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Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 1500 metre freestyle

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Men's 1500 metre freestyle
at the 2015 African Games
VenueKintele Aquatic Complex
DateSeptember 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Competitors5 from 4 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Egypt
silver medal    Tunisia
bronze medal    South Africa
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The Men's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 10 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.

Schedule

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All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Event
Thursday, 10 September 2015 18:22 Final

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record Sun Yang  China 14:31.02 London 4 August 2012
African record Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 14:37.28 Rome 2 August 2009
Games record Troyden Prinsloo  South Africa 15:24.93 Algiers 18 July 2007

The following new records were set during this competition.

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
10 September Final Ahmed Akram  Egypt 15:11.68 GR

Results

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Final

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The final were held on 10 September.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ahmed Akram  Egypt 15:11.68 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Ahmed Mathlouthi  Tunisia 15:30.35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Brent Szurdoki  South Africa 15:35.48
4 5 Marwan El-Amrawy  Egypt 16:12.82
5 2 Imad Tchouar  Algeria 16:18.80

References

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  1. ^ "Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results". brazzaville2015.microplustiming.com. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2020.