# 2008 African Swimming Championships

The 9th African Swimming Championships were held at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa from 1–7 December 2008.

## Participants

Swimmers from 18 countries competed at the 2008 African Swimming Championships:
* Algeria
* Angola
* Côte d'Ivoire
* Egypt
* Guinea
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

## Results
### Medal standings

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Africa (RSA) | 13 | 20 | 9 | 42 |
| 2 | Tunisia (TUN) | 13 | 7 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Senegal (SEN) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Angola (ANG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 23.26 | Timothy Ferris Zimbabwe | 24.08 | Yellow Yeiyah Nigeria | 24.15 |
| 100 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 49.81 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 50.05 | Farouk Ben Jeddi Tunisia | 53.23 |
| 200 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 1:50.28 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 1:52.09 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 1:52.76 |
| 400 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 3:58:17 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 3:58.57 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 4:06.22 |
| 800 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 8:20:73 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 8:24.17 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:26.09 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 16:12.00 | Chad Ho South Africa | 16:18.34 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 17:34.47 |
| 50 m backstroke | Jason Dunford Kenya | 26.73 | Darren Murray South Africa | 26.85 | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 26.92 |
| 100 m backstroke | George du Rand South Africa | 55.92 | Darren Murray South Africa | 57.89 | Amine Kouam Morocco | 59.53 |
| 200 m backstroke | George du Rand South Africa | 2:01.02 | Darren Murray South Africa | 2:06.08 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:10.82 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Malick Fall Senegal | 28:38 | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa | 29:15 | Chad le Clos South Africa | 30:55 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Malick Fall Senegal | 1:02.71 | William Diering South Africa | 1:02.72 | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa | 1:04.30 |
| 200 m breaststroke | William Diering South Africa | 2:16:00 | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 2:17.57 | Chad le Clos South Africa | 2:24.20 |
| 50 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya | 23.50 | Garth Tune South Africa | 24.42 | Yellow Yeiyah Nigeria | 25.27 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya | 52.49 | Garth Tune South Africa | 54.25 | George du Rand South Africa | 54.65 |
| 200 m butterfly | | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 2:06.04 | Chad le Clos South Africa | 2:06.76 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:08.54 |
| 400 m individual medley | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | 4:25.16 | Riaan Schoeman South Africa | 4:27.40 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 4:37.31 |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | Tunisia Farouk Ben Jeddi Ahmed Mathlouthi Taki Mbaret Oussama Mellouli | 3:29.79 | South Africa George du Rand Pierre Wirth Garth Tune Riaan Schoeman | 3:32.34 | Senegal Malick Fall Matar Samb Abdou Khadre Niane Papa Madiop Ndong | 3:42.24 |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | South Africa Darren Murray Thabang Moeketsane Garth Tune George du Rand | 3:48.46 | Tunisia Taki Mbaret Oussama Mellouli Farouk Ben Jeddi Ahmed Mathlouthi | 3:57.85 | Angola Matias João Pedro Pinotes Paulo Rebelo Hélder Foretes | 4:11.98 |
| 5 km open water | Chad Ho South Africa | 58.39 | Aziz Mazen South Africa | 1:00.56 | Abdul-Malick Railoun South Africa | 1:00.59 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 26.79 | Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Kenya | 26.88 | Megan Scott South Africa | 27.24 |
| 100 m freestyle | Melissa Corfe South Africa | 58.10 | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 58:21 | Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Kenya | 58:72 |
| 200 m freestyle | Zeineb Khalfallah Tunisia | 2:08.04 | Dominique Dryding South Africa | 2:10.28 | Moira Fraser Zimbabwe | 2:10.58 |
| 400m freestyle | | | | | | |
| 800m freestyle | | | | | | |
| 1500m freestyle | | | | | | |
| 50 m backstroke | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 31:08 | Rene Warnes South Africa | 31.58 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal | 32:44 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mandy Loots South Africa | 1:05.21 | Jonay Briedenhann Namibia | 1:08.04 | Kirsten Lapham Zimbabwe | 1:10.12 |
| 200m backstroke | | | | | | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Kenya | 32:64 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 34:07 | Robyn Ferguson South Africa | 35:03 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Achieng Ajulu-Bushell Kenya | 1:12.88 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 1:13.30 | Jessica Liss South Africa | 1:13.49 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Jessica Liss South Africa | 2:33.39 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:40.54 | Maxine Heard Zimbabwe | 2:44.30 |
| 50 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa | 27:66 | Megan Scott South Africa | 28:63 | Binta Zahra Diop Senegal | 28:66 |
| 100 m butterfly | Mandy Loots South Africa | 1:00.58 | Megan Scott South Africa | 1:03.46 | Mariem Meddeb Tunisia | 1:04.01 |
| 200m butterfly | | | | | | |
| 200 m individual medley | Mandy Loots South Africa | 2:18.91 | Jessica Liss South Africa | 2:23.90 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 2:24.74 |
| 400m individual medley | | | | | | |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | Tunisia Zeineb Khalfallah Sarra Lajnef Mariem Meddeb Sarra Chahed | 3:58.45 | South Africa Megan Scott Dominique Dryding Robyn Ferguson Mandy Loots | 4:06.54 | Kenya Pina Ercolano Sylvia Brunlehner Rachita Shah Achieng Ajulu-Bushell | 4:16.33 NR |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | | | | | | |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | South Africa Amanda Loots Jessica Liss Megan Scott Dominique Dryding | 4:23.65 | Tunisia Sarra Chahed Sarra Lajnef Mariem Meddeb Zeineb Khalfallah | 4:29.42 | Senegal Marieme Faye Fatou Kine Diop Binta Zahra Diop Ouleye Diallo | 4:46.37 |
| 5 km open water | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 1:04.01 | Dominique Dryding South Africa | 1:06.43 | Sarra Lajnef Tunisia | 1:10.08 |