Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games
The Swimming competition at the 10th All-Africa Games was held on 5–10 September 2011 at the Zimpeto Olympic Pool in Zimpeto, Maputo, Mozambique. It featured 46 long course (50 m) events, 6 of which are disability/Paralympic classification. All events were prelims/finals format, except the 800 and 1500 freestyles, which was a timed final (each entrance swims one time, fastest heat swims at night).
Event schedule
| Date | Monday 5 September |
Tuesday 6 September |
Wednesday 7 September |
|---|---|---|---|
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 50 back (w) 50 back (m) 4 × 200 Free Relay (w) |
100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 50 breast (m) 50 fly (w) 800 free (m) |
400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 4 × 100 Free Relay (w) 4 × 200 Free Relay (m) |
| Date | Thursday 8 September |
Friday 9 September |
Saturday 10 September |
| E v e n t s |
100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 free (w S6-S10) 100 free (m S6-S10) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4 × 100 Free Relay (m) |
200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 100 back (w S6-S10) 100 back (m S6-S10) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4 × 100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m S6-10) 200 IM (w S6-10) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4 × 100 Medley Relay (m) |
m= men's event, w= women's event, S6-S10= disability classification
Prelims begin daily at 9:00 a.m., finals at 5:00 p.m.
Participating nations
25 nations entered in Swimming at the 2011 All Africa Games:
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Results
Men's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Gideon Louw South Africa |
22.34 =GR | David Dunford Kenya |
22.74 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
22.87 |
| 100 m freestyle | David Dunford Kenya |
49.48 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
49.71 | Gideon Louw South Africa |
49.80 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
1:48.95 GR | Darian Townsend South Africa |
1:49.04 | Jean Basson South Africa |
1:51.06 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
3:54.03 GR | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
3:58.49 | Mark Randall South Africa |
3:59.82 |
| 800 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
8:10.00 | Mark Randall South Africa |
8:10.04 | Jasper Venter South Africa |
8:21.76 |
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||
| 50 m backstroke | Charl Crous South Africa |
26.06 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
26.19 | Garth Tune South Africa |
26.74 |
| 100 m backstroke | Charl Crous South Africa |
55.26 GR | Darren Murray South Africa |
55.96 | Mohamed Hussein Egypt |
57.63 |
| 200 m backstroke | Darren Murray South Africa |
2:01.74 GR | Charl Crous South Africa |
2:01.88 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:05.19 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
27.81 | Malick Fall Senegal |
28.33 | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
28.71 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
1:02.44 | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia |
1:03.17 | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
1:03.80 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:16.51 | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia |
2:18.58 | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
2:19.74 |
| 50 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
23.57 GR | Neil Watson South Africa |
24.31 | Garth Tune South Africa |
24.70 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
52.13 GR | Chad le Clos South Africa |
52.17 | Neil Watson South Africa |
55.14 |
| 200 m butterfly | Chad le Clos South Africa |
1:56.37 GR | Jason Dunford Kenya |
2:02.52 | Pedro Pinotes Angola |
2:05.47 |
| 200 m I.M. | Chad le Clos South Africa |
2:00.70 GR | Darian Townsend South Africa |
2:01.76 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:03.46 |
| 400 m I.M. | Chad le Clos South Africa |
4:16.88 GR | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
4:21.11 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
4:25.32 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
South Africa Leith Shankland Chad le Clos Gideon Louw Darian Townsend |
3:19.42 GR | Algeria Nabil Kebbab Oussama Sahnoune Jughurtha Boumalie Ryad Djendouci |
3:26.51 | Kenya Jason Dunford David Dunford Rama Vyombo Kiptolo Boit |
3:29.84 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
South Africa Jasper Venter Riaan Schoeman Leith Shankland Darian Townsend |
7:33.63 GR | Algeria Badis Djendouci Ryad Djendouci Abdelghani Nefsi Youghorta Haddad |
7:49.59 | Kenya David Dunford Amar Shah Kiptolo Boit Jason Dunford |
8:01.07 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
South Africa Charl Crous Darian Townsend Chad le Clos Gideon Louw |
3:46.74 | Algeria Badis Djendouci Sofiane Daid Oussama Sahnoune Nabil Kebbab |
3:51.09 | Kenya David Dunford Amar Shah Jason Dunford Rama Vyombo |
3:53.55 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 freestyle |
Kevin Paul South Africa |
55.44 | Achmat Hassiem South Africa |
55.65 | Kevin Waller South Africa |
1:02.92 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 backstroke |
Achmat Hassiem South Africa |
1:11.39 | Kevin Waller South Africa |
1:18.62 | Silvio Lopes Angola |
1:22.59 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 200 I.M. |
Kevin Paul South Africa |
2:19.05 | Achmat Hassiem South Africa |
2:29.01 | Titilayo Badmus Nigeria |
2:56.73 |
Women's results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
25.98 | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe |
26.73 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
26.75 |
| 100 m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
56.05 GR | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe |
58.01 | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia |
58.11 |
| 200 m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
1:59.84 GR | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia |
2:05.44 | Natasha De Vos South Africa |
2:06.20 |
| 400 m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa |
4:19.73 | Sarra Lejnef Tunisia |
4:20.75 NR | Rene Warnes South Africa |
4:21.58 |
| 800 m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa |
8:54.64 | Rene Warnes South Africa |
8:59.23 | Shrone Austin Seychelles |
9:08.10 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa |
17:03.22 GR | Melia Mghezzi Algeria |
17:21.95 | Shrone Austin Seychelles |
17:27.76 |
| 50 m backstroke | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
29.28 | Mandy Loots South Africa |
29.76 | Amel Melih Algeria |
31.01 |
| 100 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:00.86 GR | Karin Prinsloo South Africa |
1:01.46 | Amel Melih Algeria |
1:07.27 |
| 200 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:12.40 | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:16.68 | Natasha De Vos South Africa |
2:18.18 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
32.88 | Miriam Corsini Mozambique |
33.74 | Racheal Tonjor Nigeria |
33.81 NR |
| 100 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
1:10.40 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
1:12.78 | Samantha Welch Zimbabwe |
1:15.39 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
2:31.53 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
2:34.17 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
2:36.16 |
| 50 m butterfly | Farida Osman Egypt |
27.08 GR | Mandy Loots South Africa |
27.30 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal |
28.45 |
| 100 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
59.86 GR | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:02.20 | Bianca Meyer South Africa |
1:03.14 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:12.46 GR | Bianca Meyer South Africa |
2:16.66 | Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Algeria |
2:20.61 |
| 200 m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:13.70 | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:15.71 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
2:18.60 |
| 400 m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
4:44.34 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
4:46.33 | Bianca Meyer South Africa |
4:51.20 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
South Africa Karin Prinsloo Natasha De Vos Roxanne Tammadge Suzaan van Biljon |
3:53.93 | Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Samantha Welch Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn |
3:57.81 | Algeria Fella Bennaceur Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Amel Melih |
4:02.84 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
South Africa Roxanne Tammadge Rene Warnes Karin Prinsloo Dominique Dryding |
8:28.20 | Zimbabwe Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn Samantha Welch Kirsty Coventry |
8:42.23 | Algeria Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Fella Bennaceur Amel Melih Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane |
8:57.78 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
South Africa Karin Prinsloo Suzaan van Biljon Mandy Loots Natasha De Vos |
4:14.00 | Zimbabwe Kirsten Lapham Samantha Welch Kirsty Coventry Nicole Horn |
4:24.01 | Algeria Amel Melih Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Fella Bennaceur |
4:29.29 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 freestyle |
Natalie Du Toit South Africa |
1:03.24 | Shireen Sapiro South Africa |
1:07.62 | Emily Gray South Africa |
1:08.77 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 backstroke |
Natalie Du Toit South Africa |
1:10.86 | Shireen Sapiro South Africa |
1:11.93 | Irene Bandeira Angola |
1:57.66 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 200 I.M. |
Natalie Du Toit South Africa |
2:35.01 | Emily Gray South Africa |
2:50.20 | Vera Toma Agbe-Ere Nigeria |
3:14.06 |
Medal standings
Swimming medal standings upon completion of the competition are:[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 33 | 22 | 18 | 73 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
References
- ^ (in French) Natation :"Nous envisageons de raffler 3 médailles d'or à Maputo (Kriche) (trans.: Swimming: We envision winning 3 gold medals in Maputo). Published by the Algerian Press Service on 2011-08-31, retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ (in French)Jeux Africains 2011 / Avant leur départ pour Maputo - Les vérités du ministre Légré aux athlètes ivoiriens (trans.: African Gams 2011 / Before their departure for Maputo - The truths from Minister Légré about the Ivorian athletes. Published by abidjan.net on 2011-08-20; retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Ten Swimmers to Represent the Country at All Africa Games, reposted by allAfrica.com from Vanguard News on 2011-08-05; retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ Swimming Team for X All Africa Games published by Swimming South Africa on 2011-08-17; retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Star-studded line - up for All Africa Games published by The Zimbabwean on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Swimming Medal Standings