2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle
# 2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle

The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 12 September 2018.

## Records

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

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | César Cielo | Brazil | 46.91 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| African record | Lyndon Ferns | South Africa | 47.79 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Oussama Sahnoune | Algeria | 49.60 | Bloemfontein | 18 October 2016 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September | Final | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 49.39 | CR |

## Results

### Heats

The heats were started on 12 September at 09:50.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 52.04 | Q |
| 2 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 52.12 | Q |
| 3 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 52.25 | Q |
| 4 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 52.45 | Q |
| 5 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 52.47 | Q |
| 6 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa | 52.58 | Q |
| 7 | El Hadji Adama Niane | Senegal | 53.02 | Q |
| 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 53.45 | Q NR |
| 9 | Mohamed Ali Chaouchi | Tunisia | 53.83 | |
| 10 | Samy Boutouil | Morocco | 53.84 | |
| 11 | Filipe Gomes | Malawi | 54.06 | |
| 12 | Ovesh Purahoo | Mauritius | 54.49 | |
| 13 | Dean Hoffman | Seychelles | 54.50 | |
| 14 | Swaleh Talib | Kenya | 54.62 | |
| 15 | Ahllan Bique | Mozambique | 55.30 | |
| 16 | Mohammed Yousuf Bin Mousa | Libya | 55.81 | |
| 17 | Daniel Francisco | Angola | 56.29 | |
| 18 | Mario Ervedosa | Angola | 56.31 | |
| 19 | Atuhaire Ambala | Uganda | 56.55 | |
| 20 | Belly-Cresus Ganira | Burundi | 56.73 | |
| 21 | Billy-Scott Irakose | Burundi | 56.96 | |
| 22 | Chase Onorati | Zimbabwe | 57.05 | |
| 23 | Herinirina John Rakotomavo | Madagascar | 57.56 | |
| 24 | Adnan Kabuye | Uganda | 58.07 | |
| 25 | Isihaka Irankunda | Rwanda | 58.16 | |
| 26 | Adam Moncherry | Seychelles | 59.46 | |
| 27 | Sithembiso Mamba | Eswatini | 1:00.91 | |
| 28 | Ayaan Chand | Botswana | 1:01.05 | |
| 29 | Liam Emmett | Eswatini | 1:01.06 | |
| 30 | Zinhle Bekker | Botswana | 1:02.17 | |
| 31 | Maemo Sebikiri | Botswana | 1:02.92 | |
| 32 | Houssin Gaber Ibrahim | Djibouti | 1:08.11 | |
| 33 | Omar Darboe | Gambia | 1:08.70 | |
| 34 | Jegan Jobe | Gambia | 1:11.71 | |
| | Sokomayi Mubikayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | Madagascar | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Isobo Confidence | Nigeria | Did not start | Did not start |

### Final

The final was started on 12 September.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 49.39 | CR |
| | 6 | Ali Khalafalla | Egypt | 49.89 | |
| | 3 | Bradley Vincent | Mauritius | 50.24 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 51.21 | |
| 5 | 4 | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | 51.34 | |
| 6 | 7 | Matthew Bowers | South Africa | 52.48 | |
| 7 | 1 | El Hadji Adama Niane | Senegal | 53.25 | |
| 8 | 8 | Abeiku Jackson | Ghana | 53.44 | NR |
