Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2015 African Games took place on 6 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

## Schedule

All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:25 | Heat 1 |
| Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:27 | Heat 2 |
| Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 17:37 | Final |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 29.68 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Naomi Ruele (BOT) | 29.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Rita Naude (RSA) | 30.23 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alexus Laird (SEY) | 30.43 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rim Ouennich (TUN) | 30.90 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mariam Sakr (EGY) | 31.27 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 31.81 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Talisa Lanoe (KEN) | 32.14 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Farah Ben Khelil (TUN) | 32.20 | |
| 10 | 2 | Anita Field (KEN) | 32.73 | |
| 11 | 1 | Malk Alnady (EGY) | 32.90 | |
| 12 | 1 | Shannon Hassen (ZAM) | 33.27 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jannat Bique (MOZ) | 33.84 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 29.05 |
| | Naomi Ruele (BOT) | 29.70 |
| | Alexus Laird (SEY) | 30.07 |
| 4 | Rim Ouennich (TUN) | 30.44 |
| 5 | Rita Naude (RSA) | 30.58 |
| 6 | Mariam Sakr (EGY) | 31.16 |
| 7 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 31.58 |
| 8 | Talisa Lanoe (KEN) | 31.86 |
