2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

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{{Infobox sports competition event

| event = Women's 50 metre backstroke

| competition = 2018 African Swimming Championships

| venue = Mohamed Boudiaf Olympic Complex

| dates = 10 September (heats and final)

| competitors = 20

| nations = 14

| win_value = 29.04

| gold = Erin Gallagher

| gold_nation = RSA

| silver = Samiha Mohsen

| silver_nation = EGY

| bronze = Amel Melih

| bronze_nation = ALG

| prev = 2016

| next = 2020

}}

{{2018 African Swimming Championships}}

The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.{{cite web|url=https://13canalger2018.com/rslt/rslt_1er_jour.htm |title=CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - HEATS DAY 1|accessdate=13 December 2019 |work=13canalger2018.com|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911165448/http://13canalger2018.com/rslt/rslt%201er%20jour.htm |archivedate=11 September 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://13canalger2018.com/rslt/rslt_final_1_er_jr.htm |title=CHAMPIONNAT D'AFRIQUE OPEN 2018 - FINALS DAY 1|accessdate=13 December 2019 |work=13canalger2018.com|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911193230/http://13canalger2018.com/rslt/rslt%20final%201%20er%20jr.htm |archivedate=11 September 2018 }}