Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Women's 1500 metre freestyle

Women's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2019 African Games
VenueMohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool
Dates21 August (final)
Competitors6 from 4 nations
Winning time17:06.71
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    South Africa
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The Women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Katie Ledecky  United States 15:20.48 Indianapolis 16 May 2018
African record Wendy Trott  South Africa 16:05.63 Shanghai 25 July 2011
Games record Roxanne Tammadge  South Africa 17:03.22 Maputo 10 September 2011

Results

Final

The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Hania Moro  Egypt 17:06.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Samantha Randle  South Africa 17:11.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Carla Antonopoulos  South Africa 17:22.15
4 5 Majda Chebaraka  Algeria 17:27.24
5 1 Inass Rachidi  Morocco 18:30.85
6 6 Douaa Eddahbi  Morocco 18:35.79

References

  1. ^ "Women's 1500 metre freestyle - Start List". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Women's 1500 metre freestyle - Results". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.