Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley explained

Event:Men's 200 metre medley
Competition:2019 African Games
Venue:Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates:24 August
Competitors:12
Nations:7
Win Value:2:02.49
Gold:Jaouad Syoud
Gold Nation:ALG
Silver:Yassin Elshamaa
Silver Nation:EGY
Bronze:Neil Fair
Bronze Nation:RSA
Prev:2015
Next:2023

The Men's 200 metre medley competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World recordRyan Lochte1:54.00Shanghai28 July 2011
African recordDarian Townsend1:57.03Montpellier25 April 2009
Games recordChad le Clos2:00.70Maputo10 September 2011

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 24 August at 11:35.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Jaouad Syoud2:07.58Q
2 1 4 Mohamed Samy2:08.03Q
3 2 3 Neil Fair2:08.09Q
4 1 3 Ramzi Chouchar2:08.13Q
5 1 5 Yassin Elshamaa2:09.34Q
6 2 5 Ayrton Sweeney2:09.87Q
7 2 6 Abdeljabbar Regragui2:10.78Q
8 1 6 Adrian Robinson2:16.13Q
9 2 1 Swaleh Talib2:21.36
10 1 2 Maaher Harunani2:23.52
10 2 7 Ethan Fischer2:23.52
12 1 7 Andisiwe Tayali2:30.92

Final

The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 2:02.49
2 2:03.98
3 2:04.15
4 5 2:04.87
4 7 2:04.87
6 6 2:06.32
7 1 2:10.27
8 8 2:14.83

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 African Games Swimming Full Results. Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. 30 October 2019.