title: Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Women's 50 metre backstroke
  
  The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2015 African Games took place on 6 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:25 | Heat 1 |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:27 | Heat 2 |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 17:37 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 29.68 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Naomi Ruele (BOT) | 29.91 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Rita Naude (RSA) | 30.23 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Alexus Laird (SEY) | 30.43 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Rim Ouennich (TUN) | 30.90 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Mariam Sakr (EGY) | 31.27 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 31.81 | Q |
  | 8 | 1 | Talisa Lanoe (KEN) | 32.14 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | Farah Ben Khelil (TUN) | 32.20 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Anita Field (KEN) | 32.73 | |
  | 11 | 1 | Malk Alnady (EGY) | 32.90 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Shannon Hassen (ZAM) | 33.27 | |
  | 13 | 2 | Jannat Bique (MOZ) | 33.84 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Jessica Ashley Cooper (RSA) | 29.05 |
  | | Naomi Ruele (BOT) | 29.70 |
  | | Alexus Laird (SEY) | 30.07 |
  | 4 | Rim Ouennich (TUN) | 30.44 |
  | 5 | Rita Naude (RSA) | 30.58 |
  | 6 | Mariam Sakr (EGY) | 31.16 |
  | 7 | Heather Arseth (MRI) | 31.58 |
  | 8 | Talisa Lanoe (KEN) | 31.86 |
  