2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
# 2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The Men's 200 metre backstroke 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 | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| African record | George du Rand | South Africa | 1:55.75 | Rome | 30 July 2009 |
| Championship record | George du Rand | South Africa | 2:01.02 | Johannesburg | 3 December 2008 |

## Results

### Heats

The heats were started on 12 September at 10:10.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohamed Ryad Bouhamidi | Algeria | 2:05.56 | Q |
| 2 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 2:07.32 | Q |
| 3 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria | 2:08.47 | Q |
| 4 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco | 2:10.45 | Q |
| 5 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 2:10.72 | Q |
| 6 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt | 2:11.95 | Q |
| 7 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius | 2:13.06 | Q |
| 8 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa | 2:15.13 | Q |
| 9 | Alvin Omondi | Kenya | 2:26.16 | |
| | Heriniavo Rasolonjatovo | Madagascar | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari | Tunisia | Did not start | Did not start |

### Final

The final was started on 14 September.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Mohamed Ryad Bouhamidi | Algeria | 2:05.13 |
| | 5 | Jacques van Wyk | South Africa | 2:05.76 |
| | 2 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 2:06.88 |
| 4 | 7 | Ahmed Hamdy | Egypt | 2:07.42 |
| 5 | 3 | Abdellah Ardjoune | Algeria | 2:07.56 |
| 6 | 6 | Driss Lahrichi | Morocco | 2:09.11 |
| 7 | 1 | Mathieu Marquet | Mauritius | 2:14.83 |
| 8 | 8 | Ruan Breytenbach | South Africa | 2:18.49 |
