The African Championships records in swimming performances in each event at the biennial African Swimming Championships. The championships are organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA), and were last held in September 2018 in Algiers, Algeria. All events are held in long course (50 m) swimming pools.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.39 | Oussama Sahnoune | ![]() |
22 October 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | [1] | |
100m freestyle | 49.39 | Mohamed Samy | ![]() |
12 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [2] | |
200m freestyle | 1:49.62 | Mohamed Samy | ![]() |
10 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [3] | |
400m freestyle | 3:51.12 | Marwan Elkamash | ![]() |
13 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [4] | |
800m freestyle | 8:02.37 | Marwan Elkamash | ![]() |
11 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:26.40 | Marwan Elkamash | ![]() |
14 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 25.34 | Mohamed Samy | ![]() |
13 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
100m backstroke | 55.31 | Abdellah Ardjoune | ![]() |
23 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [8] | |
200m backstroke | 2:00.54 | Martin Binedell | ![]() |
13 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
50m breaststroke | 27.95 | h | Youssef El-Kamash | ![]() |
11 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [9] |
100m breaststroke | 1:01.18 | Jaouad Syoud | ![]() |
21 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [10] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:13.37 | Jaouad Syoud | ![]() |
22 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [11] | |
50m butterfly | 23.50 | Jason Dunford | ![]() |
3 Dec 2008 | 2008 Championships | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
100m butterfly | 52.49 | Jason Dunford | ![]() |
7 Dec 2008 | 2008 Championships | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
200m butterfly | 1:58.98 | Jaouad Syoud | ![]() |
20 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [12] | |
200m individual medley | 2:00.05 | Jaouad Syoud | ![]() |
24 August 2022 | 2022 Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | [13] | |
400m individual medley | 4:21.06 | Jay Cee Thomson | ![]() |
14 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [14] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:20.04 |
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October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:28.10 |
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12 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [2] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:41.70 |
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16 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 25.11 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
14 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [6] | |
100m freestyle | 54.79 | Erin Gallagher | ![]() |
10 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [3] | |
200m freestyle | 2:01.92 | Leone Vorster | ![]() |
12 Sep 2006 | 2006 Championships | Dakar, Senegal | ||
400m freestyle | 4:14.23 | Melissa Corfe | ![]() |
7 May 2004 | 2004 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
800m freestyle | 8:50.45 | Michelle Weber | ![]() |
14 September 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [15] | |
1500m freestyle | 16:46.46 | Michelle Weber | ![]() |
16 September 2012 | 2012 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | [16] | |
50m backstroke | 29.04 | Erin Gallagher | ![]() |
10 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [3] | |
100m backstroke | 1:02.32 | Chanelle Van Wyk | ![]() |
16 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [17] | |
200m backstroke | 2:14.33 | Mariella Venter | ![]() |
22 October 2016 | 2016 Championships | Bloemfontein, South Africa | [18] | |
50m breaststroke | 31.99 | Lara van Niekerk | ![]() |
12 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [2] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:10.81 | Emily Visagie | ![]() |
15 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:32.16 | Sarra Lajnef | ![]() |
14 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [19] | |
50m butterfly | 26.16 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
11 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [5] | |
100m butterfly | 59.03 | Farida Osman | ![]() |
13 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [4] | |
200m butterfly | 2:11.97 | Mandy Loots | ![]() |
19 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [20] | |
200m individual medley | 2:15.45 | Rebecca Meder | ![]() |
15 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
400m individual medley | 4:45.76 | Kathryn Meaklim | ![]() |
14 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [21] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:49.91 |
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13 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:26.35 |
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11 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
4×100m medley relay | 4:09.53 |
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18 September 2010 | 2010 Championships | Casablanca, Morocco | [22] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:34.02 |
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12 October 2021 | 2021 Championships | Accra, Ghana | [7] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:55.88 |
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14 September 2018 | 2018 Championships | Algiers, Algeria | [6] |