2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
# 2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay

The Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 13 September 2018.

## Records

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

| | Team | Time | Location | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World record | United States | 3:08.24 | Beijing | 11 August 2008 |
| African record | South Africa | 3:11.93 | Rome | 26 July 2009 |
| Championship record | South Africa | 3:22.76 | Bloemfontein | 19 October 2016 |

The following new records were set during this competition.

| Date | Event | Nation | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 September | Final | Egypt | 3:21.61 | CR |

## Results

### Final

The final was started on 13 September.

| Rank | Nation | Swimmers | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Egypt | Abdelrahman Sameh (51.42) Mohamed Samy (49.88) Marwan Elkamash (50.91) Ali Khalafalla (49.40) | 3:21.61 | CR |
| | South Africa | Jacques Van Wyk (51.60) Alaric Basson (51.71) Matthew Bowers (52.21) Ayrton Sweeney (51.28) | 3:26.80 | |
| | Tunisia | Mohamed Agili (51.72) Mohamed Ali Chaouchi (53.03) Ahmed Hafnaoui (52.55) Mohamed Aziz Ghaffari (50.62) | 3:27.92 | |
| 4 | Algeria | Mehdi Nazim Benbara (51.86) Lounis Khendriche (53.16) Mohamed Djaballah (52.58) Aimen Benabid (52.23) | 3:29.83 | |
| 5 | Morocco | Yusuf Tibazi (53.44) Souhail Hamouchane (52.66) Samy Boutouil (53.33) Driss Lahrichi (52.92) | 3:32.35 | |
| 6 | Mauritius | Ovesh Purahoo (54.52) Jonathan Chung Yee (59.58) Bradley Vincent (51.16) Mathieu Marquet (52.59) | 3:37.85 | |
| | Nigeria | | Did not start | |
