The 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco. 10th African Swimming Championships (official website). The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. It featured pool competition in a 50m (long course) pool; and Open Water races.
Competition locations were: pool: Mohammed V Sport Complex (Complexe sportif Mohammed V) open water: Sidi Abbed beach in Temara.
Participating countries Over 200 swimmers Championnats d'Afrique Seniors de Natation J-6 release from Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation (FRMN), posted in the General News section of the FRMN website on 2010-09-07; retrieved 2010-09-21. from 21 countries Championnats d'Afrique Seniors de Natation J-4 release from Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation (FRMN), posted in the General News section of the FRMN website on 2010-09-09; retrieved 2010-09-21. participated in the 10th Championships, making it the largest ever (both in terms of number of swimmers and number of countries). Countries which sent teams were:
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1 While swimmers from Cameroon entered the Championships, they did not attend the meet (reportedly because they could not afford the plane tickets to Morocco). Natation : Le Cameroun absent des Championnats d'Afrique (trans: Cameroon absent from the African Championships). Published by quotidienmutations.info on 2010-09-15, retrieved 2010-09-24.
Schedule Date Monday 13 September 2010 Tuesday 14 September 2010 Wednesday 15 September 2010 Thursday 16 September 2010 E v e n t s 100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 50 back (w) 50 back (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w) 100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 50 breast (m) 50 fly (w) 800 free (m) 400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 4x100 Free Relay (w) 4x200 Free Relay (m) 100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m)Date Friday 17 September 2010 Saturday 18 September 2010 Sunday 19 September 2010 Pool events at Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca Open Water events at Sidi Abbed beach in Temara E v e n t s 200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) 200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay (m) [Open Water] 5K (m) 5K (w)
Preliminary heats began at 10:00 am; finals at 4:00 pm Open Water races began at 10:00 am
Results Men 50m Free David Dunford Kenya 22.69 Jason Dunford Kenya 22.83 Werner Bosman South Africa 22.99 100m Free Nabil Kebbab Algeria 49.96 Jason Dunford Kenya 50.39 David Dunford Kenya 50.55 200m Free Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia 1:49.90 CR Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa 1:51.51 Mohamed Farhoud Egypt 1:53.14 400m Free Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa 3:53.12 CR Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia 3:56.15 Devon Brown South Africa 3:57.64 800m Free Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia 8:10.17 Mohamed Farhoud Egypt 8:10.43 Devon Brown South Africa 8:12.58 1500m Free 50m Back Darren Murray South Africa 26.56 Garth Tune South Africa 27.03 Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt 27.09 100m Back Darren Murray South Africa 55.67 CR Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt 58.09 Taki Mrabet Tunisia 58.53 200m Back Darren Murray South Africa 2:01.44 Taki Mrabet Tunisia 2:04.93 Mohamed Khaled Hussein Egypt 2:05.28 50m Breast Nabil Kebbab Algeria 28.93 Sofiane Daid Algeria 29.16 William Diering South Africa 29.26 100m Breast Nabil Kebbab Algeria 1:02.98 William Diering South Africa 1:03.13 Sofiane Daid Algeria 1:03.73 200m Breast William Diering South Africa 2:15.65 CR Sofiane Daid Algeria 2:16.53 Sherif Madkour Egypt 2:19.25 50m Fly Jason Dunford Kenya 24.09 Neil Watson South Africa 24.40 Garth Tune South Africa 24.41 100m Fly Jason Dunford Kenya 52.66 Neil Watson South Africa 53.80 Garth Tune South Africa 54.35 200m Fly Wesley Gilchrist South Africa 2:00.72 CR Marwan Osman Egypt 2:04.08 Mostafa Atef Mostafa Egypt 2:06.00 200m IM Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa 2:02.95 CR Taki Mrabet Tunisia 2:04.92 Wesley Gilchrist South Africa 2:06.73 400m IM Jay-Cee Thomson South Africa 4:21.06 CR Taki Mrabet Tunisia 4:24.80 Devon Brown South Africa 4:32.52 4x100m Free Relay South Africa Jay-Cee Thomson, Wesley Gilchrist, Neil Watson, Werner Bosman 3:23.99 CR Algeria Oussama Sahnoun, Ryad Djendouci, Badis Djendouci, Nabil Kebbab 3:24.04 Egypt Ahmed Saaid Abdelrehim, Sheheb Younes, Adham Abdelmegid, Mohamed Khaled Hussein 3:27.40 4x200m Free Relay South Africa Daniel Marais, Jay-Cee Thomson, Devon Brown, Wesley Gilchrist 7:29.21 CR Tunisia Walid Naouar, Taki Mrabet, Tallel M'Rabet, Ahmed Mathlouthi 7:33.06 Algeria Badis Djendouci, Mahrez Mebarek, Naoufel Benabid, Ryad Djendouci 7:34.65 4x100m Medley Relay South Africa Darren Murray, William Diering, Garth Tune, Neil Watson 3:43.53 CR Algeria Naoufel Benabid, Sofiane Daid, Ryad Djendouci, Nabil Kebbab 3:50.07 Egypt Mohamed Khaled Hussein, Ahmed Kamal El Din, Marwan Osman, Sheheb Younes 3:50.87 5KThe times noted for the 5K race are out of the normal range for the race (they are about 10-20 minutes faster than expected). This could be due to multiple factors (e.g. course length under 5,000 km, current on course, etc.). The times listed are those presented on the Swimming South Africa website's report on the events. Open Water Hadeil Mohamed Egypt 40:50.36 Daniel Marais Egypt 40:51.31 Abdul-Malick Railoun South Africa 41:33.12
Women 50m Free Karin Prinsloo South Africa 26.31 Farida Osman Egypt 26.72 Chanelle van Wyk South Africa 26.76 100m Free Karin Prinsloo South Africa 56.40 Leone Vorster South Africa 57.50 Sara El Bekri Morocco 58.30 NR 200m Free Leone Vorster South Africa 2:02.75 Rene Warnes South Africa 2:04.95 Zaineb Khalfallah Tunisia 2:05.09 400m Free Leone Vorster South Africa 4:18.86 Rene Warnes South Africa 4:19.22 Shahd Mostafa Egypt 4:25.88 800m Free Kathryn Meaklim South Africa 8:55.12 Rene Warnes South Africa 8:57.42 Malya Mghezzi Bakhouche Algeria 9:06.94 1500m Free 50m Back Chanelle van Wyk South Africa 29.31 Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa 29.90 Farida Osman Egypt 31.19 100m Back Chanelle van Wyk South Africa 1:02.32 CR Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa 1:04.15 Engi El Shazli Egypt 1:07.42 200m Back Mandy Loots South Africa 2:15.66 CR Jessica Ashley-Cooper South Africa 2:17.28 Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 2:25.04 50m Breast Sara El Bekri Morocco 33.04 Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 33.67 Ronwyn Roper South Africa 33.79 100m Breast Sara El Bekri Morocco 1:10.82 CR Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 1:12.05 Kathryn Meaklim South Africa 1:12.11 200m Breast Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 2:32.16 CR Sara El Bekri Morocco 2:32.43 Kathryn Meaklim South Africa 2:32.77 50m Fly Farida Osman Egypt 27.28 CR Vanessa Mohr South Africa 27.29 Chanelle van Wyk South Africa 27.59 100m Fly Vanessa Mohr South Africa 59.72 CR Mandy Loots South Africa 59.76 Farida Osman Egypt 1:02.05 200m Fly Mandy Loots South Africa 2:11.97 CR Bianca Meyer South Africa 2:18.25 Nesrine Khelifati Tunisia 2:18.69 200m IM Mandy Loots South Africa 2:16.77 CR Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 2:20.23 Bianca Meyer South Africa 2:20.52 400m IM Kathryn Meaklim South Africa 4:45.76 CR Sarra Lajnef Tunisia 4:52.53 Bianca Meyer South Africa 4:52.69 4x100m Free Relay South Africa Karin Prinsloo, Leone Vorster, Chanelle van Wyk, Mandy Loots 3:50.15 CR Egypt Farida Osman, Mei Atef Mostafa, Rowan Elbadry, Shahd Mostafa 3:58.02 Tunisia Sarra Lajnef, Mariem Meddeb, Sendo Ayari, Zaineb Khalfallah 3:59.02 4x200m Free Relay South Africa Leone Vorster, Kathryn Meaklim, Jessica Ashley-Cooper, Rene Warnes 8:27.61 CR Tunisia Sendo Ayari, Sarra Lajnef, Maroua Mathlouthi, Zaineb Khalfallah 8:31.71 Algeria Malya Mghezzi Bakhouche, Fella Bennaceur, Lydia Yefsah, Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane 8:41.58 4x100m Medley Relay South Africa Vanessa Mohr, Chanelle van Wyk, Kathryn Meaklim, Karin Prinsloo 4:09.53 CR Morocco Imane Boulaamane, Sara El Bekri, Shahrazad Ramond, Noufissa Chbihi 4:22.88 Egypt Engi El Shazli, Mei Atef Mostafa, Farida Osman, Rowan Elbadry 4:23.38 5K Open Water Jessica Roux South Africa 45:02.78 Sara El Bekri Morocco 46:28.06 Malya Mgehezzi Bakhouche Algeria 46:30.08
Medal standings Final medal standings for the 2010 African Swimming Championships are:Senior African Championships Medal Count posted by Swimming South Africa on 2010-09-20; retrieved 2010-09-21.
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