| Event: | Men's 50 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 23 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 25.26 |
| Gold: | Mohamed Samy |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Abdellah Ardjoune |
| Silver Nation: | ALG |
| Bronze: | Driss Lahrichi |
| Bronze Nation: | MAR |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Kliment Kolesnikov | 24.00 | Glasgow | 4 August 2018 | ||
| African record | Gerhard Zandberg | 24.34 | Rome | 2 August 2009 | ||
| Games record | Gerhard Zandberg | 25.68 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:25.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Abdellah Ardjoune | 25.88 | Q NR | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Driss Lahrichi | 25.93 | Q =NR | ||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Mohamed Samy | 26.15 | Q | ||
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Mohamed Bouhamdi | 26.46 | Q | ||
| 5 | 3 | 6 | Merwane El Merini | 26.93 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Ali Khalafalla | 27.08 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Martin Binedell | 27.20 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Neil Fair | 27.22 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Jason Arthur | 27.46 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Steven Aimable | 27.71 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Niklas Yeboah | 28.20 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 2 | Efrem Ghimai | 28.44 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Gregory Anodin | 28.61 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Simon Bachmann | 29.01 | |||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Andisiwe Tayali | 29.29 | |||
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Swaleh Talib | 29.50 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Ayman Khatoun | 29.54 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Seydoli Alaassan | 30.02 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 8 | Jamalke Gnakobo | 34.29 | |||
| 20 | 3 | 2 | El Hadji Adama Niane | 39.48 |
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 25.26 | GR | ||||
| 4 | 25.61 | NR | ||||
| 5 | 26.12 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 26.64 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 26.67 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 26.88 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 27.11 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 27.12 |