| Event: | Men's 100 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2015 African Games |
| Venue: | Kintele Aquatic Complex |
| Competitors: | 35 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Win Value: | 49.93 |
| Gold: | Clayton Jimmie |
| Goldnoc: | RSA |
| Silver: | Mohamed Samy |
| Silvernoc: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Caydon Muller |
| Bronzenoc: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2019 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2015 African Games.
The Men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 8 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
All times are Congo Standard Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 8 September 2015 | 10:00 | Heat 1 | |||
| 10:03 | Heat 2 | ||||
| 10:06 | Heat 3 | ||||
| 10:09 | Heat 4 | ||||
| 10:12 | Heat 5 | ||||
| 17:15 | Final |
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo | 46.91 | Rome | 30 July 2009 | ||
| African record | Lyndon Ferns | 47.79 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
| Games record | Salim Iles | 49.38 | Algiers | 14 July 2007 |
The heats were held on 8 September.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Caydon Muller | 49.93 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Clayton Jimmie | 50.29 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Mohamed Samy | 50.81 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Bradley Vincent | 51.07 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Nazim Belkhodja | 51.45 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Sean Gunn | 51.62 | Q | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Adham Abdelmegid | 51.64 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Mohamed Lagili | 51.91 | Q | |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | Mathieu Marquet | 52.07 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | 52.14 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Abdoul Niane | 52.76 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Badis Djendouci | 53.02 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Peter Wetzlar | 53.30 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Samson Opuakpo | 54.23 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 7 | Andre van der Merwe | 55.12 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Edward Ilako | 55.35 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Denilson da Costa | 55.44 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 8 | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | 55.69 | ||
| 19 | 5 | 1 | Adama Thiaw Ndir | 55.75 | ||
| 20 | 4 | 8 | Jörn Diekmann | 56.31 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 3 | Hilal Hemed Hilal | 56.46 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Emidio Cuna | 56.61 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Emile Bakale | 58.33 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 4 | Mamadou Soumaré | 58.41 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 5 | Ammaar Ghadiyali | 58.50 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 8 | Michael Botha | 58.67 | ||
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Dawit Mengistu | |||
| 28 | 2 | 6 | Yousif Bashir Ibrahim | |||
| 29 | 2 | 1 | Oumar Kaba | |||
| 30 | 2 | 2 | Anauskajynior Ndinga | |||
| 31 | 2 | 8 | Mubikayi Sokomai | |||
| Richard Asante Yeboah | ||||||
| Gamba Banga | ||||||
| Thibaut Amani Danho | ||||||
| Issa Abdellah |
The final were held on 8 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 49.93 | |||||
| 3 | 49.97 | |||||
| 4 | 50.28 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 50.39 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 51.14 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 51.23 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 51.63 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 52.12 |