# 2016 African Swimming Championships

The 12th African Swimming Championships were held 16–23 October 2016 in Bloemfontein, (South Africa).
Competition location was the Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein.

## Participating countries

Countries which sent teams were:
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Congo
* Egypt
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* South Africa
* Sudan
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Medal standings

Final medal standings for the 2016 African Swimming Championships are:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 33 | 16 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 | Algeria (ALG) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 20 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 44 | 44 | 43 | 131 |

## Results
### Men

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Free | Oussama Sahnoune Algeria | 22.39 | Douglas Erasmus South Africa | 22.55 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 23.08 |
| 100m Free | Oussama Sahnoune Algeria | 49.60 CR | Calvyn Justus South Africa | 50.21 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 50.29 |
| 200m Free | Myles Brown South Africa | 1:50.93 | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 1:51.60 | Calvyn Justus South Africa | 1:51.92 |
| 400m Free | Myles Brown South Africa | 3:54.80 | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 3:56.45 | Lounis Khendriche Algeria | 4:02.15 |
| 800m Free | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 8:13.07 | Brent Szurdoki South Africa | 8:14.75 | Josh Dannhauser South Africa | 8:18.57 |
| 1500m Free | Brent Szurdoki South Africa | 15:37.65 | Marwan El-Amrawy Egypt | 15:48.33 | Josh Dannhauser South Africa | 16:00.17 |
| 50m Back | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 26.62 | Jacques van Wyk South Africa | 27.12 | Driss Lahrichi Morocco | 27.59 |
| 100m Back | Jacques van Wyk South Africa | 56.50 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 57.31 | Neil de Villiers South Africa | 57.43 |
| 200m Back | Martin Binedell South Africa | 2:03.43 | Neil Fair South Africa | 2:04.33 | Ahmed Hamdy Egypt | 2:07.45 |
| 50m Breast | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | 28.05 CR | Michael Houlie South Africa | 28.63 | Ahmed Shamlool Egypt | 28.92 |
| 100m Breast | Alaric Basson South Africa | 1:03.12 | Michael Houlie South Africa | 1:03.46 | Hassan Yasser Egypt | 1:03.66 |
| 200m Breast | Ayrton Sweeney South Africa | 2:16.96 | Alaric Basson South Africa | 2:20.82 | Hassan Yasser Egypt | 2:21.17 |
| 50m Fly | Douglas Erasmus South Africa | 24.33 | Hassan Yasser Egypt | 24.64 | Alard Basson South Africa | 24.83 |
| 100m Fly | Chad le Clos South Africa | 52.69 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 54.91 | Alard Basson South Africa | 55.05 |
| 200m Fly | Eben Vorster South Africa | 2:01.03 | Ahmed Hamdy Egypt | 2:03.27 | Lounis Khendriche Algeria | 2:03.48 |
| 200m IM | Jarryd Baxter South Africa | 2:04.68 | Neil Fair South Africa | 2:05.37 | Mohamed Samy Egypt | 2:08.22 |
| 400m IM | Ayrton Sweeney South Africa | 4:27.80 | Ahmed Hamdy Egypt | 4:30.22 | Neil Fair South Africa | 4:31.41 |
| 4x100m Free Relay | South Africa Douglas Erasmus, Calvyn Justus, Eben Vorster, Myles Brown | 3:22.76 CR | Egypt Ihab Salem Salem, Marwan Elamrawy, Ahmed Hamdy, Mohamed Samy | 3:25.52 | Senegal El Hadji Adama Diane, Adama Thiaw Ndir, Matar Samb, Abdul Khadre Mbaya Niane | 3:59.50 |
| 4x200m Free Relay | South Africa Josh Dannhauser, Brent Szurdoki, Calvyn Justus, Myles Brown | 7:36.80 | Egypt Ihab Salem Salem, Mohamed Samy, Marwan Elamrawy, Ahmed Hamdy | 7:38.89 | Morocco Said Saber, Driss Lahrichi, Nouamane Battahi, Adil Assouab | 8:10.37 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | South Africa Jacques van Wyk, Alaric Basson, Alard Basson, Calvyn Justus | 3:44.60 | Egypt Mohamed Samy, Hassan Yasser, Ahmed Hamdy, Ihab Salem Salem | 3:51.91 | Morocco Driss Lahrichi, Ahmed Reda Ennaim, Nouamane Battahi, Adil Assouab | 3:58.31 |

### Women

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50m Free | Amel Melih Algeria | 26.72 | Rowan El Badry Egypt | 27.02 | Alexus Laird Seychelles | 27.03 |
| 100m Free | Amel Melih Algeria | 58.28 | Gabi Grobler South AFrica | 58.54 | Samantha Labuschagne South AFrica | 59.38 |
| 200m Free | Caitlin Kat South Africa | 2:06.07 | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 2:06.16 | Souad Nefissa Cherouati Algeria | 2:07.51 |
| 400m Free | Caitlin Kat South Africa | 4:24.74 | Souad Nefissa Cherouati Algeria | 4:26.44 | Jessica Whelan South Africa | 4:29.68 |
| 800m Free | Souad Nefissa Cherouati Algeria | 9:10.29 | Reem Mohamed Hussein Egypt | 9:13.85 | Michelle Weber South Africa | 9:15.89 |
| 1500m Free | Charlise Oberholzer South Africa | 17:20.44 | Souad Nefissa Cherouati Algeria | 17:44.35 | Michelle Weber South Africa | 17:55.43 |
| 50m Back | Alexus Laird Seychelles | 30.68 | Amel Melih South Africa | 31.08 | Ingy Abouzaid Egypt | 31.72 |
| 100m Back | Mariella Venter South Africa | 1:02.44 CR | Alexus Laird Seychelles | 1:05.53 | Ingy Abouzaid Egypt | 1:06.50 |
| 200m Back | Mariella Venter South Africa | 2:14.33 | Nathania van Niekerk South Africa | 2:15.49 | Alexus Laird Seychelles | 2:22.67 |
| 50m Breast | Kaylene Corbett South Africa | 32.58 CR | Hanim Abrahams South Africa | 33.08 | Mai Atef Abdelfattah Egypt | 33.44 |
| 100m Breast | Kaylene Corbett South Africa | 1:11.81 | Hanim Abrahams South Africa | 1:12.35 | Mai Atef Abdelfattah Egypt | 1:12.49 |
| 200m Breast | Kaylene Corbett South Africa | 2:33.09 | Hanim Abrahams South Africa | 2:36.57 | Rowida Mohamed Egypt | 2:41.71 |
| 50m Fly | Nathania van Niekerk South Africa | 28.15 | Lesley Blignaut South Africa | 29.23 | Mariam Sakr Egypt | 29.42 |
| 100m Fly | Nathania van Niekerk South Africa | 1:02.61 | Mariam Sakr Egypt | 1:03.11 | Rowida Mohamed Egypt | 1:03.23 |
| 200m Fly | Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane Algeria | 2:15.75 | Mariam Sakr Egypt | 2:18.88 | Rowida Mohamed Egypt | 2:20.00 |
| 200m IM | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 2:20.37 | Rania Hamida Nefsi Algeria > | 2:22.16 | Rowida Mohamed Egypt | 2:22.38 |
| 400m IM | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 4:58.51 | Rania Hamida Nefsi Algeria | 5:02.58 | Rowida Mohamed Egypt | 5:05.51 |
| 4x100m Free Relay | Algeria Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane, Souad Nefissa Cherouati, Rania Hamida Nefsi, Amel Melih | 4:00.92 | Egypt Rowida Mohamed, Rowan El Badry, Mariam Sakr, Mai Atef Abdelfattah | 4:06.62 | |
| 4x200m Free Relay | South Africa Nathania van Niekerk, Caitlin Kat, Jessica Whelan, Rebecca Meder | 8:39.00 | Algeria Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane, Rania Hamida Nefsi, Amel Melih, Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 8:56.87 | Egypt Reem Mohamed Hussein, Ingy Abouzaid, Rowan El Badry, Mariam Sakr | 9:06.63 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | South Africa Mariella Venter, Kaylene Corbett, Nathania van Niekerk, Gabi Grobler | 4:18.92 | Egypt Ingy Abouzaid, Mai Atef Abdelfattah, Mariam Sakr, Rowan El Badry | 4:21.71 | Algeria Amel Melih, Rania Hamida Nefsi, Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane, Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 4:18.61 |

### Mixed

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4x100m Free Relay | South Africa Calvyn Justus, Gabi Grobler, Samantha Labuschagne, Myles Brown | 3:37.02 CR | Egypt Rowan El Badry, Ihab Salem Salem, Mohamed Samy, Mai Atef Abdelfattah | 3:43.01 | Algeria Oussama Sahnoune, Lounis Khendriche, Amel Melih, Souad Nefissa Cherouati | 3:43.32 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay | South Africa Mariella Venter, Alaric Basson, Alard Basson, Gabi Grobler | 3:59.28 CR | Egypt Mohamed Samy, Hassan Yasser, Mariam Sakr, Rowan El Badry | 4:06.12 | Algeria Amel Melih, Ramzi Chouchar, Sarah Hadj Abderrahmane, Oussama Sahnoune | 4:18.61 |

### Open water race

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 5 k (men) | Youssef Hossam Egypt | 1:00:09.36 | Marwan Elamrawy Egypt | 1:00:20.34 | Danie Marais South Africa | 1:00:22.11 |
| 5 k (women) | Michelle Weber South Africa | 1:12:13.26 | Souad Nefissa Cherouati Algeria | 1:12:13.62 | Carmen le Roux South Africa | 1:12:16.37 |