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Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates21 August (heats and final)
Competitors9 from 5 nations
Winning time1:59.03
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Algeria
bronze medal    Egypt
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The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]

Records

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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Aaron Peirsol  United States 1:51.92 Rome 31 July 2009
African record George Du Rand  South Africa 1:55.75 Rome 30 July 2009
Games record Darren Murray  South Africa 2:01.74 Maputo 7 September 2011

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
21 August Heats Martin Binedell  South Africa 2:01.38 GR
21 August Final Martin Binedell  South Africa 1:59.03 GR

Results

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Heats

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The heats were started on 21 August at 11:15.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Martin Binedell  South Africa 2:01.38 Q GR
2 2 5 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 2:02.73 Q
3 2 3 Yassin Elshamaa  Egypt 2:05.77 Q
4 1 3 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 2:06.99 Q
5 1 4 Mohamed Bouhamdi  Algeria 2:07.04 Q
6 1 6 Adil Assouab  Morocco 2:08.68 Q
7 1 5 Jason Arthur  Ghana 2:08.76 Q
8 2 2 Mogammad Ra'eez Warley  South Africa 2:08.83 Q
9 2 6 Abdelrahman Hegazy  Egypt 2:09.80

Final

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The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Martin Binedell  South Africa 1:59.03 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 2:00.38 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Yassin Elshamaa  Egypt 2:03.17
4 6 Driss Lahrichi  Morocco 2:05.24
5 2 Mohamed Bouhamdi  Algeria 2:05.94
6 8 Mogammad Ra'eez Warley  South Africa 2:08.03
7 7 Adil Assouab  Morocco 2:09.22
8 1 Jason Arthur  Ghana 2:09.28

References

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  1. ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.