Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle
# Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle

The Men's 800 metre freestyle 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 | 18:13 | Final |

## Records

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

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | Zhang Lin | China | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| African record | Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Games record | Troyden Prinsloo | South Africa | 8:02.84 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 September | Final | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 7:55.36 | GR |

## Results

### Final

The final were held on 7 September.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 7:55.36 | GR |
| | 5 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt | 7:59.54 | |
| | 3 | Devon Brown | South Africa | 7:59.57 | |
| 4 | 2 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa | 8:07.18 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia | 8:17.74 | |
| 6 | 7 | Imad Tchouar | Algeria | 8:25.75 | |
