Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 7 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:19.49 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2019 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 | 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 | women |
| 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 |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m | mixed | |
The Men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli |  Tunisia |
14:37.28 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
| Games record | Ahmed Akram |  Egypt |
15:11.68 | Brazzaville | 10 September 2015 |
Results
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt |
15:19.49 | |
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5 | Mohamed Agili | Tunisia |
15:26.15 | |
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3 | Marwan El-Amrawy | Egypt |
15:32.43 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mohamed Djaballah |  Algeria |
15:48.50 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Roberto Gomes |  South Africa |
15:48.53 | |
| 6 | 2 | Michael McGlynn | South Africa |
15:56.97 | |
| 7 | 8 | João Duarte |  Angola |
17:50.14 | |
| 7 | Lounis Khendriche | Algeria |
Did not start |
References
- ^ "2019 African Games Swimming Full Results" (PDF). Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.