# Swimming at the 2011 All-Africa Games

The Swimming competition at the 10th All-Africa Games was held on 5–10 September 2011 at the Zimpeto Olympic Pool in Maputo, Mozambique. It featured 46 long course (50m) events, 6 of which are disability/Paralympic classification. All events were prelims/finals format, except the 800 and 1500 freestyles, which was a timed final (each entrance swims one time, fastest heat swims at night).

## Event schedule

| Date | Monday 5 September | Tuesday 6 September | Wednesday 7 September |
| 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) |
| Date | Thursday 8 September | Friday 9 September | Saturday 10 September |
| E v e n t s | 100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 free (w S6-S10) 100 free (m S6-S10) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m) | 200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 100 back (w S6-S10) 100 back (m S6-S10) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) | 200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m S6-10) 200 IM (w S6-10) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay (m) |
m= men's event, w= women's event, S6-S10= disability classification Prelims begin daily at 9:00 a.m., finals at 5:00 p.m.

## Participating nations

25 nations entered in Swimming at the 2011 All Africa Games:
* Algeria (13)
* Angola
* Botswana
* Republic of the Congo
* Ivory Coast (4)
* Egypt (2)
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Liberia
* Libya
* Mali
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria (10)
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* South Africa (42)
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe (8)

## Results
### Men's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Gideon Louw South Africa | 22.34 =GR | David Dunford Kenya | 22.74 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 22.87 |
| 100m freestyle | David Dunford Kenya | 49.48 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 49.71 | Gideon Louw South Africa | 49.80 |
| 200m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 1:48.95 GR | Darian Townsend South Africa | 1:49.04 | Jean Basson South Africa | 1:51.06 |
| 400m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 3:54.03 GR | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 3:58.49 | Mark Randall South Africa | 3:59.82 |
| 800m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:10.00 | Mark Randall South Africa | 8:10.04 | Jasper Venter South Africa | 8:21.76 |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | | |
| 50m backstroke | Charl Crous South Africa | 26.06 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 26.19 | Garth Tune South Africa | 26.74 |
| 100m backstroke | Charl Crous South Africa | 55.26 GR | Darren Murray South Africa | 55.96 | Mohamed Hussein Egypt | 57.63 |
| 200m backstroke | Darren Murray South Africa | 2:01.74 GR | Charl Crous South Africa | 2:01.88 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:05.19 |
| 50m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | 27.81 | Malick Fall Senegal | 28.33 | Nabil Kebbab Algeria | 28.71 |
| 100m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | 1:02.44 | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia | 1:03.17 | Nabil Kebbab Algeria | 1:03.80 |
| 200m breaststroke | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:16.51 | Wassim Elloumi Tunisia | 2:18.58 | Sofiane Daid Algeria | 2:19.74 |
| 50m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya | 23.57 GR | Neil Watson South Africa | 24.31 | Garth Tune South Africa | 24.70 |
| 100m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya | 52.13 GR | Chad le Clos South Africa | 52.17 | Neil Watson South Africa | 55.14 |
| 200m butterfly | Chad le Clos South Africa | 1:56.37 GR | Jason Dunford Kenya | 2:02.52 | Pedro Pinotes Angola | 2:05.47 |
| 200m I.M. | Chad le Clos South Africa | 2:00.70 GR | Darian Townsend South Africa | 2:01.76 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:03.46 |
| 400m I.M. | Chad le Clos South Africa | 4:16.88 GR | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 4:21.11 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 4:25.32 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa Leith Shankland Chad le Clos Gideon Louw Darian Townsend | 3:19.42 GR | Algeria Nabil Kebbab Oussama Sahnoune Jughurtha Boumalie Ryad Djendouci | 3:26.51 | Kenya Jason Dunford David Dunford Rama Vyombo Kiptolo Boit | 3:29.84 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | South Africa Jasper Venter Riaan Schoeman Leith Shankland Darian Townsend | 7:33.63 GR | Algeria Badis Djendouci Ryad Djendouci Abdelghani Nefsi Youghorta Haddad | 7:49.59 | Kenya David Dunford Amar Shah Kiptolo Boit Jason Dunford | 8:01.07 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa Charl Crous Darian Townsend Chad le Clos Gideon Louw | 3:46.74 | Algeria Badis Djendouci Sofiane Daid Oussama Sahnoune Nabil Kebbab | 3:51.09 | Kenya David Dunford Amar Shah Jason Dunford Rama Vyombo | 3:53.55 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 freestyle | Kevin Paul South Africa | 55.44 | Achmat Hassiem South Africa | 55.65 | Kevin Waller South Africa | 1:02.92 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 backstroke | Achmat Hassiem South Africa | 1:11.39 | Kevin Waller South Africa | 1:18.62 | Silvio Lopes Angola | 1:22.59 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 200 I.M. | Kevin Paul South Africa | 2:19.05 | Achmat Hassiem South Africa | 2:29.01 | Titilayo Badmus Nigeria | 2:56.73 |

### Women's results

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 25.98 | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe | 26.73 | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 26.75 |
| 100m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 56.05 GR | Nicole Horn Zimbabwe | 58.01 | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia | 58.11 |
| 200m freestyle | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 1:59.84 GR | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia | 2:05.44 | Natasha De Vos South Africa | 2:06.20 |
| 400m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 4:19.73 | Sarra Lejnef Tunisia | 4:20.75 NR | Rene Warnes South Africa | 4:21.58 |
| 800m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 8:54.64 | Rene Warnes South Africa | 8:59.23 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 9:08.10 |
| 1500m freestyle | Roxanne Tammadge South Africa | 17:03.22 GR | Melia Mghezzi Algeria | 17:21.95 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 17:27.76 |
| 50m backstroke | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 29.28 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 29.76 | Amel Melih Algeria | 31.01 |
| 100m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 1:00.86 GR | Karin Prinsloo South Africa | 1:01.46 | Amel Melih Algeria | 1:07.27 |
| 200m backstroke | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:12.40 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:16.68 | Natasha De Vos South Africa | 2:18.18 |
| 50m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 32.88 | Miriam Corsini Mozambique | 33.74 | Racheal Tonjor Nigeria | 33.81 NR |
| 100m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 1:10.40 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 1:12.78 | Samantha Welch Zimbabwe | 1:15.39 |
| 200m breaststroke | Suzaan van Biljon South Africa | 2:31.53 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:34.17 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa | 2:36.16 |
| 50m butterfly | Farida Osman Egypt | 27.08 GR | Mandy Loots South Africa | 27.30 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal | 28.45 |
| 100m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa | 59.86 GR | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 1:02.20 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 1:03.14 |
| 200m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:12.46 GR | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 2:16.66 | Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Algeria | 2:20.61 |
| 200m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 2:13.70 | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:15.71 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa | 2:18.60 |
| 400m I.M. | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe | 4:44.34 | Kathryn Meaklim South Africa | 4:46.33 | Bianca Meyer South Africa | 4:51.20 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa Karin Prinsloo Natasha De Vos Roxanne Tammadge Suzaan van Biljon | 3:53.93 | Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Samantha Welch Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn | 3:57.81 | Algeria Fella Bennaceur Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Amel Melih | 4:02.84 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | South Africa Roxanne Tammadge Rene Warnes Karin Prinsloo Dominique Dryding | 8:28.20 | Zimbabwe Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn Samantha Welch Kirsty Coventry | 8:42.23 | Algeria Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Fella Bennaceur Amel Melih Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane | 8:57.78 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa Karin Prinsloo Suzaan van Biljon Mandy Loots Natasha De Vos | 4:14.00 | Zimbabwe Kirsten Lapham Samantha Welch Kirsty Coventry Nicole Horn | 4:24.01 | Algeria Amel Melih Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Fella Bennaceur | 4:29.29 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 freestyle | Natalie Du Toit South Africa | 1:03.24 | Shireen Sapiro South Africa | 1:07.62 | Emily Gray South Africa | 1:08.77 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 100 backstroke | Natalie Du Toit South Africa | 1:10.86 | Shireen Sapiro South Africa | 1:11.93 | Irene Bandeira Angola | 1:57.66 |
| Multi-Class (S6-S10) 200 I.M. | Natalie Du Toit South Africa | 2:35.01 | Emily Gray South Africa | 2:50.20 | Vera Toma Agbe-Ere Nigeria | 3:14.06 |

### Medal standings

Swimming medal standings upon completion of the competition are:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa | 33 | 22 | 18 | 73 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 |