2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke
# 2018 African Swimming Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke

The Women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 10 September 2018.

## Records

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

| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | Liu Xiang | China | 26.98 | Jakarta | 21 August 2018 |
| African record | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 28.08 | Monte Carlo | 13 June 2015 |
| Championship record | Chanelle Van Wyk | South Africa | 29.31 | Casablanca | 13 September 2010 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 September | Final | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 29.04 | CR |

## Results

### Heats

The heats were started on 10 September at 11:30.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 29.91 | Q |
| 2 | Samiha Mohsen | Egypt | 29.96 | Q |
| 3 | Hannah Kiely | South Africa | 30.63 | Q |
| 4 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco | 30.76 | Q |
| 5 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 30.83 | Q |
| 6 | Farah Benkhelil | Tunisia | 30.90 | Q |
| 7 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius | 31.52 | Q |
| 8 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | Kenya | 32.20 | Q |
| 9 | Catarina Sousa | Angola | 32.30 | |
| 10 | Imene Kawthar Zitouni | Algeria | 32.36 | |
| 11 | Yasmeen Boutouil | Morocco | 32.43 | |
| 12 | Jeanne Boutbien | Senegal | 33.31 | |
| 13 | Ada Thioune | Senegal | 33.33 | |
| 14 | Therese Soukup | Seychelles | 33.70 | |
| 15 | Jannat Bique | Mozambique | 33.71 | |
| 16 | Avice Meya | Uganda | 35.44 | NR |
| 17 | Selina Katumba | Uganda | 36.41 | |
| 18 | Nafissath Radji | Benin | 38.92 | |
| | Chinoye Okolugbo | Nigeria | Did not start | Did not start |
| | Mappy Kegbe | Nigeria | Did not start | Did not start |

### Final

The final was started on 10 September.

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Erin Gallagher | South Africa | 29.04 | CR |
| | 5 | Samiha Mohsen | Egypt | 29.51 | NR |
| | 4 | Amel Melih | Algeria | 29.67 | |
| 4 | 3 | Hannah Kiely | South Africa | 30.32 | |
| 5 | 7 | Farah Benkhelil | Tunisia | 30.54 | |
| 6 | 6 | Hiba Fahsi | Morocco | 30.56 | |
| 7 | 1 | Camille Koenig | Mauritius | 31.51 | |
| 8 | 8 | Imara-Bella Thorpe | Kenya | 31.94 | |
