Swimming at the African Games

Swimming has been part of African Games since its inaugural edition in 1965 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.

Editions GamesYear Host cityCountriesSwimmersEventsBest nationMenWomenTotalMenWomenMixed 1 1965 Brazzaville 8 2 1973 Lagos 13 9 3 1978 Algiers 13 13 4 1987 Nairobi 16 16 5 1991 Cairo 16 16 6 1995 Harare 16 16 7 1999 Johannesburg 18 128 16 16 8 2003 Abuja 21 63 54 117 20 20 9 2007 Algiers 19 121 20 20 10 2011 Maputo 25 20 20 11 2015 Brazzaville 20 20 2 12 2019 Rabat 37 20 20 2 13 2023 Accra 20 20 2

Medal table As of 2023:

Games records All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise. All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool.

Men

Women

Mixed relay

See also

List of African Games medalists in swimming List of African Games medalists in swimming (women)

References