| Event: | Men's 50 metre freestyle |
| Games: | 2015 African Games |
| Venue: | Kintele Aquatic Complex |
| Competitors: | 46 |
| Nations: | 25 |
| Win Value: | 22.61 |
| Gold: | Douglas Erasmus |
| Goldnoc: | RSA |
| Silver: | Mazen Elkamash |
| Silvernoc: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Clayton Jimmie |
| Bronzenoc: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2019 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2015 African Games.
The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 11 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
All times are Congo Standard Time
| width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:10 | Heat 1 | |||
| 10:12 | Heat 2 | ||||
| 10:14 | Heat 3 | ||||
| 10:16 | Heat 4 | ||||
| 10:18 | Heat 5 | ||||
| 10:20 | Heat 6 | ||||
| 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 | 20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 | ||
| African record | Roland Schoeman | 21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 | ||
| Barcelona | 2 August 2013 | |||||
| Games record | Salim Iles Gideon Louw | 22.34 22.34 | Algiers Maputo | 17 July 2007 10 September 2011 |
The heats were held on 11 September.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Douglas Erasmus | 22.67 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Mazen Elkamash | 23.13 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Clayton Jimmie | 23.15 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Bradley Vincent | 23.29 | Q | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Sean Gunn | 23.56 | Q | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Nazim Belkhodja | 23.64 | Q | |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Adham Abdelmegid | 23.97 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Mathieu Marquet | 23.98 | Q | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Abdoul Niane | 24.04 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Edward Ilako | 24.09 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 7 | Thibaut Amani Danho | 24.09 | ||
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Peter Wetzlar | 24.17 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Issa Abdellah | 24.35 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Ifeakachukwu Nmor | 24.50 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 7 | Denilson da Costa | 24.75 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Samson Opuakpo | 24.76 | ||
| 17 | 6 | 6 | Mohamed Lagili | 24.80 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | 24.83 | ||
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Adama Thiaw Ndir | 24.96 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Hilal Hemed Hilal | 25.15 | ||
| 21 | 5 | 8 | Andre van der Merwe | 25.27 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | 25.28 | ||
| 23 | 5 | 1 | Emidio Cuna | 25.48 | ||
| 24 | 6 | 8 | Emile Bakale | 26.18 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 4 | Mamadou Soumaré | 26.39 | ||
| 26 | 3 | 5 | Michael Botha | 26.43 | ||
| 27 | 4 | 8 | Matthew Shone | 26.53 | ||
| 28 | 3 | 6 | Jörn Diekmann | 26.55 | ||
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Ammaar Ghadiyali | 26.68 | ||
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Ismah Serunjoji | 27.06 | ||
| 31 | 1 | 6 | Osman Kamara | 27.39 | ||
| 32 | 3 | 7 | Eméric Kpegba | 27.76 | ||
| 33 | 2 | 3 | Richard Asante Yeboah | 27.83 | ||
| 34 | 3 | 8 | Dawit Mengistu | 27.97 | ||
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Dienov Andres Koka | 28.46 | ||
| 36 | 1 | 2 | Moris Beals | 28.54 | ||
| 37 | 1 | 7 | Juan Daniel Nzo Ekang | 28.78 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 4 | Yousif Bashir Ibrahim | 29.08 | ||
| 39 | 3 | 2 | Ahmed Izzeldin Salih | 29.68 | ||
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Franck Enyanga-Mokomo | 29.76 | ||
| 41 | 2 | 5 | Emmanuel Thompson | 30.20 | ||
| 42 | 2 | 6 | Ali Saleh Abdoulkader | 31.16 | ||
| 43 | 2 | 1 | Gamba Banga | 31.62 | ||
| 44 | 2 | 7 | Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | 31.73 | ||
| 45 | 1 | 1 | Sergio Mba Ayecaba | 32.27 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Mubikayi Sokomai |
The final were held on 11 September.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 22.61 | |||||
| 5 | 22.97 | |||||
| 3 | 22.98 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 23.07 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 23.29 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 23.46 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 23.54 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 23.92 |