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The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 23 August 2019.[1]
Women's 50 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
Dates | 23 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 29.05 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Liu Xiang | China | 26.98 | Jakarta | 21 August 2018 |
African record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 28.08 | Monte Carlo | 13 June 2015 |
Games record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 28.89 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
The heats were started on 23 August at 11:20.
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 5 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles | 29.47 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 29.62 | Q |
3 | 1 | 4 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 29.76 | Q |
4 | 1 | 5 | Kerryn Herbst | South Africa | 29.77 | Q |
5 | 3 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 29.94 | Q |
6 | 3 | 3 | Rola Hussein | Egypt | 30.37 | Q |
7 | 3 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner | Kenya | 30.70 | Q |
8 | 1 | 3 | Sara El Tahawi | Algeria | 30.88 | Q |
9 | 3 | 5 | Robyn Lee | Zimbabwe | 31.00 | R |
10 | 2 | 3 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco | 31.25 | R |
11 | 3 | 6 | Farida Samra | Egypt | 31.26 | |
12 | 3 | 7 | Timipame-ere Akiayefa | Nigeria | 31.31 | |
13 | 2 | 7 | Catarina Sousa | Angola | 31.60 | NR |
14 | 1 | 6 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius | 31.63 | |
15 | 2 | 6 | Yasmine Dgaimesh | Morocco | 31.80 | |
16 | 2 | 2 | Sophia Diagne | Senegal | 32.33 | |
17 | 1 | 2 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | Kenya | 32.62 | |
18 | 2 | 1 | Lombe Mwape | Zambia | 36.29 | |
19 | 1 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | Seychelles | 37.00 | |
20 | 3 | 8 | Nafissath Radji | Benin | 37.43 | |
21 | 3 | 1 | Genet Demissia | Ethiopia | 41.05 | |
22 | 1 | 1 | Odrina Kaze | Burundi | 46.15 |
The final was started on 23 August at 17:00.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 29.05 | ||
4 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles | 29.17 | ||
5 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 29.22 | ||
4 | 6 | Kerryn Herbst | South Africa | 29.65 | |
5 | 7 | Rola Hussein | Egypt | 29.77 | |
6 | 3 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 29.93 | |
7 | 1 | Sylvia Brunlehner | Kenya | 30.53 | |
8 | 8 | Sara El Tahawi | Algeria | 31.37 |
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