The African Championships records in swimming performances in each event at the biennial African Swimming Championships . The championships are organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA), and were last held in September 2018 in Algiers , Algeria . All events are held in long course (50 m) swimming pools.
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.39
Oussama Sahnoune
Algeria
22 October 2016
2016 Championships
Bloemfontein , South Africa
[ 1]
100m freestyle
49.39
Mohamed Samy
Egypt
12 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:49.62
Mohamed Samy
Egypt
10 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:51.12
Marwan Elkamash
Egypt
13 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 4]
800m freestyle
8:02.37
Marwan Elkamash
Egypt
11 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 5]
1500m freestyle
15:26.40
Marwan Elkamash
Egypt
14 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 6]
50m backstroke
25.34
Mohamed Samy
Egypt
13 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
100m backstroke
55.31
Abdellah Ardjoune
Algeria
23 August 2022
2022 Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 8]
200m backstroke
2:00.54
Martin Binedell
South Africa
13 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
50m breaststroke
27.95
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Youssef El-Kamash
Egypt
11 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 9]
100m breaststroke
1:01.18
Jaouad Syoud
Algeria
21 August 2022
2022 Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 10]
200m breaststroke
2:13.37
Jaouad Syoud
Algeria
22 August 2022
2022 Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 11]
50m butterfly
23.50
Jason Dunford
Kenya
3 Dec 2008
2008 Championships
Johannesburg , South Africa
100m butterfly
52.49
Jason Dunford
Kenya
7 Dec 2008
2008 Championships
Johannesburg , South Africa
200m butterfly
1:58.98
Jaouad Syoud
Algeria
20 August 2022
2022 Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 12]
200m individual medley
2:00.05
Jaouad Syoud
Algeria
24 August 2022
2022 Championships
Tunis , Tunisia
[ 13]
400m individual medley
4:21.06
Jay Cee Thomson
South Africa
14 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 14]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:20.04
Egypt
October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:28.10
Egypt
12 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 2]
4×100m medley relay
3:41.70
Egypt
16 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by CANA ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; † – en route to final mark
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
25.11
Farida Osman
Egypt
14 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 6]
100m freestyle
54.79
Erin Gallagher
South Africa
10 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 3]
200m freestyle
2:01.92
Leone Vorster
South Africa
12 Sep 2006
2006 Championships
Dakar , Senegal
400m freestyle
4:14.23
Melissa Corfe
South Africa
7 May 2004
2004 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
800m freestyle
8:50.45
Michelle Weber
South Africa
14 September 2012
2012 Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 15]
1500m freestyle
16:46.46
Michelle Weber
South Africa
16 September 2012
2012 Championships
Nairobi , Kenya
[ 16]
50m backstroke
29.04
Erin Gallagher
South Africa
10 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 3]
100m backstroke
1:02.32
Chanelle Van Wyk
South Africa
16 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 17]
200m backstroke
2:14.33
Mariella Venter
South Africa
22 October 2016
2016 Championships
Bloemfontein , South Africa
[ 18]
50m breaststroke
31.99
Lara van Niekerk
South Africa
12 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 2]
100m breaststroke
1:10.81
Emily Visagie
South Africa
15 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
200m breaststroke
2:32.16
Sarra Lajnef
Tunisia
14 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 19]
50m butterfly
26.16
Farida Osman
Egypt
11 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 5]
100m butterfly
59.03
Farida Osman
Egypt
13 September 2018
2018 Championships
Algiers , Algeria
[ 4]
200m butterfly
2:11.97
Mandy Loots
South Africa
19 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 20]
200m individual medley
2:15.45
Rebecca Meder
South Africa
15 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
400m individual medley
4:45.76
Kathryn Meaklim
South Africa
14 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 21]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:49.91
South Africa
13 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
4×200m freestyle relay
8:26.35
South Africa
11 October 2021
2021 Championships
Accra , Ghana
[ 7]
4×100m medley relay
4:09.53
South Africa
18 September 2010
2010 Championships
Casablanca , Morocco
[ 22]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by CANA ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; † – en route to final mark
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