| Event: | Women's 50 metre butterfly |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 22 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 25.94 |
| Gold: | Farida Osman |
| Gold Nation: | EGY |
| Silver: | Erin Gallagher |
| Silver Nation: | RSA |
| Bronze: | Emma Chelius |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women's 50 metre butterfly 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 | Sarah Sjöström | 24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 | ||
| African record | Farida Osman | 25.39 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 | ||
| Games record | Farida Osman | 26.27 | Brazzaville | 7 September 2015 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:50.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Farida Osman | 26.68 | Q | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Felicity Passon | 27.23 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | 27.26 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Amel Melih | 27.59 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Emma Chelius | 27.84 | Q | ||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Farida Samra | 28.72 | Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Timipame-ere Akiayefa | 28.74 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Emily Muteti | 28.82 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | 29.19 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Robyn Lee | 29.37 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 3 | Rebecca Ssengonzi | 29.49 | NR | ||
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Lia Lima | 29.65 | |||
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Nomvulo Mjimba | 29.91 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 6 | Sophia Diagne | 30.22 | |||
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Kiah Borg | 30.58 | |||
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Caitlin Loo | 31.48 | |||
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | 32.03 | |||
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Rahel Gebresilassie | 35.85 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Lina Selo | 37.84 | |||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Aya Mpali | 39.64 |
The final was started on 22 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 25.94 | GR | ||||
| 3 | 26.24 | |||||
| 2 | 27.40 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 27.41 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | 27.43 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 28.82 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 28.83 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 29.09 |