Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games

Main article: 1999 All-Africa Games

Swimming at the 7th All-Africa Games was held September 12-18, 1999 at the Ellis Park Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Contents

Participating nations

128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition.[7] Among those with swimmers were:

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Egypt
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • South Africa
  • Swaziland
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Schedule

Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order.

Date September 12 September 13 September 14
E
v
e
n
t
s		 100 free (w)
100 breast (m)
400 IM (w)
200 free (m)
4x200 Free Relay (w)		 200 breast (w)
100 fly (m)
200 free (w)
400 IM (m)
4x200 Free Relay (m)		 100 free (m)
400 free (w)
200 back (m)
100 back (w)
4x100 Free Relay (w)
Date September 15 September 16 September 17
E
v
e
n
t
s		 100 fly (w)
200 breast (m)
100 breast (w)
400 free (m)
800 free (w)
4x100 Free Relay (m)		 50 free (m)
200 IM (w)
200 fly (m)
100 back (m)
1500 free (m)
4x100 Medley Relay (w)		 200 fly (w)
200 IM (m)
200 back (w)
50 free (w)
4x100 Medley Relay

m= men's event, w= women's event

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50m Freestyle Brendon Dedekind
  South Africa		 22.36
  GR		 Nicholas Folker
  South Africa		 22.83 Salim Iles
  Algeria		 23.02
100m Freestylem1 Brendon Dedekind
  South Africa		 50.50 Salim Iles
  Algeria		 50.58 Nicholas Folker
  South Africa		 50.61
200m Freestyle Herman Louw
  South Africa		 1:52.68 Glen Walshaw
  Zimbabwe		 1:55.85 Terence Parkin
  South Africa		 1:56.78
400m Freestyle Ryno Markgraaff
  South Africa		 4:06.93 James Willcox
  South Africa		 4:08.00 Glen Walshaw
  Zimbabwe		 4:09.65
1500m Freestyle Dennis Sirringhaus
  South Africa		 16:17.53 Ryno Markgraaff
  South Africa		 16:50.96 Herbert Couacud
  Mauritius		 16:59.31
100m Backstroke Mehdi Addadi
  Algeria		 58.28 Benjamin Lo-Pinto
  Seychelles		 59.64 Haitham Hazem
  Egypt		 59.91
200m Backstroke Brett Rogers
  South Africa		 2:08.83 George Du Rand
  South Africa		 2:10.41 Benjamin Lo-Pinto
  Seychelles		 2:11.21
100m Breaststroke Brett Petersen
  South Africa		 1:02.63 Chris Stewart
  South Africa		 1:06.01 Alan Ogden
  Zimbabwe		 1:08.08
200m Breaststroke Terence Parkin
  South Africa		 2:16.29
  GR		 Greg Owen
  South Africa		 2:21.14 Ayman Khattab
  Egypt		 2:26.98
100m Butterfly Ryan Kelly
  South Africa		 54.66 Theo Verster
  South Africa		 54.75 Mehdi Addadi
  Algeria		 56.30
200m Butterfly Theo Verster
  South Africa		 2:04.69
  GR		 Raazik Nordien
  South Africa		 2:08.75 Fares Attar
  Algeria		 2:10.11
200m I.M. Theo Verster
  South Africa		 2:04.10
  GR		 Terence Parkin
  South Africa		 2:07.97 Kenny Roberts
  Seychelles		 2:11.00
400m I.M Terence Parkin
  South Africa		 4:35.29 Adrian Bosch
  South Africa		 4:39.06 Kenny Roberts
  Seychelles		 4:46.26
4x100m
  Free Relay		 South Africa
  Brett Rogers,
  Brett Petersen,
  Ryan Kelly,
  Brendon Dedekind		 3:51.45 Algeria 3:54.91 Egypt 3:58.22
4x200m
  Free Relay		 South Africa
  Herman Louw,
  James Wilcox,
  Ryno Maarkgraaf,
  Terence Parkin		 7:41.91 Algeria 7:58.54 Seychelles 8:04.98
4x100m
  Medley Relay		 South Africa 3:51.45 Algeria 3:54.91 Egypt 3:58.22

m1 In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36.

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50m Freestyle Rania Elwani
  Egypt
Stacey Bowley
  South Africa		 26.56   not awarded Kirsty Coventry
  Zimbabwe		 26.72
100m Freestyle Charlene Wittstock
  South Africa		 57.46 Teresa Moodie
  Zimbabwe		 58.04 Rania Elwani
  Egypt		 58.12
200m Freestyle Kim van Selm
  South Africa		 2:05.50 Kirsten van Heerden
  South Africa		 2:06.15 Rania Elwani
  Egypt		 2:08.08
400m Freestyle Kim van Selm
  South Africa		 4:26.50 Kirsten van Heerden
  South Africa		 4:27.04 Boutheina Elouer
  Tunisia		 4:40.03
800m Freestyle Kim van Selm
  South Africa		 9:13.30 Bronwyn Dedekind
  South Africa		 9:19.04 Maha Elmerghany
  Egypt		 9:44.72
100m Backstroke Charlene Wittstock
  South Africa		 1:04.31 Kirsty Coventry
  Zimbabwe		 1:05.29 Taryn Ternent
  South Africa		 1:05.95
200m Backstroke Mandy Loots
  South Africa		 2:21.22 Taryn Cokayne
  South Africa		 2:23.27 Mandy Leach
  Zimbabwe		 2:29.14
100m Breaststrokew1 Penny Heyns
  South Africa		 1:07.58
  GR		 Ziada Jardine
  South Africa		 1:15.31 Lauren Harvey
  Zimbabwe		 1:18.05
200m Breaststrokew1 Penny Heyns
  South Africa		 2:28.00
  GR		 Sarah Poewe
  South Africa		 2:32.80 Lauren Harvey
  Zimbabwe		 2:53.17
100m Butterfly Mandy Loots
  South Africa		 1:01.32
  GR		 Candice Crafford
  South Africa		 1:03.64 Teresa Moodie
  Zimbabwe		 1:05.18
200m Butterfly Mandy Loots
  South Africa		 2:16.02
  GR		 Natalie du Toit
  South Africa		 2:19.80 Kenza Benaceur
  Algeria		 2:33.54
200m I.M. Mandy Loots
  South Africa		 2:20.02
  GR		 Kirsty Coventry
  Zimbabwe		 2:23.42 Mandy Leach
  Zimbabwe		 2:25.53
400m I.M Mandy Loots
  South Africa		 4:59.50
  GR		 Natalie du Toit
  South Africa		 5:06.62 Kenza Benaceur
  Algeria		 5:29.60
4x100m
  Free Relayw2		 Zimbabwe
  Kirsty Coventry,
  Tanya Gurr,
  Mandy Leach,
  Teresa Moody		 3:53.45 South Africa
  Charlene Wittstock,
  Stacey Bowley,
  Candice Crafford,
  Kim van Selm		 3:54.31 Egypt 4:11.06
4x200m
  Free Relay		 South Africa
  Kirsten van Heerden,
  Stacey Bowley,
  Bronwyn Dedekind,
  Kim van Selm		 8:36.76 Zimbabwe 8:47.56 Egypt 9:18.40
4x100m
  Medley Relay		 South Africa
  Charlene Wittstock,
  Penny Heyns,
  Mandy Loots,
  Stacey Bowley		 4:11.57
  GR		 Zimbabwe 4:28.96 Egypt 4:48.17

w1 In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.
w2 Order of swimmers for the women's 4x100 Free Relay may be off, however, Moody (Zimbabwe) and Van Selm (South Africa) were the fourth swimmers for their relays.

Medal standings

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 South Africa 30 21 3 54
2 Zimbabwe 1 5 8 14
3 Algeria 1 4 5 10
4 Egypt 1 - 10 11
5 Seychelles - 1 4 5
6 Mauritius - - 1 1
Tunisia - - 1 1

References

  1. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 1 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-12; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  2. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 2 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-13; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  3. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 3 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-14; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  4. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 4 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  5. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 5 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-16; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  6. ^ (1999) All Africa Games - Day 6 by Neville Smith for SwimNews. Published 1999-09-18; retrieved 2011-07-29.
  7. ^ (2003) All African Games Roundup & Results by Chaker Belhadj, published by SwimNews on 2003-10-24; retrieved 2011-07-29.
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