| Women's 500 metre butterfly at the 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex | |||||||||
| Dates | 11 September (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 26.16 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20162020 → | ||||||||||
| 2018 African Swimming Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
The Women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 11 September 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| African record | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
25.39 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Farida Osman | Egypt |
27.28 | Casablanca | 14 September 2010 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August | Heat | Erin Gallagher |  South Africa |
27.26 | CR |
| 11 August | Heat | Farida Osman | Egypt |
26.74 | CR |
| 11 August | Final | Farida Osman | Egypt |
26.16 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 11 September at 11:40.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farida Osman | Egypt |
26.74 | Q CR |
| 2 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa |
27.26 | Q |
| 3 | Amel Melih |  Algeria |
28.03 | Q |
| 4 | Samiha Mohsen | Egypt |
28.34 | Q |
| 5 | Imane El Barodi |  Morocco |
28.69 | Q |
| 6 | Nesrine Medjahed | Algeria |
29.11 | Q |
| 7 | Khwezi Duma | South Africa |
29.40 | Q |
| 8 | Lia Lima |  Angola |
29.69 | Q |
| 9 | Camille Koenig |  Mauritius |
30.03 | |
| 10 | Imara-Bella Thorpe |  Kenya |
30.04 | |
| 11 | Avice Meya |  Uganda |
31.20 | |
| 12 | Ndeye Tabara Diagne |  Senegal |
31.29 | |
| 13 | Jannat Bique |  Mozambique |
31.34 | |
| 14 | Domingas Munhemeze | Mozambique |
32.16 | |
| 15 | Samantha Rakotovelo |  Madagascar |
32.40 | |
| Mappy Kegbe |  Nigeria |
Did not start | ||
Final
The final was started on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Farida Osman | Egypt |
26.16 | CR |
 |
5 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa |
26.64 | |
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3 | Amel Melih | Algeria |
27.52 | |
| 4 | 6 | Samiha Mohsen | Egypt |
28.19 | |
| 5 | 7 | Nesrine Medjahed | Algeria |
28.49 | |
| 6 | 2 | Imane El Barodi | Morocco |
29.38 | |
| 7 | 1 | Khwezi Duma | South Africa |
29.82 | |
| 8 | 8 | Lia Lima | Angola |
30.01 |
References
- ^ "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 2". 13canalger2018.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2019.