91 | Q | |
2 | Samiha Mohsen | 29.96 | Q | |
3 | Hannah Kiely | 30.63 | Q | |
4 | Hiba Fahsi | 30.76 | Q | |
5 | Erin Gallagher | 30.83 | Q | |
6 | Farah Benkhelil | 30.90 | Q | |
7 | Camille Koenig | 31.52 | Q | |
8 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 32.20 | Q | |
9 | Catarina Sousa | 32.30 | ||
10 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni | 32.36 | ||
11 | Yasmeen Boutouil | 32.43 | ||
12 | Jeanne Boutbien | 33.31 | ||
13 | Ada Thioune | 33.33 | ||
14 | Therese Soukup | 33.70 | ||
15 | Jannat Bique | 33.71 | ||
16 | Avice Meya | 35.44 | NR | |
17 | Selina Katumba | 36.41 | ||
18 | Nafissath Radji | 38.92 | ||
Chinoye Okolugbo | ||||
Mappy Kegbe |
The final was started on 10 September.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Erin Gallagher | 29.04 | CR | |||
5 | Samiha Mohsen | 29.51 | NR | |||
4 | Amel Melih | 29.67 | ||||
4 | 3 | Hannah Kiely | 30.32 | |||
5 | 7 | 30.54 | ||||
6 | 6 | Hiba Fahsi | 30.56 | |||
7 | 1 | Camille Koenig | 31.51 | |||
8 | 8 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 31.94 |