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.

Editions

Games Year Host city # countries # swimmers
1 1965 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
2 1973 Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
3 1978 Algeria Algiers, Algeria
4 1987 Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
5 1991 Egypt Cairo, Egypt
6 1995 Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
7 1999 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 18 128
8 2003 Nigeria Abuja, Nigeria 21 117 [1]
(male=63; female=54)
9 2007 Algeria Algiers, Algeria 16 121
10 2011 Mozambique Maputo, Mozambique
11 2015 Republic of the Congo Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
12 2019 Morocco Rabat, Morocco  
13 2023 Ghana Accra, Ghana  

Games records

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

Men

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.02 Ali Khalafalla  Egypt 13 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [2]
100m freestyle 48.97 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
200m freestyle 1:47.77 Devon Brown  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [4]
400m freestyle 3:48.06 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 9 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [5]
800m freestyle 7:55.36 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [6]
1500m freestyle 15:11.68 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 10 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [7]
50m backstroke 25.26 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [8]
100m backstroke 55.02 Abdellah Ardjoune  Algeria 24 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [9]
200m backstroke 1:59.03 Martin Binedell  South Africa 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
50m breaststroke 27.18 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [10]
100m breaststroke 1:00.19 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [11]
200m breaststroke 2:14.21 Alaric Basson  South Africa 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [12]
50m butterfly 23.51 Chad le Clos  South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [13]
100m butterfly 51.24 Chad le Clos  South Africa 7 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [14]
200m butterfly 1:56.37 Chad le Clos  South Africa 9 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [15][16]
200m individual medley 2:00.70 Chad le Clos  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][18]
400m individual medley 4:16.88 Chad le Clos  South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][20]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.42
 South Africa 8 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [21][22]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:18.62
 South Africa 8 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [23]
4×100m medley relay 3:40.24
 South Africa 24 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 24.72 Farida Osman  Egypt 13 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [25]
100m freestyle 55.13 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 21 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [3]
200m freestyle 1:59.84 Karin Prinsloo  South Africa 6 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [19][26]
400m freestyle 4:15.53 Melissa Corfe  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
800m freestyle 8:43.89 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
1500m freestyle 16:47.61 Catherine van Rensburg  South Africa 9 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [27]
50m backstroke 28.76 Caitlin de Lange  South Africa 11 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [28]
100m backstroke 1:00.86 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 7 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [29]
200m backstroke 2:10.66 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
50m breaststroke 31.91 Simone Moll  South Africa 12 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [30]
100m breaststroke 1:07.58 Penny Heyns  South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
200m breaststroke 2:28.00 Penny Heyns  South Africa September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa
50m butterfly 25.94 Farida Osman  Egypt 22 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [31]
100m butterfly 58.79 Farida Osman  Egypt 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [32]
200m butterfly 2:12.46 Mandy Loots  South Africa 10 September 2011 2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique [17][33]
200m individual medley 2:13.02 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
400m individual medley 4:39.91 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
4×100m freestyle relay 3:48.47
  • Farida Osman
     (55.86)
  • Nour El-Gendy
     (57.53)
  • Lojine Hamed
     (57.54)
  • Nadine Abdallah
     (57.54)
  Egypt 12 March 2024 2023 African Games Accra, Ghana [34]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:20.28
  • Rene Warnes
     (2:04.51)
  • Marlies Ross
     (2:06.57)
  • Charlise Oberholzer
     (2:08.04)
  • Karin Prinsloo
     (2:01.16)
  South Africa 6 September 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo [35]
4×100m medley relay 4:10.90  South Africa July 2007 2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.24 AF
 South Africa 23 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [36]
4×100m medley relay 3:50.76
 South Africa 22 August 2019 2019 African Games Casablanca, Morocco [31]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

See also

References

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