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Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 competition at the 10th All-Africa Games is scheduled for 5–10 September 2011 at the Zimpeto Olympic Pool in Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo

Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...

. It will feature 46 long course (50m) events, 6 of which are disability/Paralympic classification. All events will be prelims/finals format, except the 800 and 1500 freestyles, which will be timed final (each entrance swims one time, fastest heat swims at night).

Event schedule

Date	Monday 5 September	Tuesday 6 September	Wednesday 7 September
E v e n t s	100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 50 back (w) 50 back (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w)	100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 50 breast (m) 50 fly (w) 800 free (m)	400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 4x100 Free Relay (w) 4x200 Free Relay (m)
Date	Thursday 8 September	Friday 9 September	Saturday 10 September
E v e n t s	100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 free (w S6-S10) 100 free (m S6-S10) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m)	200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 100 back (w S6-S10) 100 back (m S6-S10) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w)	200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m S6-10) 200 IM (w S6-10) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay (m)

m= men's event, w= women's event, S6-S10= disability classification

Prelims begin daily at 9:00 a.m., finals at 5:00 p.m.

Participating nations

25 nations entered in Swimming at the 2011 All Africa Games:

Men's results

50m freestyle		22.34 =GR		22.74		22.87
100m freestyle		49.48		49.71		49.80
200m freestyle		1:48.95 GR		1:49.04		1:51.06
400m freestyle		3:54.03 GR		3:58.49		3:59.82
800m freestyle		8:10.00		8:10.04		8:21.76
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke		26.06		26.19		26.74
100m backstroke		55.26 GR		55.96		57.63
200m backstroke		2:01.74 GR		2:01.88		2:05.19
50m breaststroke		27.81		28.33		28.71
100m breaststroke		1:02.44		1:03.17		1:03.80
200m breaststroke		2:16.51		2:18.58		2:19.74
50m butterfly		23.57 GR		24.31		24.70
100m butterfly		52.13 GR		52.17		55.14
200m butterfly		1:56.37 GR		2:02.52		2:05.47
200m I.M.		2:00.70 GR		2:01.76		2:03.46
400m I.M.		4:16.88 GR		4:21.11		4:25.32
4×100m   freestyle relay	Leith Shankland Chad le Clos Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos is a South African swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore....   Gideon Louw Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....	3:19.42 GR	Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native African country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *... Oussama Sahnoune  Jughurtha Boumalie Ryad Djendouci	3:26.51	Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships.... David Dunford David Dunford David Harvey Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games...   Rama Vyombo Kiptolo Boit	3:29.84
4×200m   freestyle relay	Jasper Venter Riaan Schoeman  Leith Shankland Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....	7:33.63 GR	Badis Djendouci Ryad Djendouci  Abdelghani Nefsi Youghorta Haddad	7:49.59	David Dunford David Dunford David Harvey Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games... Amar Shah  Kiptolo Boit Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships....	8:01.07
4×100m   medley relay	Charl Crous Darian Townsend Darian Townsend Darian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....   Chad le Clos Chad le Clos Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos is a South African swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.... Gideon Louw	3:46.74	Badis Djendouci Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid Sofiane Daid is a two-time Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Algeria. He swam for Algeria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.He has swum for Algeria at the:*Olympics: 2004, 2008*All-Africa Games: 2003, 2007*Mediterranean Games: 2005...   Oussama Sahnoune Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab Nabil Kebbab is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games, and represented his native African country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:* *...	3:51.09	David Dunford David Dunford David Harvey Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya who specializes in sprint freestyle. He is an African champion, Commonwealth Games finalist and the second Kenyan swimmer in history to qualify for the Olympics Games... Amar Shah  Jason Dunford Jason Dunford Jason Edward Dunford is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, Universiade, All-Africa Games and African Championships, and reached finals at Olympics, World Championships and Short Course World Championships.... Rama Vyombo	3:53.55
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   100 freestyle
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   100 backstroke
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   200 I.M.

Women's results

50m freestyle		25.98		26.73		26.75
100m freestyle		56.05 GR		58.01		58.11
200m freestyle		1:59.84 GR		2:05.44		2:06.20
400m freestyle		4:19.73		4:20.75		4:21.58
800m freestyle		8:54.64		8:59.23		9:08.10
1500m freestyle		17:03.22 GR		17:21.95		17:27.76
50m backstroke		29.28		29.76		31.01
100m backstroke		1:00.86 GR		1:01.46		1:07.27
200m backstroke		2:12.40		2:16.68		2:18.18
50m breaststroke		32.88		33.74		33.81 NR
100m breaststroke		1:10.40		1:12.78		1:15.39
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly		27.08 GR		27.30		28.45
100m butterfly		59.86 GR		1:02.20		1:03.14
200m butterfly		2:12.46 GR		2:16.66		2:20.61
200m I.M.		2:13.70		2:15.71		2:18.60
400m I.M.		4:44.34		4:46.33		4:51.20
4×100m   freestyle relay	Karin Prinsloo Natasha De Vos  Roxanne Tammadge Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*...	3:53.93	Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... Samantha Welch  Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn	3:57.81	Fella Bennaceur Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche  Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Amel Melih	4:02.84
4×200m   freestyle relay	Roxanne Tammadge Rene Warnes  Karin Prinsloo Dominique Dryding	8:28.20	Kirsten Lapham Nicole Horn  Samantha Welch Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...	8:42.23	Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche Fella Bennaceur  Amel Melih Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane	8:57.78
4×100m   medley relay	Karin Prinsloo Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon Suzaan van Biljon is an Olympic-swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 2008 Olympics, and as of June 2009 holds both African and South African records.-External links:*...   Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... Natasha De Vos	4:14.00	Kirsten Lapham Samantha Welch  Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... Nicole Horn	4:24.01	Amel Melih Malia Mghezzi Bekhouche  Sarah Hadj Abdelrahmane Fella Bennaceur	4:29.29
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   100 freestyle
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   100 backstroke
Multi-Class (S6-S10)   200 I.M.

Medal standings

Swimming medal standings upon completion of the competition are:

1		33	23	18	74
2		4	7	3	14
3		4	6	1	11
4		3	4	4	11
5		1	0	1	2
6		0	3	9	12
7		0	1	1	2
8		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	3	3
		0	0	3	3
11		0	0	2	2
	Total	45	45	45	135

External links

• Swimming Medallists by Event
• Swimming Medal Standings