2006 African Swimming Championships
The 8th African Swimming Championships were held in Dakar, Senegal from September 11 to September 16, 2006.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa (RSA) | 20 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 |  Algeria (ALG) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 |  Seychelles (SEY) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Salim Iles Algeria | 22.65 | Shaun Harris South Africa | 22.96 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 23.31 |
| 100 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria | 50.57 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 51.07 | Shaun Harris South Africa | 51.29 |
| 200 m freestyle | Nabil Kebbab Algeria | 1:52.05 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 1:53.69 | John Ellis South Africa | 1:54.65 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 3:58.75 | Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia | 4:02.13 | Mohamed Magdy Egypt | 4:02.92 |
| 800 m freestyle | Mohamed Magdy Egypt | 8:21.12 | Mohamed Mettigi Tunisia | 8:22.74 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:24.00 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Chad Ho South Africa | 15:52.52 | Mohamed Magdy Egypt | 16:03.21 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 16:07.11 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa | 28.95 | Malick Fall Senegal | 29.47 | Mehdi Hamama Algeria | 30.24 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa | 1:03.39 | Sofiane Daid Algeria | 1:03.78 | Malick Fall Senegal | 1:04.18 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Sofiane Daid Algeria | 2:17.67 | Thabang Moeketsane South Africa | 2:19.41 | Sherif Madkour Egypt | 2:23.73 |
| 50 m butterfly | Salim Iles Algeria | 24.75 | Jason Dunford Kenya | 24.88 | Fouche Venter South Africa | 25.17 |
| 100 m butterfly | Jason Dunford Kenya | 53.88 | Ahmed Salah Egypt | 55.00 | Fouche Venter South Africa | 55.40 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ahmed Salah Egypt | 2:02.95 | Sofiane Daid Algeria | 2:03.64 | Mostafa Atef Egypt | 2:05.60 |
| 50 m backstroke | Jason Dunford Kenya | 26.83 | David Dunford Kenya | 26.98 | Stuart Rogers South Africa | 27.04 |
| 100 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya | 58.17 | Stuart Rogers South Africa | 58.98 | Naoufel Benabid Algeria | 59.26 |
| 200 m backstroke | David Dunford Kenya | 2:06.48 | Stuart Rogers South Africa | 2:06.74 | Naoufel Benabid Algeria | 2:06.93 |
| 200 m individual medley | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 2:06.84 | Ahmed Mathlouthi Tunisia | 2:06.99 | Mehdi Hamama Algeria | 2:07.14 |
| 400 m individual medley | Stuart Rogers South Africa | 4:31.48 | Taki Mrabet Tunisia | 4:33.54 | Mohamed Gadallah Egypt | 4:34.81 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Algeria (50.83) Nabil Kebbab(53.99) Badis Djendouci(53.05) Naoufel Benabid(50.28) Salim Iles | 3:28.15 | South Africa (51.35) Shaun Harris(53.36) Ryan De Klerk(52.65) Stuart Rogers(51.11) Fouche Venter | 3:28.47 | Egypt (52.29) Mohamed Mamdouh(53.82) Ahmed Salah(54.08) Ahmed Mustafa(51.62) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr | 3:31.81 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Algeria (1:57.27) Medhi Hamama(1:55.91) Ryad Djendouci(1:59.17) Naoufel Benabid(1:52.97) Nabil Kebbab | 7:45.32 | Tunisia (1:59.96) Mohamed Mettigi(1:56.81) Anouar Bennaceur(1:56.98) Taki Mrabet(1:56.72) Ahmed Mathlouthi | 7:50.47 | Egypt (1:58.18) Mohamed Magdy(1:58.12) Aziz Mazen(1:59.01) Mohammed Gad Allah(1:57.88) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr | 7:53.19 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa (58.95) Stuart Rogers(1:02.47) Thabang Moeketsane(54.72) Fouche Venter(50.38) Shaun Harris | 3:46.52 | Algeria (58.93) Naoufel Benabid(1:02.53) Sofiane Daid(57.24) Nabil Kebbab(50.42) Salim Iles | 3:49.12 | Egypt (1:00.76) Mohamed Tarek Salah(1:05.71) Ayman Khatab(54.80) Ahmed Salah(52.07) Abdel Rahman A. Bakr | 3:53.34
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Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 27:13 | Marielle Rogers South Africa | 27:44 | Samantha Richter Zimbabwe | 27:56 |
| 100 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa | 57:67 | Sarra Chahed Tunisia | 58:01 | Samantha Richter Zimbabwe | 59:44 |
| 200 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa | 2:01.92 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 2:06.81 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 2:07.60 |
| 400 m freestyle | Leone Vorster South Africa | 4:17.44 | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 4:24.83 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 4:26.21 |
| 800 m freestyle | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 8:57.69 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 9:04.09 | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 9:12.21 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 17:07.28 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 17:27.32 | Natalie du Toit South Africa | 17:49.42 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa | 33:33 | Meriem Lamri Algeria | 34:02 | Sara El Bekri Morocco | 34:05 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa | 1:11.84 | Meriem Lamri Algeria | 1:12.95 | Sara El Bekri Morocco | 1:14.17 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa | 2:32.64 | Sara El Bekri Morocco | 2:37.97 | Lydia Yefsah Algeria | 2:38.93 |
| 50 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa | 28:57 | Leone Vorster South Africa | 28:65 | Samantha Richter Zimbabwe | 29:13 |
| 100 m butterfly | Elzanne Werth South Africa | 1:02.57 | Fella Bennaceur Algeria | 1:03.41 | Mariem Meddeb Tunisia | 1:04.42 |
| 200 m butterfly | Sarah Hadjabderahmane Algeria | 2:16.72 | Louise Smyth South Africa | 2:19.26 | Mariem Meddeb Tunisia | 2:24.06 |
| 50 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa | 30.96 | Dina Hegazy Egypt | 31:22 | Khadija Ciss Senegal | 31:44 |
| 100 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa | 1:04.93 | Dina Hegazy Egypt | 1:05.51 | Karima Lahmar Algeria | 1:07.24 |
| 200 m backstroke | Lehesta Kemp South Africa | 2:20.99 | Tanya Bouffe South Africa | 2:22.03 | Dina Hegazy Egypt | 2:23.07 |
| 200 m individual medley | Tamaryn Laubscher South Africa | 2:21.76 | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 2:22.85 | Tanya Bouffe South Africa | 2:23.91 |
| 400 m individual medley | Maroua Mathlouthi Tunisia | 4:55.58 | Souad Nafisa Cherouati Algeria | 5:03.50 | Shrone Austin Seychelles | 5:09.15 |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | South Africa (59.68) Elzanne Werth(59.28) Tamaryn Laubscher(59.56) Lehesta Kemp(57.33) Leone Vorster | 3:55.85 | Tunisia (58.05) Sarra Chahed(59.92) Nadia Chahed(1:00.81) Mariem Meddeb(59.79) Maroua Mathlouthi | 3:58.17 | Algeria (1:00.18) Fella Bennaceur(1:01.40) Souad Nafisa Cherouati(1:01.76) Sarah Hadjabderahmane(1:00.06) Kenza Matoub | 4:03.40 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | South Africa (2:05.76) Leone Vorster(2:07.27) Elzanne Werth(2:12.98) Louise Smyth(2:10.19) Tamaryn Laubscher | 8:36.20 | Algeria (2:08.21) Kenza Matoub(2:10.79) Fella Bennaceur(2:11.50) Souad Nafisa Cherouati(2:10.10) Sarah Hadjabderahmane | 8:40.60 NR | Tunisia (2:10.48) Sarra Chahed(2:13.61) Raoudha Rebai(2:14.98) Mariem Meddeb(2:06.76) Maroua Mathlouthi | 8:45.86 |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | South Africa (1:05.69) Lehesta Kemp(1:11.32) Tamaryn Laubscher(1:03.75) Elzanne Werth(57.98) Leone Vorster | 4:18.74 | Algeria (1:08.16) Karima Lahmar(1:14.95) Mériem Lamri(1:05.27) Sarah Hadjabderahmane(58.71) Fella Bennaceur | 4:27.09 | Egypt (1:06.62) Dina Hegazy(1:16.87) Salma Raouf Gasser(1:06.47) May Attef(1:00.22) Heba Yehia | 4:30.18
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