# Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle

The Men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 11 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

## Schedule

All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:10 | Heat 1 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:12 | Heat 2 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:14 | Heat 3 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:16 | Heat 4 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:18 | Heat 5 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 10:20 | Heat 6 |
| Friday, 11 September 2015 | 17:15 | Final |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | César Cielo | Brazil | 20.91 | São Paulo | 18 December 2009 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 21.67 | Beijing | 16 August 2008 |
| African record | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 21.67 | Barcelona | 2 August 2013 |
| Games record | Salim Iles Gideon Louw | Algeria South Africa | 22.34 22.34 | Algiers Maputo | 17 July 2007 10 September 2011 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held on 11 September.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Douglas Erasmus | South Africa | 22.67 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Mazen Elkamash | Egypt | 23.13 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Clayton Jimmie | South Africa | 23.15 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 23.29 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Sean Gunn | Zimbabwe | 23.56 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Nazim Belkhodja | Algeria | 23.64 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | 4 | Adham Abdelmegid | Egypt | 23.97 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius | 23.98 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Abdoul Niane | Senegal | 24.04 | |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Edward Ilako | Kenya | 24.09 | |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | Thibaut Amani Danho | Ivory Coast | 24.09 | |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Peter Wetzlar | Zimbabwe | 24.17 | |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Issa Abdellah | Kenya | 24.35 | |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Ifeakachukwu Nmor | Nigeria | 24.50 | |
| 15 | 6 | 7 | Denilson da Costa | Mozambique | 24.75 | |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria | 24.76 | |
| 17 | 6 | 6 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia | 24.80 | |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | Tunisia | 24.83 | |
| 19 | 5 | 2 | Adama Thiaw Ndir | Senegal | 24.96 | |
| 20 | 1 | 4 | Hilal Hemed Hilal | Tanzania | 25.15 | |
| 21 | 5 | 8 | Andre van der Merwe | Botswana | 25.27 | |
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Kwesi Abbiw Jackson | Ghana | 25.28 | |
| 23 | 5 | 1 | Emidio Cuna | Mozambique | 25.48 | |
| 24 | 6 | 8 | Emile Bakale | Republic of the Congo | 26.18 | |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | Mamadou Soumaré | Mali | 26.39 | |
| 26 | 3 | 5 | Michael Botha | Botswana | 26.43 | |
| 27 | 4 | 8 | Matthew Shone | Zambia | 26.53 | |
| 28 | 3 | 6 | Jörn Diekmann | Namibia | 26.55 | |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | Ammaar Ghadiyali | Tanzania | 26.68 | |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Ismah Serunjoji | Uganda | 27.06 | |
| 31 | 1 | 6 | Osman Kamara | Sierra Leone | 27.39 | |
| 32 | 3 | 7 | Eméric Kpegba | Togo | 27.76 | |
| 33 | 2 | 3 | Richard Asante Yeboah | Ghana | 27.83 | |
| 34 | 3 | 8 | Dawit Mengistu | Ethiopia | 27.97 | |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Dienov Andres Koka | Republic of the Congo | 28.46 | |
| 36 | 1 | 2 | Moris Beals | Sierra Leone | 28.54 | |
| 37 | 1 | 7 | Juan Daniel Nzo Ekang | Equatorial Guinea | 28.78 | |
| 38 | 2 | 4 | Yousif Bashir Ibrahim | Sudan | 29.08 | |
| 39 | 3 | 2 | Ahmed Izzeldin Salih | Sudan | 29.68 | |
| 40 | 2 | 2 | Franck Enyanga-Mokomo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.76 | |
| 41 | 2 | 5 | Emmanuel Thompson | Ghana | 30.20 | |
| 42 | 2 | 6 | Ali Saleh Abdoulkader | Djibouti | 31.16 | |
| 43 | 2 | 1 | Gamba Banga | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.62 | |
| 44 | 2 | 7 | Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | Djibouti | 31.73 | |
| 45 | 1 | 1 | Sergio Mba Ayecaba | Equatorial Guinea | 32.27 | |
| | 2 | 8 | Mubikayi Sokomai | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Did not start |

### Final

The final were held on 11 September.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | 4 | Douglas Erasmus | South Africa | 22.61 |
| | 5 | Mazen Elkamash | Egypt | 22.97 |
| | 3 | Clayton Jimmie | South Africa | 22.98 |
| 4 | 6 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 23.07 |
| 5 | 2 | Sean Gunn | Zimbabwe | 23.29 |
| 6 | 1 | Adham Abdelmegid | Egypt | 23.46 |
| 7 | 7 | Nazim Belkhodja | Algeria | 23.54 |
| 8 | 8 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius | 23.92 |