| Event: | Men's 50 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 24 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 46 |
| Nations: | 31 |
| Win Value: | 22.17 |
| Gold: | Ali Khalafalla |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Oussama Sahnoune |
| Silver Nation: | ALG |
| Bronze: | Brad Tandy |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]
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 | 22.34 | Algiers | 18 July 2007 | |
| Gideon Louw | Maputo | 10 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | 22.24 | GR | ||||
| 21 August | 22.17 | GR |
The heats were started on 24 August at 10:20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 4 | Brad Tandy | 22.24 | Q GR | ||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Ali Khalafalla | 22.41 | Q | ||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Douglas Erasmus | 22.66 | Q | ||
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Oussama Sahnoune | 22.67 | Q | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | 23.13 | Q | ||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Souhail Hamouchane | 23.18 | Q | ||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Xander Skinner | 23.19 | Q | ||
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Peter Wetzlar | 23.19 | Q | ||
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Abdelrahman Elaraby | 23.34 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson | 23.57 | |||
| 11 | 5 | 2 | El Hadj Adama Niane | 23.75 | |||
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Merwane El Merini | 23.79 | |||
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Steven Aimable | 23.80 | |||
| 14 | 5 | 7 | Issa Mohamed | 24.02 | |||
| 15 | 6 | 8 | Ralph Goveia | 24.17 | |||
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Swaleh Talib | 24.37 | |||
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Yellow Yeiyah | 24.39 | |||
| 18 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Francisco | 24.41 | |||
| 19 | 6 | 7 | Gregory Anodin | 24.48 | |||
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Efrem Ghimai | 24.51 | |||
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Samuele Rossi | 24.57 | |||
| 22 | 4 | 6 | Mathieu Bachmann | 24.64 | |||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Filipe Gomes | 24.65 | |||
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Ahllan Bique | 24.85 | |||
| 25 | 6 | 2 | Mathieu Marquet | 24.89 | |||
| 26 | 3 | 6 | Billy-Scott Irakose | 24.90 | |||
| 27 | 3 | 4 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola | 25.02 | |||
| 28 | 3 | 7 | Seydoli Alaassan | 25.20 | |||
| 29 | 3 | 3 | Belly-Crésus Ganira | 25.31 | |||
| 30 | 3 | 8 | Ayman Khatoun | 25.39 | |||
| 31 | 3 | 1 | Adama Ouedraogo | 25.67 | |||
| 32 | 3 | 2 | Kitso Matija | 26.03 | |||
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Solomon Dzingai | 26.40 | |||
| 34 | 2 | 5 | Kumaren Naidu | 26.45 | |||
| 35 | 2 | 2 | Abdelmalik Muktar | 26.71 | |||
| 36 | 2 | 3 | Julius Wyse | 27.29 | |||
| 37 | 2 | 6 | Tindwende Sawadogo | 27.72 | |||
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Eméric Kpegba | 27.75 | |||
| 39 | 2 | 8 | Mamadou Bah | 27.91 | |||
| 40 | 2 | 1 | Ebrima Buaro | 28.36 | |||
| 41 | 1 | 4 | Houssein Gaber | 28.37 | |||
| 42 | 1 | 3 | Adam Mpali | 28.45 | |||
| 43 | 2 | 7 | Shala Gekabel | 28.89 | |||
| 44 | 1 | 1 | Diosdado Miko | 30.80 | |||
| 45 | 1 | 7 | Munyu Kupiata | 31.45 | |||
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Mubikayi |
The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 22.17 | GR | ||||
| 6 | 22.19 | |||||
| 4 | 22.21 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 22.57 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 23.09 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 23.10 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 23.14 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 23.28 |