Swimming has been part of African Games since its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.
Games | Year | Host city | # countries | # swimmers |
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1 | 1965 | ![]() |
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2 | 1973 | ![]() |
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3 | 1978 | ![]() |
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4 | 1987 | ![]() |
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5 | 1991 | ![]() |
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6 | 1995 | ![]() |
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7 | 1999 | ![]() |
18 | 128 |
8 | 2003 | ![]() |
21 | 117 [1] (male=63; female=54) |
9 | 2007 | ![]() |
16 | 121 |
10 | 2011 | ![]() |
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11 | 2015 | ![]() |
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12 | 2019 | ![]() |
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13 | 2023 | ![]() |
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.02 | Ali Khalafalla | ![]() |
13 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [2] | |
100m freestyle | 48.97 | Oussama Sahnoune | ![]() |
21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
200m freestyle | 1:47.77 | Devon Brown | ![]() |
6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [4] | |
400m freestyle | 3:48.06 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() |
9 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [5] | |
800m freestyle | 7:55.36 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() |
7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [6] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:11.68 | Ahmed Akram | ![]() |
10 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [7] | |
50m backstroke | 25.26 | Mohamed Samy | ![]() |
23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [8] | |
100m backstroke | 55.02 | Abdellah Ardjoune | ![]() |
24 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [9] | |
200m backstroke | 1:59.03 | Martin Binedell | ![]() |
21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
50m breaststroke | 27.18 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() |
7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [10] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:00.19 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() |
6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [11] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:14.21 | Alaric Basson | ![]() |
23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [12] | |
50m butterfly | 23.51 | Chad le Clos | ![]() |
8 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [13] | |
100m butterfly | 51.24 | Chad le Clos | ![]() |
7 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [14] | |
200m butterfly | 1:56.37 | Chad le Clos | ![]() |
9 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [15][16] | |
200m individual medley | 2:00.70 | Chad le Clos | ![]() |
10 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [17][18] | |
400m individual medley | 4:16.88 | Chad le Clos | ![]() |
6 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [19][20] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:19.42 | ![]() |
8 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [21][22] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:18.62 |
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8 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [23] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:40.24 |
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24 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [24] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 24.72 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
13 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [25] | |
100m freestyle | 55.13 | Erin Gallagher | ![]() |
21 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [3] | |
200m freestyle | 1:59.84 | Karin Prinsloo | ![]() |
6 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [19][26] | |
400m freestyle | 4:15.53 | Melissa Corfe | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
800m freestyle | 8:43.89 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
1500m freestyle | 16:47.61 | Catherine van Rensburg | ![]() |
9 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [27] | |
50m backstroke | 28.76 | Caitlin de Lange | ![]() |
11 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [28] | |
100m backstroke | 1:00.86 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
7 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [29] | |
200m backstroke | 2:10.66 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
50m breaststroke | 31.91 | Simone Moll | ![]() |
12 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [30] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:07.58 | Penny Heyns | ![]() |
September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:28.00 | Penny Heyns | ![]() |
September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
50m butterfly | 25.94 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
22 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [31] | |
100m butterfly | 58.79 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [32] | |
200m butterfly | 2:12.46 | Mandy Loots | ![]() |
10 September 2011 | 2011 All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | [17][33] | |
200m individual medley | 2:13.02 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
400m individual medley | 4:39.91 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:48.47 |
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12 March 2024 | 2023 African Games | Accra, Ghana | [34] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:20.28 |
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6 September 2015 | 2015 African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | [35] | |
4×100m medley relay | 4:10.90 | ![]() |
July 2007 | 2007 All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.24 | AF |
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23 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [36] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:50.76 |
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22 August 2019 | 2019 African Games | Casablanca, Morocco | [31] |