2006 African Swimming Championships
The 8th African Swimming Championships were held in Dakar, Senegal from September 11 to September 16, 2006.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 20 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| 2 |  Algeria | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 |  Tunisia | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Kenya | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Egypt | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 |  Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Senegal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Morocco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Salim Iles Algeria |
22.65 |
Shaun Harris South Africa |
22.96 |
Jason Dunford Kenya |
23.31 |
| 100 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
50.57 |
Jason Dunford Kenya |
51.07 |
Shaun Harris South Africa |
51.29 |
| 200 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria |
1:52.05 |
Jason Dunford Kenya |
1:53.69 |
John Ellis South Africa |
1:54.65 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
3:58.75 |
Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia |
4:02.13 |
Mohamed Magdy Egypt |
4:02.92 |
| 800 m freestyle | Mohamed Magdy Egypt |
8:21.12 |
Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia |
8:22.74 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
8:24.00 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Chad Ho South Africa |
15:52.52 |
Mohamed Magdy Egypt |
16:03.21 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
16:07.11 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa |
28.95 |
Malick Fall Senegal |
29.47 |
Mehdi Hamama Algeria |
30.24 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa |
1:03.39 |
Sofiane Daid Algeria |
1:03.78 |
Malick Fall Senegal |
1:04.18 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Sofiane Daid Algeria |
2:17.67 |
Thabang Moeketsane South Africa |
2:19.41 |
Sherif Madkour South Africa |
2:23.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Salim Iles Algeria |
24.75 |
Jason Dunford Kenya |
24.88 |
Fouche Venter South Africa |
25.17 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya |
53.88 |
Ahmed Salah Egypt |
55.00 |
Fouche Venter South Africa |
55.40 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ahmed Salah Egypt |
2:02.95 |
Sofiane Daid Algeria |
2:03.64 |
Mostafa Atef Egypt |
2:05.60 |
| 50 m backstroke | Jason Dunford Kenya |
26.83 |
David Dunford Kenya |
26.98 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa |
27.04 |
| 100 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya |
58.17 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa |
58.98 |
Naoufel Benabid Algeria |
59.26 |
| 200 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya |
2:06.48 |
Stuart Rogers South Africa |
2:06.74 |
Naoufel Benabid Algeria |
2:06.93 |
| 200 m individual medley | Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
2:06.84 |
Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia |
2:06.99 |
Mehdi Hamama Algeria |
2:07.14 |
| 400 m individual medley | Stuart Rogers South Africa |
4:31.48 |
Taki Mrabet Tunisia |
4:33.54 |
Mohamed Gadallah Algeria |
4:34.81 |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | Algeria (50.83) Nabil Kebbab(53.99) Badis Djendouci(53.05) Naoufel Benabid(50.28) Salim Iles |
3:28.15 |
South Africa (51.35) Shaun Harris(53.36) Ryan De Klerk(52.65) Stuart Rogers(51.11) Fouche Venter |
3:28.47 |
Egypt (52.29) Mohamed Mamdouh(53.82) Ahmed Salah(54.08) Ahmed Mustafa(51.62) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
3:31.81 |
| 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | Algeria (1:57.27) Medhi Hamama(1:55.91) Ryad Djendouci(1:59.17) Naoufel Benabid(1:52.97) Nabil Kebbab |
7:45.32 |
Tunisia (1:59.96) Mohamed Mettigi(1:56.81) Anouar Bennaceur(1:56.98) Taki M'Rabet(1:56.72) Ahmed Mathlouthi |
7:50.47 |
Egypt (1:58.18) Mohamed Magdy(1:58.12) Aziz Mazen(1:59.01) Mohammed Gad Allah(1:57.88) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
7:53.19 |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | South Africa (58.95) Stuart Rogers(1:02.47) Thabang Moeketsane(54.72) Fouche Venter(50.38) Shaun Harris |
3:46.52 |
Algeria (58.93) Naoufel Benabid(1:02.53) Sofiane Daid(57.24) Nabil Kebbab(50.42) Salim Iles |
3:49.12 |
Egypt (1:00.76) Mohamed Tarek Salah(1:05.71) Ayman Khatab(54.80) Ahmed Salah(52.07) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr |
3:53.34 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Sarra Chahed Tunisia |
27:13 |
Marielle Rogers South Africa |
27:44 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe |
27:56 |
| 100 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa |
57:67 |
Sarra Chahed Tunisia |
58:01 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe |
59:44 |
| 200 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa |
2:01.92 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
2:06.81 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles |
2:07.60 |
| 400 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa |
4:17.44 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
4:24.83 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles |
4:26.21 |
| 800 m freestyle | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
8:57.69 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles |
9:04.09 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
9:12.21 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Shrone Austin Seychelles |
17:07.28 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
17:27.32 |
Natalie du Toit South Africa |
17:49.42 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa |
33:33 |
Meriem Lamri Algeria |
34:02 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco |
34:05 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa |
1:11.84 |
Meriem Lamri Algeria |
1:12.95 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco |
1:14.17 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa |
2:32.64 |
Sara El Bekri Morocco |
2:37.97 |
Lydia Yefsah Algeria |
2:38.93 |
| 50 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa |
28:57 |
Leone Vorster South Africa |
28:65 |
Samantha Richter Zimbabwe |
29:13 |
| 100 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa |
1:02.57 |
Fella Bennaceur Algeria |
1:03.41 |
Mariem Meddeb Tunisia |
1:04.42 |
| 200 m butterfly | Sarah Hadjabderahmane Algeria |
2:16.72 |
Louise Smyth South Africa |
2:19.26 |
Mariem Meddeb Tunisia |
2:24.06 |
| 50 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa |
30.96 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt |
31:22 |
Khadija Ciss Senegal |
31:44 |
| 100 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa |
1:04.93 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt |
1:05.51 |
Karima Lahmar Algeria |
1:07.24 |
| 200 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa |
2:20.99 |
Tanya Bouffe South Africa |
2:22.03 |
Dina Hegazy Egypt |
2:23.07 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa |
2:21.76 |
Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
2:22.85 |
Tanya Bouffe South Africa |
2:23.91 |
| 400 m individual medley | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia |
4:55.58 |
Souad Nafisa Cherouati Algeria |
5:03.50 |
Shrone Austin Seychelles |
5:09.15 |
| 4 x 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa (59.68) Elzanne Werth(59.28) Tamaryn Laubscher(59.56) Lehesta Kemp(57.33) Leone Vorster |
3:55.85 |
Tunisia (58.05) Sarra Chahed(59.92) Nadia Chahed(1:00.81) Mariem Meddeb(59.79) Maroua Mathlouthi |
3:58.17 |
Algeria (1:00.18) Fella Bennaceur(1:01.40) Souad Nafisa Cherouati(1:01.76) Sarah Hadjabderahmane(1:00.06) Kenza Matoub |
4:03.40 |
| 4 x 200 m freestyle relay | South Africa (2:05.76) Leone Vorster(2:07.27) Elzanne Werth(2:12.98) Louise Smyth(2:10.19) Tamaryn Laubscher |
8:36.20 |
Algeria (2:08.21) Kenza Matoub(2:10.79) Fella Bennaceur(2:11.50) Souad Nafisa Cherouati(2:10.10) Sarah Hadjabderahmane |
8:40.60 NR |
Tunisia (2:10.48) Sarra Chahed(2:13.61) Raoudha Rebai(2:14.98) Mariem Meddeb(2:06.76) Maroua Mathlouthi |
8:45.86 |
| 4 x 100 m medley relay | South Africa (1:05.69) Lehesta Kemp(1:11.32) Tamaryn Laubscher(1:03.75) Elzanne Werth(57.98) Leone Vorster |
4:18.74 |
Algeria (1:08.16) Karima Lahmar(1:14.95) Mériem Lamri(1:05.27) Sarah Hadjabderahmane(58.71) Fella Bennaceur |
4:27.09 |
Egypt (1:06.62) Dina Hegazy(1:16.87) Salma Raouf Gasser(1:06.47) May Attef(1:00.22) Heba Yehia |
4:30.18 |