Swimming at the 2007 All-Africa Games
The Swimming competition at the 9th All-Africa Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, 11 – 18 July 2007.[1] 121 swimmers from 16 nations were entered into the 7-day competition.[2]
All events were swum in a 50-meter (long course) pool.
Participating nations
121 swimmers from 17 nations were entered in the Swimming competition:[2]
- Algeria (18)
- Angola (6)
- Burundi (4)
- Ivory Coast (1)
- Guinea (5)
- Libya (5)
- Madagascar (1)
- Mauritius (1)
- Mali (7)
- Mozambique (6)
- Namibia (8)
- Niger (2)
- Nigeria (14)
- Senegal (16)
- South Africa (24)
- Zambia (3)}
Event schedule
| Date | Thursday July 12 |
Friday July 13 |
Saturday July 14 |
Sunday July 15 |
| E v e n t s |
400 free (m) 100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 100 fly (m) 800 Free Relay (w) |
50 fly (w) 200 free (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 800 Free Relay (m) |
50 breast (m) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 800 free (w) 400 Free Relay (w) |
off |
| Date | Monday July 16 |
Tuesday July 17 |
Wednesday July 18 |
|
| E v e n t s |
50 back (w) 50 back (m) 100 fly (w) 200 breast (m) 100 breast (w) 800 free (m) 400 Free Relay (m) |
50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 200 fly (w) 200 IM (m) 200 back (w) 1500 free (w) 400 Medley Relay (m) |
400 free (w) 50 free (m) 50 fre (w) 200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 1500 free (m) 400 Medley Relay (w) |
m= men's event, w= women's event
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Salim Iles Algeria |
22.34 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
22.73 | Gideon Louw South Africa |
22.81 |
| 100 m freestyle | Salim Iles Algeria |
49.38 | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
49.82 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
50.09 |
| 200 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
1:50.30 NR |
Jean Basson South Africa |
1:50.:33 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
1:50.64 |
| 400 m freestyle | Troyden Prinsloo South Africa |
3:55.29 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
3:55.75 | Jean Basson South Africa |
3:57.97 |
| 800 m freestyle | Troyden Prinsloo South Africa |
8:02.84 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
8:11.23 | Mohamed Gadallah Egypt |
8:16.10 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Troyden Prinsloo South Africa |
15:24.93 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
15:58.:31 | Mohamed Gadallah Egypt |
16:05.20 |
| 50 m backstroke | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa |
25.68 | Ahmed Hussein Egypt |
26.13 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
26.31 |
| 100 m backstroke | Gerhard Zandberg South Africa |
56.53 | Jason Dunford Kenya |
57.57 | Garth Tune South Africa |
58.54 |
| 200 m backstroke | George du Rand South Africa |
2:02.69 | Ahmed Hussein Egypt |
2:05.03 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:05.35 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
27.74 | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa |
28.89 | Malick Fall Senegal |
29.26 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa |
1:02.05 | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
1:02.11 | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa |
1:02.54 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
2:14.27 | William Diering South Africa |
2:14.32 | Malick Fall Senegal |
2:22.10 |
| 50 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
23.91 | Yellow Yeiyah |
24.46 | Garth Tune South Africa |
25.02 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
53.40 | George du Rand South Africa |
54.97 | Ahmed Nada Egypt |
55.85 |
| 200 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
2:02.82 | Ahmed Nada Egypt |
2:03.35 | Ahmed Aboughazala Egypt |
2:05.12 |
| 200 m I.M. | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
2:05.21 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
2:05.23 | Darian Townsend South Africa |
2:06.10 |
| 400 m I.M. | Riaan Schoeman South Africa |
4:21.91 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
4.27.00 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
4.28.83 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
South Africa | 3:22.52 | Algeria | 3:24.36 | Egypt | 3:29.76 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
South Africa | 7.31.70 | Algeria | 7.32.50 NR |
Tunisia | 7.43.53 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
South Africa | 3:44.92 | Algeria | 3:47.31 | Egypt | 3:49.60 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
26.19 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe |
26.65 | Sarra Chahed Tunisia |
26.72 |
| 100 m freestyle | Melissa Corfe South Africa |
57.44 | Liezi Mari Burger South Africa |
58.03 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe |
58.08 |
| 200 m freestyle | Melissa Corfe South Africa |
2:02.45 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
2:05.11 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
2:06.32 |
| 400 m freestyle | Melissa Corfe South Africa |
4:15.53 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
4:21.97 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
4:25.83 |
| 800 m freestyle | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
8:43.89 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
8:57.91 | Dominique Dryding South Africa |
9:13.12 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Natalie du Toit South Africa |
17:06.05 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
17:22.83 NR |
Dominique Dryding South Africa |
17:31.51 |
| 50 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
28.89 | Chanelle Van Wyk South Africa |
30.35 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa |
30.90 |
| 100 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:01.28 | Melissa Corfe South Africa |
1:05.64 | Karima Lahmar Algeria |
1:06.92 NR |
| 200 m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:10.66 | Melissa Corfe South Africa |
2:13.88 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa |
2:15.59 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
32.62 | Amira Kouza Algeria |
33.03 NR |
Meriem Lamri Algeria |
33.25 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
1:09.74 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
1:11.86 | Meriem Lamri Algeria |
1:12.39 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa |
2:32.30 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa |
2:32.30 | Lydia Yefsah Algeria |
2:37.72 |
| 50 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
27.60 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe |
27.89 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal |
28.35 |
| 100 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
1:00.:09 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe |
1:00.61 | Ellen Hight Zambia |
1:03.38 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa |
2:14.28 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
2:14.77 | Heather Brand Zimbabwe |
2:17.59 |
| 200 m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
2:13.02 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa |
2:17.79 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia |
2:23.26 |
| 400 m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe |
4:39.91 | Jessica Pengelly South Africa |
4:43.97 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa |
4.48.06 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
South Africa | 3.56.05 | Egypt | 3.59.47 | Tunisia | 3.59.99 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
South Africa | 8.28.46 | Zimbabwe | 8.38.20 | Algeria | 8.42.62 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay |
South Africa | 4:10.90 | Zimbabwe | 4:21.60 | Algeria | 4:24.54 NR |
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 25 | 15 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | Algeria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Egypt | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
References
- ^ (in French) www.coja2007.dz Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (official website of the Games).
- ^ a b Swimming entries by country page of the official website of the 2007 All-Africa Games. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- SwimNews.com coverage: 2007-07-13; 2007-07-14, 2007-07-15, 2007-07-16, 2007-07-17, 2007-07-18
- International Herald Tribune: [1] [2] [3]