Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
Dates | 21 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 5 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:59.03 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
African record | George Du Rand | ![]() | 1:55.75 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
Games record | Darren Murray | ![]() | 2:01.74 | Maputo | 7 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
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21 August | Heats | Martin Binedell | ![]() | 2:01.38 | GR |
21 August | Final | Martin Binedell | ![]() | 1:59.03 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 21 August at 11:15.
Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Martin Binedell | ![]() | 2:01.38 | Q GR |
2 | 2 | 5 | Abdellah Ardjoune | ![]() | 2:02.73 | Q |
3 | 2 | 3 | Yassin Elshamaa | ![]() | 2:05.77 | Q |
4 | 1 | 3 | Driss Lahrichi | ![]() | 2:06.99 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Mohamed Bouhamdi | ![]() | 2:07.04 | Q |
6 | 1 | 6 | Adil Assouab | ![]() | 2:08.68 | Q |
7 | 1 | 5 | Jason Arthur | ![]() | 2:08.76 | Q |
8 | 2 | 2 | Mogammad Ra'eez Warley | ![]() | 2:08.83 | Q |
9 | 2 | 6 | Abdelrahman Hegazy | ![]() | 2:09.80 |
Final
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | Martin Binedell | ![]() | 1:59.03 | GR |
![]() | 5 | Abdellah Ardjoune | ![]() | 2:00.38 | NR |
![]() | 3 | Yassin Elshamaa | ![]() | 2:03.17 | |
4 | 6 | Driss Lahrichi | ![]() | 2:05.24 | |
5 | 2 | Mohamed Bouhamdi | ![]() | 2:05.94 | |
6 | 8 | Mogammad Ra'eez Warley | ![]() | 2:08.03 | |
7 | 7 | Adil Assouab | ![]() | 2:09.22 | |
8 | 1 | Jason Arthur | ![]() | 2:09.28 |
References
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.