| Event: | Women's 50 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 19 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 32.20 |
| Gold: | Kaylene Corbett |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Christin Mundell |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Tilka Paljk |
| Bronze Nation: | ZAM |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 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 | 29.40 | Budapest | 30 July 2017 | ||
| African record | Tatjana Schoenmaker | 30.82 | Gold Coast | 6 April 2018 | ||
| Games record | Suzaan van Biljon | 32.62 | Algiers | 17 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:45.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Tilka Paljk | 32.67 | Q | ||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Christin Mundell | 32.70 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Kaylene Corbett | 32.75 | Q | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Emily Muteti | 33.62 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Sarah Soliman | 33.65 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Maria Brunlehner | 33.98 | Q, | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Hiba Laknit | 34.21 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | 34.92 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Nomvulo Mjimba | 37.03 | Q | ||
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Angelika Ouedraogo | 38.14 | R | ||
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Bellore Sangala | 41.89 | |||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Berhane Amare | 42.14 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Mariama Touré | 43.36 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Isha Kanu | 47.24 | |||
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Aichata Konate | 47.41 | |||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Aminata Sangafe | 48.13 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Safia Houssein Barkat | 48.58 | |||
| 18 | Pilar Ndong Mangue | 54.19 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | Samantha Rakotovelo |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 32.20 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 32.70 | |||||
| 4 | 32.92 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 33.46 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 34.13 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 34.45 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 34.62 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 37.03 |