| Event: | Women's 50 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 23 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 29.05 |
| Gold: | Erin Gallagher |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Felicity Passon |
| Silver Nation: | SEY |
| Bronze: | Naomi Ruele |
| Bronze Nation: | BOT |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women'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 | Liu Xiang | 26.98 | Jakarta | 21 August 2018 | ||
| African record | Kirsty Coventry | 28.08 | Monte Carlo | 13 June 2015 | ||
| Games record | Kirsty Coventry | 28.89 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Felicity Passon | 29.47 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Naomi Ruele | 29.62 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Amel Melih | 29.76 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Kerryn Herbst | 29.77 | Q | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | 29.94 | Q | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Rola Hussein | 30.37 | Q | ||
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner | 30.70 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Sara El Tahawi | 30.88 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Robyn Lee | 31.00 | R | ||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Hiba Fahsi | 31.25 | R | ||
| 11 | 3 | 6 | Farida Samra | 31.26 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Timipame-ere Akiayefa | 31.31 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Catarina Sousa | 31.60 | NR | ||
| 14 | 1 | 6 | Camille Koenig | 31.63 | |||
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Yasmine Dgaimesh | 31.80 | |||
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Sophia Diagne | 32.33 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 2 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 32.62 | |||
| 18 | 2 | 1 | Lombe Mwape | 36.29 | |||
| 19 | 1 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | 37.00 | |||
| 20 | 3 | 8 | Nafissath Radji | 37.43 | |||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Genet Demissia | 41.05 | |||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Odrina Kaze | 46.15 |
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 29.05 | |||||
| 4 | 29.17 | |||||
| 5 | 29.22 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 29.65 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 29.77 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 29.93 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 30.53 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 31.37 |