2016 African Swimming Championships
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{{Infobox Swim meet|
|name = 12th African Swimming Championships
|hostcity = Bloemfontein, (South Africa)
|nations = 17
|athletes =
|events = 44
|dates = 16–23 October 2016
|venues = Stadium Swimming Pool Bloemfontein
}}
The 12th African Swimming Championships were held 16–23 October 2016 in Bloemfontein, (South Africa).
Competition location was the Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein.
Participating countries
Countries which sent teams were:{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{flag|Algeria}}
- {{flag|Angola}}
- {{flag|Benin}}
- {{flag|Botswana}}
- {{flag|Congo}}
- {{flag|Egypt}}
- {{flag|Mauritius}}
- {{flag|Morocco}}
- {{flag|Mozambique}}
- {{flag|Namibia}}
- {{flag|Nigeria}}
- {{flag|Senegal}}
- {{flag|Seychelles}}
- {{flag|South Africa}}
- {{flag|Sudan}}
- {{flag|Zambia}}
- {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
{{div col end}}
Medal standings
Final medal standings for the 2016 African Swimming Championships are:
{{Medals table
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| gold_RSA = 33 | silver_RSA = 16 | bronze_RSA = 13
| gold_ALG = 7 | silver_ALG = 7 | bronze_ALG = 6
| gold_EGY = 3 | silver_EGY = 20 | bronze_EGY = 18
| gold_SEY = 1 | silver_SEY = 1 | bronze_SEY = 2
| gold_MAR = 0 | silver_MAR = 0 | bronze_MAR = 3
| gold_SEN = 0 | silver_SEN = 0 | bronze_SEN = 1
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Results
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}} | |||
| 50m Free
| Oussama Sahnoune | 22.39
| Douglas Erasmus | 22.55
| Mohamed Samy | 23.08 |
| 100m Free
| Oussama Sahnoune | 49.60 CR
| Calvyn Justus | 50.21
| Mohamed Samy | 50.29 |
| 200m Free
| Myles Brown | 1:50.93
| Marwan El-Amrawy | 1:51.60
| Calvyn Justus | 1:51.92 |
| 400m Free
| Myles Brown | 3:54.80
| Marwan El-Amrawy | 3:56.45
| Lounis Khendriche | 4:02.15 |
| 800m Free
| Marwan El-Amrawy | 8:13.07
| Brent Szurdoki | 8:14.75
| Josh Dannhauser | 8:18.57 |
| 1500m Free
| Brent Szurdoki | 15:37.65
| Marwan El-Amrawy | 15:48.33
| Josh Dannhauser | 16:00.17 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Back
| Mohamed Samy | 26.62
| Jacques van Wyk | 27.12
| Driss Lahrichi | 27.59 |
| 100m Back
| Jacques van Wyk | 56.50
| Mohamed Samy | 57.31
| Neil de Villiers | 57.43 |
| 200m Back
| Martin Binedell | 2:03.43
| Neil Fair | 2:04.33
| Ahmed Hamdy | 2:07.45 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Breast
| Cameron van der Burgh | 28.05 CR
| Michael Houlie | 28.63
| Ahmed Shamlool | 28.92 |
| 100m Breast
| Alaric Basson | 1:03.12
| Michael Houlie | 1:03.46
| Hassan Yasser | 1:03.66 |
| 200m Breast
| Ayrton Sweeney | 2:16.96
| Alaric Basson | 2:20.82
| Hassan Yasser | 2:21.17 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Fly
| Douglas Erasmus | 24.33
| Hassan Yasser | 24.64
| Alard Basson | 24.83 |
| 100m Fly
| Chad le Clos | 52.69
| Mohamed Samy | 54.91
| Alard Basson | 55.05 |
| 200m Fly
| Eben Vorster | 2:01.03
| Ahmed Hamdy | 2:03.27
| Lounis Khendriche | 2:03.48 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 200m IM
| Jarryd Baxter | 2:04.68
| Neil Fair | 2:05.37
| Mohamed Samy | 2:08.22 |
| 400m IM
| Ayrton Sweeney | 4:27.80
| Ahmed Hamdy | 4:30.22
| Neil Fair | 4:31.41 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 4x100m Free Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 3:22.76 CR | {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 3:25.52
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Senegal | 3:59.50 |
| 4x200m Free Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 7:36.80
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 7:38.89
| {{flagicon|MAR}} Morocco | 8:10.37 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 3:44.60
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 3:51.91
| {{flagicon|MAR}} Morocco | 3:58.31 |
=Women=
| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}} | |||
| 50m Free
| Amel Melih | 26.72
| Rowan El Badry | 27.02
| Alexus Laird | 27.03 |
| 100m Free
| Amel Melih | 58.28
| Gabi Grobler | 58.54
| Samantha Labuschagne | 59.38 |
| 200m Free
| Caitlin Kat | 2:06.07
| Rebecca Meder | 2:06.16
| Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 2:07.51 |
| 400m Free
| Caitlin Kat | 4:24.74
| Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 4:26.44
| Jessica Whelan | 4:29.68 |
| 800m Free
| Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 9:10.29
| Reem Mohamed Hussein | 9:13.85
| Michelle Weber | 9:15.89 |
| 1500m Free
| Charlise Oberholzer | 17:20.44
| Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 17:44.35
| Michelle Weber | 17:55.43 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Back
| Alexus Laird | 30.68
| Amel Melih | 31.08
| Ingy Abouzaid | 31.72 |
| 100m Back
| Mariella Venter | 1:02.44 CR
| Alexus Laird | 1:05.53
| Ingy Abouzaid | 1:06.50 |
| 200m Back
| Mariella Venter | 2:14.33
| Nathania van Niekerk | 2:15.49
| Alexus Laird | 2:22.67 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Breast
| Kaylene Corbett | 32.58 CR
| Hanim Abrahams | 33.08
| Mai Atef Abdelfattah | 33.44 |
| 100m Breast
| Kaylene Corbett | 1:11.81
| Hanim Abrahams | 1:12.35
| Mai Atef Abdelfattah | 1:12.49 |
| 200m Breast
| Kaylene Corbett | 2:33.09
| Hanim Abrahams | 2:36.57
| Rowida Mohamed | 2:41.71 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 50m Fly
| Nathania van Niekerk | 28.15
| Lesley Blignaut | 29.23
| Mariam Sakr | 29.42 |
| 100m Fly
| Nathania van Niekerk | 1:02.61
| Mariam Sakr | 1:03.11
| Rowida Mohamed | 1:03.23 |
| 200m Fly
| Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane | 2:15.75
| Mariam Sakr | 2:18.88
| Rowida Mohamed | 2:20.00 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 200m IM
| Rebecca Meder | 2:20.37
| Rania Hamida Nefsi | 2:22.16
| Rowida Mohamed | 2:22.38 |
| 400m IM
| Rebecca Meder | 4:58.51
| Rania Hamida Nefsi | 5:02.58
| Rowida Mohamed | 5:05.51 |
| colspan=7| | |||
| 4x100m Free Relay | {{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 4:00.92
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 4:06.62
| | |
| 4x200m Free Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 8:39.00
| {{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 8:56.87
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 9:06.63 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 4:18.92
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 4:21.71
| {{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 4:18.61 |
= Mixed =
| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}} | |||
| 4x100m Free Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 3:37.02 CR | {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 3:43.01
| {{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 3:43.32 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa | 3:59.28 CR | {{flagicon|EGY}} Egypt | 4:06.12
| {{flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 4:18.61 |
= Open water race =
| {{MedalistTable|columns=2}} | |||
| 5 k (men)
| Youssef Hossam | 1:00:09.36
| Marwan Elamrawy | 1:00:20.34
| Danie Marais | 1:00:22.11 |
| 5 k (women)
| Michelle Weber | 1:12:13.26
| Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 1:12:13.62
| Carmen le Roux | 1:12:16.37 |
External links
- [http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/meet/2016-cana-african-swimming-championships. "2016 CANA African swimming championships" 2016 African Swimming Champs Results]
- [http://swimsa.org/liveresults/2016/xii-cana-african-swimming-championships-2016 "XII CANA African swimming championships"]
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