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

The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2015 African Games took place on 7 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

## Schedule

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

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Monday, 7 September 2015 | 10:33 | Heat 1 |
| Monday, 7 September 2015 | 10:35 | Heat 2 |
| Monday, 7 September 2015 | 18:00 | Final |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 24.43 | Borås | 5 July 2014 |
| African record | Farida Osman | Egypt | 25.78 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Games record | Farida Osman | Egypt | 27.08 | Maputo | 6 September 2011 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 September | Heat | Farida Osman | Egypt | 26.27 | GR |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Farida Osman (EGY) | 26.27 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Vanessa Mohr (RSA) | 26.62 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 27.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 28.31 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Maii Atif (EGY) | 28.61 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Emily Muteti (KEN) | 28.79 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Asma Sammoud (TUN) | 28.98 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Tarryn Rennie (ZIM) | 29.08 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Sylvia Brunlehner (KEN) | 29.25 | |
| 10 | 2 | Ana Nobrega (ANG) | 29.65 | |
| 11 | 1 | Gessica Stagno (MOZ) | 30.28 | |
| 12 | 2 | Avice Meya (UGA) | 33.63 | |
| 13 | 1 | Rahel Fseh Gebreselassie (ETH) | 33.97 | |
| 14 | 2 | Adzo Kpossi (TOG) | 40.84 | |
| 15 | 2 | Jannah Sonnenshein (MOZ) | NS | |
| 16 | 1 | Fatoumata Samassekou (MLI) | ABA | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Farida Osman (EGY) | 26.31 |
| | Vanessa Mohr (RSA) | 26.39 |
| | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 27.02 |
| 4 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 28.53 |
| 5 | Asma Sammoud (TUN) | 28.60 |
| 6 | Emily Muteti (KEN) | 28.62 |
| 7 | Maii Atif (EGY) | 28.73 |
| 8 | Tarryn Rennie (ZIM) | 28.81 |
