Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Women's 50 metre butterfly
| Women's 50 metre butterfly at the 2015 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kintele Aquatic Complex | |||||||||
| Date | September 7, 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2015 African Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Mixed relay | ||
| 4×100 m | freestyle | medley |
The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2015 African Games took place on 7 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
Schedule
All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 7 September 2015 | 10:33 | Heat 1 |
| 10:35 | Heat 2 | |
| 18:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| African record | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
25.78 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Games record | Farida Osman | Egypt |
27.08 | Maputo | 6 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September | Heat | Farida Osman | Egypt |
26.27 | GR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Farida Osman (EGY) |
26.27 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 |  Vanessa Mohr (RSA) |
26.62 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) |
27.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Heather Arseth (MRI) |
28.31 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Maii Atif (EGY) |
28.61 | Q |
| 6 | 1 |  Emily Muteti (KEN) |
28.79 | Q |
| 7 | 2 |  Asma Sammoud (TUN) |
28.98 | Q |
| 8 | 1 |  Tarryn Rennie (ZIM) |
29.08 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner (KEN) |
29.25 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Ana Nobrega (ANG) |
29.65 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Gessica Stagno (MOZ) |
30.28 | |
| 12 | 2 |  Avice Meya (UGA) |
33.63 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Rahel Fseh Gebreselassie (ETH) |
33.97 | |
| 14 | 2 |  Adzo Kpossi (TOG) |
40.84 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jannah Sonnenshein (MOZ) |
NS | |
| 16 | 1 |  Fatoumata Samassekou (MLI) |
ABA |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Farida Osman (EGY) |
26.31 | |
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Vanessa Mohr (RSA) |
26.39 | |
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Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) |
27.02 | |
| 4 | Heather Arseth (MRI) |
28.53 | |
| 5 | Asma Sammoud (TUN) |
28.60 | |
| 6 | Emily Muteti (KEN) |
28.62 | |
| 7 | Maii Atif (EGY) |
28.73 | |
| 8 | Tarryn Rennie (ZIM) |
28.81 |