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The Men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.[1]
| Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53.70 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Caeleb Dressel |  United States | 49.50 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| African record | Chad le Clos |  South Africa | 50.56 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Games record | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 51.24 | Brazzaville | 7 September 2015 |
Heats
The heats were started on 23 August at 10:45.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Jaouad Syoud |  Algeria | 54.39 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Phillip Adejumo |  Nigeria | 54.56 | Q NR |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Alard Basson |  South Africa | 54.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Samy |  Egypt | 54.57 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa | 54.77 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 5 | Steven Aimable |  Senegal | 54.96 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Ralph Goveia |  Zambia | 55.10 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Yusuf Tibazi |  Morocco | 55.14 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson |  Ghana | 55.20 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Khaled Morad | Egypt | 55.25 | |
| 11 | 2 | 6 | Samy Boutouil | Morocco | 55.84 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Peter Wetzlar |  Zimbabwe | 55.88 | |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Igor Mogne |  Mozambique | 56.68 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Mathieu Bachmann |  Seychelles | 57.34 | |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | Niklas Yeboah | Ghana | 57.36 | |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Daniel Francisco |  Angola | 58.55 | |
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Simon Bachmann | Seychelles | 58.57 | |
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Ridhwan Mohamed |  Kenya | 58.73 | |
| 19 | 4 | 4 | Andisiwe Tayali | Zimbabwe | 58.91 | |
| 20 | 3 | 8 | Maaher Harunani | Kenya | 58.96 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | Xander Skinner |  Namibia | 59.09 | |
| 22 | 1 | 4 | Adrian Robinson |  Botswana | 59.12 | |
| 23 | 1 | 3 | Atuhaire Ambala |  Uganda | 59.16 | NR |
| 24 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Christian |  Eritrea | 59.99 | |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | Belly-Crésus Ganira |  Burundi | 1:01.21 | |
| 26 | 2 | 8 | Ousmane Touré |  Mali | 1:02.67 | |
| 27 | 1 | 5 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi | 1:03.68 | |
| 28 | 1 | 6 | Ethan Fischer | Botswana | 1:06.23 | |
| 29 | 1 | 2 | Shala Gekabel |  Ethiopia | 1:09.00 |
Final
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Ryan Coetzee | South Africa | 53.70 | |
 | 3 | Alard Basson | South Africa | 53.88 | |
 | 8 | Yusuf Tibazi | Morocco | 53.89 | NR |
| 4 | 4 | Jaouad Syoud | Algeria | 53.95 | |
| 5 | 5 | Phillip Adejumo | Nigeria | 54.20 | NR |
| 6 | 6 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 54.50 | |
| 7 | 7 | Steven Aimable | Senegal | 55.03 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ralph Goveia | Zambia | 55.50 |
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