Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 50 metre freestyle
The Men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 21 August | Heat | Brad Tandy | | 22.24 | GR |
| 21 August | Final | Ali Khalafalla | | 22.17 | GR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 24 August at 10:20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | Brad Tandy | | 22.24 | Q GR |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Ali Khalafalla | | 22.41 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Douglas Erasmus | | 22.66 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Oussama Sahnoune | | 22.67 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | | 23.13 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Souhail Hamouchane | | 23.18 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | Xander Skinner | | 23.19 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Peter Wetzlar | | 23.19 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Abdelrahman Elaraby | | 23.34 | |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Abeiku Jackson | | 23.57 | |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | El Hadj Adama Niane | | 23.75 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Merwane El Merini | | 23.79 | |
| 13 | 5 | 6 | Steven Aimable | | 23.80 | |
| 14 | 5 | 7 | Issa Mohamed | | 24.02 | |
| 15 | 6 | 8 | Ralph Goveia | | 24.17 | |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Swaleh Talib | | 24.37 | |
| 17 | 4 | 7 | Yellow Yeiyah | | 24.39 | |
| 18 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Francisco | | 24.41 | |
| 19 | 6 | 7 | Gregory Anodin | | 24.48 | |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Efrem Ghimai | | 24.51 | |
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Samuele Rossi | | 24.57 | |
| 22 | 4 | 6 | Mathieu Bachmann | | 24.64 | |
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Filipe Gomes | | 24.65 | |
| 24 | 3 | 5 | Ahllan Bique | | 24.85 | |
| 25 | 6 | 2 | Mathieu Marquet | | 24.89 | |
| 26 | 3 | 6 | Billy-Scott Irakose | | 24.90 | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola | | 25.02 | |
| 28 | 3 | 7 | Seydoli Alaassan | | 25.20 | |
| 29 | 3 | 3 | Belly-Crésus Ganira | | 25.31 | |
| 30 | 3 | 8 | Ayman Khatoun | | 25.39 | |
| 31 | 3 | 1 | Adama Ouedraogo | | 25.67 | |
| 32 | 3 | 2 | Kitso Matija | | 26.03 | |
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Solomon Dzingai | | 26.40 | |
| 34 | 2 | 5 | Kumaren Naidu | | 26.45 | |
| 35 | 2 | 2 | Abdelmalik Muktar | | 26.71 | |
| 36 | 2 | 3 | Julius Wyse | | 27.29 | |
| 37 | 2 | 6 | Tindwende Sawadogo | | 27.72 | |
| 38 | 1 | 5 | Eméric Kpegba | | 27.75 | |
| 39 | 2 | 8 | Mamadou Bah | | 27.91 | |
| 40 | 2 | 1 | Ebrima Buaro | | 28.36 | |
| 41 | 1 | 4 | Houssein Gaber | | 28.37 | |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | Adam Mpali | | 28.45 | |
| 43 | 2 | 7 | Shala Gekabel | | 28.89 | |
| 44 | 1 | 1 | Diosdado Miko | | 30.80 | |
| 45 | 1 | 7 | Munyu Kupiata | | 31.45 | |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Mubikayi | | | |
Final
The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Ali Khalafalla | | 22.17 | GR |
| 6 | Oussama Sahnoune | | 22.19 | |
| 4 | Brad Tandy | | 22.21 | |
| 4 | 3 | Douglas Erasmus | | 22.57 | |
| 5 | 1 | Xander Skinner | | 23.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | Souhail Hamouchane | | 23.10 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | | 23.14 | |
| 8 | 8 | Peter Wetzlar | | 23.28 | |
