| Event: | Women's 100 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 22 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Win Value: | 1:09.75 |
| Gold: | Kaylene Corbett |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Christin Mundell |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Sarah Soliman |
| Bronze Nation: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Lilly King | 1:04.13 | Budapest | 25 July 2017 | ||
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker | 1:06.32 | Naples | 5 July 2019 | ||
| Games record | Penny Heyns | 1:07.58 | Johannesburg | 15 September 1999 |
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:30.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Christin Mundell | 1:11.23 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Kaylene Corbett | 1:12.11 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Sarah Soliman | 1:14.10 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Rebecca Kamau | 1:14.25 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | Tilka Paljk | 1:15.71 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 6 | Maria Brunlehner | 1:15.85 | Q, | ||
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Hiba Laknit | 1:16.36 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 1:16.71 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Berhane Amare | 1:35.13 | Q |
The final was started on 22 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1:09.75 | |||||
| 4 | 1:10.67 | |||||
| 3 | 1:13.36 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 1:13.78 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 1:13.99 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 1:15.88 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 1:16.05 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1:34.46 |