Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games
Swimming at the 7th All-Africa Games was held 12–18 September 1999 at the Ellis Park Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Participating nations
128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition.[7] Among those with swimmers were:
- Algeria
- Angola
- Egypt
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tunisia
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Schedule
Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order.
| Date | 12 September | September 13 | 14 September |
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 4 × 200 Free Relay (w) |
200 breast (w) 100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 4 × 200 Free Relay (m) |
100 free (m) 400 free (w) 200 back (m) 100 back (w) 4 × 100 Free Relay (w) |
| Date | 15 September | September 16 | 17 September |
| E v e n t s |
100 fly (w) 200 breast (m) 100 breast (w) 400 free (m) 800 free (w) 4 × 100 Free Relay (m) |
50 free (m) 200 IM (w) 200 fly (m) 100 back (m) 1500 free (m) 4 × 100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 200 IM (m) 200 back (w) 50 free (w) 4 × 100 Medley Relay |
m= men's event, w= women's event
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Freestyle | Brendon Dedekind South Africa |
22.36 GR |
Nicholas Folker South Africa |
22.83 | Salim Iles Algeria |
23.02 |
| 100 m Freestylem1 | Brendon Dedekind South Africa |
50.50 | Salim Iles Algeria |
50.58 | Nicholas Folker South Africa |
50.61 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Herman Louw South Africa |
1:52.68 | Glen Walshaw Zimbabwe |
1:55.85 | Terence Parkin South Africa |
1:56.78 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
4:06.93 | James Willcox South Africa |
4:08.00 | Glen Walshaw Zimbabwe |
4:09.65 |
| 1500 m Freestyle | Denis Sirringhaus South Africa |
16:17.53 | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
16:50.96 | Herbert Couacud Mauritius |
16:59.31 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
58.28 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto Seychelles |
59.64 | Haitham Hazem Egypt |
59.91 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Brett Rogers South Africa |
2:08.83 | George Du Rand South Africa |
2:10.41 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto Seychelles |
2:11.21 |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Brett Petersen South Africa |
1:02.63 | Chris Stewart South Africa |
1:06.01 | Alan Ogden Zimbabwe |
1:08.08 |
| 200 m Breaststroke | Terence Parkin South Africa |
2:16.29 GR |
Greg Owen South Africa |
2:21.14 | Ayman Khattab Egypt |
2:26.98 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Ryan Kelly South Africa |
54.66 | Theo Verster South Africa |
54.75 | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
56.30 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.69 GR |
Raazik Nordien South Africa |
2:08.75 | Fares Attar Algeria |
2:10.11 |
| 200 m I.M. | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.10 GR |
Terence Parkin South Africa |
2:07.97 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
2:11.00 |
| 400 m I.M | Terence Parkin South Africa |
4:35.29 | Adrian Bosch South Africa |
4:39.06 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
4:46.26 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relay |
South Africa Brett Rogers, Brett Petersen, Ryan Kelly, Brendon Dedekind |
3:51.45 | Algeria | 3:54.91 | Egypt | 3:58.22 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay |
South Africa Herman Louw, James Willcox, Ryno Maarkgraaf, Terence Parkin |
7:41.91 | Algeria | 7:58.54 | Seychelles Kenny Roberts, Jean-Paul Adam, Benjamin Lo-Pinto, Barnsley Albert [8] |
8:04.98 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
South Africa | 3:51.45 | Algeria | 3:54.91 | Egypt | 3:58.22 |
m1 In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m Freestyle | Rania Elwani Egypt Stacey Bowley South Africa |
26.56 | not awarded | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
26.72 | |
| 100 m Freestyle | Charlene Wittstock South Africa |
57.46 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
58.04 | Rania Elwani Egypt |
58.12 |
| 200 m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
2:05.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
2:06.15 | Rania Elwani Egypt |
2:08.08 |
| 400 m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
4:26.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
4:27.04 | Boutheina Elouer Tunisia |
4:40.03 |
| 800 m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
9:13.30 | Bronwyn Dedekind South Africa |
9:19.04 | Maha Elmerghany Egypt |
9:44.72 |
| 100 m Backstroke | Charlene Wittstock South Africa |
1:04.31 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:05.29 | Taryn Ternent South Africa |
1:05.95 |
| 200 m Backstroke | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:21.22 | Taryn Cokayne South Africa |
2:23.27 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe |
2:29.14 |
| 100 m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
1:07.58 GR |
Ziada Jardine South Africa |
1:15.31 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
1:18.05 |
| 200 m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
2:28.00 GR |
Sarah Poewe South Africa |
2:32.80 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
2:53.17 |
| 100 m Butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
1:01.32 GR |
Candice Crafford South Africa |
1:03.64 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
1:05.18 |
| 200 m Butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:16.02 GR |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
2:19.80 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria |
2:33.54 |
| 200 m I.M. | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:20.02 GR |
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:23.42 | Mandy Leach Zimbabwe |
2:25.53 |
| 400 m I.M | Mandy Loots South Africa |
4:59.50 GR |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
5:06.62 | Kenza Bennaceur Algeria |
5:29.60 |
| 4 × 100 m Free Relayw2 |
Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry, Tanya Gurr, Mandy Leach, Teresa Moody |
3:53.45 | South Africa Charlene Wittstock, Stacey Bowley, Candice Crafford, Kim van Selm |
3:54.31 | Egypt | 4:11.06 |
| 4 × 200 m Free Relay |
South Africa Kirsten van Heerden, Stacey Bowley, Bronwyn Dedekind, Kim van Selm |
8:36.76 | Zimbabwe | 8:47.56 | Egypt | 9:18.40 |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
South Africa Charlene Wittstock, Penny Heyns, Mandy Loots, Stacey Bowley |
4:11.57 GR |
Zimbabwe | 4:28.96 | Egypt | 4:48.17 |
w1 In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.
w2 Order of swimmers for the women's 4 × 100 Free Relay may be off, however, Moody (Zimbabwe) and Van Selm (South Africa) were the fourth swimmers for their relays.
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 30 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Algeria | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 33 | 31 | 32 | 96 | |
References
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 1 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-12; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 2 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-13; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 3 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-14; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 4 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 5 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 6 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-18; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ (2003) All African Games Roundup & Results by Chaker Belhadj, published by SwimNews on 2003-10-24; retrieved 2011-07-29.
- ^ "Ninth All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria – from July 11 to 23-Seychelles' history at the All-Africa Games". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 14 June 2017.