# Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 50 metre freestyle

The Women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23.67 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 |
| African record | Farida Osman | Egypt | 24.62 | Budapest | 29 July 2017 |
| Games record | Farida Osman | Egypt | 25.12 | Brazzaville | 10 September 2015 |
The following new records were set during this competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 24 August | Final | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 24.95 | GR |

## Results
### Heats

The heats started on 24 August at 10:30.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Farida Osman | Egypt | 25.38 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 25.55 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Emma Chelius | South Africa | 25.77 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 26.03 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Felicity Passon | Seychelles | 26.05 | Q, WD |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Emily Muteti | Kenya | 26.68 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana | 26.74 | Q, WD |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Maria Brunlehner | Kenya | 26.98 | Q, WD |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Amina Elsebelgy | Egypt | 27.14 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 27.36 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Jeanne Boutbien | Senegal | 27.51 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 6 | Noura Mana | Morocco | 27.60 | |
| 13 | 5 | 7 | Catarina Sousa | Angola | 27.68 | NR |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Timipame-ere Akiayefa | Nigeria | 28.09 | |
| 15 | 4 | 7 | Kiah Borg | Namibia | 28.15 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Sophia Diagne | Senegal | 28.29 | |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Nomvulo Mjimba | Zimbabwe | 28.45 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Abibat Ogunbanwo | Nigeria | 28.59 | |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Yasmine Dgaimesh | Morocco | 28.63 | |
| 20 | 4 | 1 | Robyn Lee | Zimbabwe | 29.03 | |
| 21 | 3 | 6 | Rebecca Ssengonzi | Uganda | 29.23 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | Khema Elizabeth | Seychelles | 29.36 | |
| 23 | 5 | 8 | Angelika Ouedraogo | Burkina Faso | 29.52 | |
| 24 | 4 | 8 | Caitlin Loo | Botswana | 29.63 | |
| 25 | 1 | 7 | Nafissath Radji | Benin | 29.86 | |
| 26 | 2 | 4 | Lombe Mwape | Zambia | 30.03 | |
| 27 | 2 | 7 | Rahel Gebresilassie | Ethiopia | 31.96 | |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | Aya Mpali | Gabon | 32.63 | |
| 29 | 2 | 5 | Chloe Sauvourel | Central African Republic | 32.65 | |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | Roukaya Mahamane | Niger | 32.76 | |
| 31 | 1 | 4 | Berhane Amare | Ethiopia | 32.94 | |
| 32 | 2 | 8 | Bellore Sangala | Republic of the Congo | 33.17 | |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | Odrina Kaze | Burundi | 35.11 | |
| 34 | 1 | 5 | Safia Houssein Barkat | Djibouti | 35.64 | |
| 35 | 1 | 6 | Mariama Touré | Guinea | 37.67 | |
| 36 | 1 | 3 | Isha Kanu | Sierra Leone | 37.80 | |
| 37 | 2 | 1 | Aminata Sangafe | Mali | 38.80 | |
| | | | Maria Ndogng Mangue | Equatorial Guinea | Disqualified | |

### Final

The final heat started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 24.95 | GR |
| | 4 | Farida Osman | Egypt | 25.06 | |
| | 3 | Emma Chelius | South Africa | 25.25 | |
| 4 | 6 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 25.86 | |
| 5 | 2 | Emily Muteti | Kenya | 26.72 | |
| 6 | 7 | Amina Elsebelgy | Egypt | 26.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | Tilka Paljk | Zambia | 27.39 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jeanne Boutbien | Senegal | 27.53 | |