| 10th African Swimming Championships |
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| Host city | Casablanca, Morocco |
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| Date(s) | September 13–19, 2010 |
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| Venue(s) | Mohammed V Sport Complex (pool)
Sidi Abbed beach (open water} |
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| Nations participating | 21 |
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| Athletes participating | 220+ |
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| Events | 42 |
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The 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco.[1] The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. It featured pool competition in a 50m (long course) pool; and Open Water races.
Competition locations were:
- pool: Mohammed V Sport Complex (Complexe sportif Mohammed V)
- open water: Sidi Abbed beach in Temara.
Participating countries
Over 200 swimmers[2] from 21 countries[3] participated in the 10th Championships, making it the largest ever (both in terms of number of swimmers and number of countries). Countries which sent teams were:
- 1 While swimmers from Cameroon entered the Championships, they did not attend the meet (reportedly because they could not afford the plane tickets to Morocco).[4]
Schedule
| Date
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Monday
13 September 2010
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Tuesday
14 September 2010
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Wednesday
15 September 2010
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Thursday
16 September 2010
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E
v
e
n
t
s
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100 free (w)
100 breast (m)
400 IM (w)
200 free (m)
50 back (w)
50 back (m)
4x200 Free Relay (w)
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100 fly (m)
200 free (w)
400 IM (m)
200 breast (w)
50 breast (m)
50 fly (w)
800 free (m)
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400 free (w)
100 free (m)
100 back (w)
200 back (m)
50 breast (w)
50 fly (m)
4x100 Free Relay (w)
4x200 Free Relay (m)
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100 fly (w)
400 free (m)
100 breast (w)
200 breast (m)
800 free (w)
4x100 Free Relay (m)
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| Date
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Friday
17 September 2010
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Saturday
18 September 2010
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Sunday
19 September 2010
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Pool events at
Mohammed V
Sports Complex
in Casablanca
Open Water events at
Sidi Abbed beach
in Temara
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E
v
e
n
t
s
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200 fly (m)
200 IM (w)
100 back (m)
50 free (w)
1500 free (m)
4x100 Medley Relay (w)
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200 fly (w)
50 free (m)
200 back (w)
200 IM (m)
1500 free (w)
4x100 Medley Relay (m)
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[Open Water]
5K (m)
5K (w)
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Preliminary heats began at 10:00 am; finals at 4:00 pm Open Water races began at 10:00 am
Medal standings
Final medal standings for the 2010 African Swimming Championships are:[6]
