List of African Championships records in swimming

The African Championships records in swimming performances in each event at the biennial African Swimming Championships. The championships are organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA), and were last held in September 2018 in Algiers, Algeria. All events are held in long course (50 m) swimming pools.

Men's events
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 22.39 Oussama Sahnoune  Algeria 22 October 20162016 Championships Bloemfontein, South Africa [1]
100m freestyle 49.39 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 12 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [2]
200m freestyle 1:49.62 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 10 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
400m freestyle 3:51.12 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 13 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [4]
800m freestyle 8:02.37 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 11 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [5]
1500m freestyle 15:26.40 Marwan Elkamash  Egypt 14 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [6]
50m backstroke 25.49 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 10 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
100m backstroke 55.49 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 14 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [6]
200m backstroke 2:01.02 George Du Rand  South Africa 3 Dec 20082008 Championships Johannesburg, South Africa
50m breaststroke 27.95 hYoussef El-Kamash  Egypt 11 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [7]
100m breaststroke 1:01.26 Wassim Elloumi  Tunisia 10 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
200m breaststroke 2:14.04 Ayrton Sweeney  South Africa 13 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [4]
50m butterfly 23.50 Jason Dunford Kenya 3 Dec 20082008 Championships Johannesburg, South Africa
100m butterfly 52.49 Jason Dunford Kenya 7 Dec 20082008 Championships Johannesburg, South Africa
200m butterfly 2:00.72 Wesley Gilchrist  South Africa 18 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [8]
200m individual medley 2:01.21 Mohamed Samy  Egypt 15 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [9]
400m individual medley 4:21.06 Jay Cee Thomson  South Africa 14 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [10]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:21.61
 Egypt 13 September 2018 2018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [4]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:28.10
 Egypt 12 September 2018 2018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [2]
4×100m medley relay 3:42.87
 Egypt 15 September 2018 2018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [9]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; † – en route to final mark

Women's events
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.11 Farida Osman  Egypt 14 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [6]
100m freestyle 54.79 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 10 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
200m freestyle 2:01.92 Leone Vorster South Africa 12 Sep 20062006 Championships Dakar, Senegal
400m freestyle 4:14.23 Melissa Corfe South Africa 7 May 20042004 Championships Casablanca, Morocco
800m freestyle 8:50.45 Michelle Weber South Africa 14 September 20122012 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [11]
1500m freestyle 16:46.46 Michelle Weber South Africa 16 September 20122012 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [12]
50m backstroke 29.04 Erin Gallagher  South Africa 10 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [3]
100m backstroke 1:02.32 Chanelle Van Wyk  South Africa 16 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [13]
200m backstroke 2:14.33 Mariella Venter  South Africa 22 October 20162016 Championships Bloemfontein, South Africa [14]
50m breaststroke 31.99 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 12 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [2]
100m breaststroke 1:10.82 Sara El Bekri  Morocco 17 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [15]
200m breaststroke 2:32.16 Sarra Lajnef  Tunisia 14 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [16]
50m butterfly 26.16 Farida Osman  Egypt 11 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [5]
100m butterfly 59.03 Farida Osman  Egypt 13 September 20182018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [4]
200m butterfly 2:11.97 Mandy Loots  South Africa 19 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [17]
200m individual medley 2:16.77 Mandy Loots  South Africa 18 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [18]
400m individual medley 4:45.76 Kathryn Meaklim  South Africa 14 September 20102010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [19]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:50.15
 South Africa 16 September 2010 2010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [20]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:27.61
  •  (2:03.96)
    Leone Vorster
  •  (2:05.92)
    Kathryn Meaklim
  •  (2:11.85)
    Jessica Ashley Cooper
  •  (2:05.88)
    Rene Warnes
  South Africa 14 September 2010 2010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [21]
4×100m medley relay 4:09.53
  •  (1:02.94)
    Chanelle Van Wyk
  •  (1:11.51)
    Kathryn Meaklim
  •  (59.51)
    Vanessa Mohr
  •  (55.57)
    Karin Prinsloo
  South Africa 18 September 2010 2010 Championships Casablanca, Morocco [22]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; † – en route to final mark

Mixed relay
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:36.94
 Egypt 11 September 2018 2018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [5]
4×100m medley relay 3:55.88
 Egypt 14 September 2018 2018 Championships Algiers, Algeria [6]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CANA; WR – World record; AF – African record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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