| Women's 100 metre freestyle at the 2019 African Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 August (heats and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55.13 | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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The Women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden |
51.71 | Budapest | 23 July 2017 |
| African record | Erin Gallagher |  South Africa |
54.23 | Gold Coast | 9 April 2018 |
| Games record | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
55.41 | Brazzaville | 6 September 2015 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | Final | Erin Gallagher |  South Africa |
55.13 | GR |
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa |
55.94 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Farida Osman |  Egypt |
56.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Emma Chelius | South Africa |
57.60 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Amel Melih |  Algeria |
57.70 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Maria Brunlehner |  Kenya |
58.44 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Naomi Ruele |  Botswana |
58.77 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Jeanne Boutbien |  Senegal |
59.19 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Catarina Sousa |  Angola |
59.90 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Lina Khiyara |  Morocco |
59.96 | |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Yasmin Hassan | Egypt |
1:00.49 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Robyn Lee |  Zimbabwe |
1:00.99 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Noura Mana | Morocco |
1:01.16 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Nomvulo Mjimba | Zimbabwe |
1:01.69 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Abibat Ogunbanwo |  Nigeria |
1:02.16 | |
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung |  Mauritius |
1:02.98 | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth |  Seychelles |
1:04.17 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Lombe Mwape |  Zambia |
1:05.99 | |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Caitlin Loo | Botswana |
1:07.70 | |
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Chloe Sauvourel |  Central African Republic |
1:13.67 | |
| 20 | 2 | 8 | Rahel Gebresilassie |  Ethiopia |
1:15.08 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Lina Selo | Ethiopia |
1:16.86 | |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Roukaya Mahamane |  Niger |
1:20.03 |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa |
55.13 | GR |
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5 | Farida Osman | Egypt |
55.62 | |
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3 | Emma Chelius | South Africa |
55.86 | |
| 4 | 6 | Amel Melih | Algeria |
57.14 | |
| 5 | 2 | Maria Brunlehner | Kenya |
58.39 | |
| 6 | 7 | Naomi Ruele | Botswana |
59.30 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jeanne Boutbien | Senegal |
59.35 | |
| 8 | 8 | Catarina Sousa | Angola |
59.44 |
