title: Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 50 metre backstroke
  
  The Men'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 | 10:30 | Heat 1 |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:32 | Heat 2 |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 10:34 | Heat 3 |
  | Sunday, 6 September 2015 | 17:47 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record | Liam Tancock | United Kingdom | 24.04 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
  | African record | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 24.34 | Rome | 2 August 2009 |
  | Games record | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa | 25.68 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The heats were held on 6 September.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 26.43 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | 4 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 26.54 | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | 5 | David De Villiers | South Africa | 26.58 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | 5 | Mohamed Khaled | Egypt | 26.71 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 3 | Hamdan Bayusuf | Kenya | 27.39 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | 4 | Riyad Djendouci | Algeria | 27.76 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | 5 | Peter Wetzlar | Zimbabwe | 28.24 | Q |
  | 8 | 3 | 6 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | Tunisia | 28.56 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 6 | Samson Opuakpo | Nigeria | 28.91 | |
  | 10 | 1 | 2 | Kimani Maina | Kenya | 29.01 | |
  | 11 | 1 | 3 | Mohamed Lagili | Tunisia | 29.03 | |
  | 12 | 3 | 2 | Denilson da Costa | Mozambique | 29.29 | |
  | 13 | 3 | 3 | Sean Gunn | Zimbabwe | 29.34 | |
  | 14 | 2 | 6 | Emile Bakale | Republic of the Congo | 29.48 | |
  | 15 | 2 | 2 | Matar Samb | Senegal | 30.21 | |
  | 16 | 3 | 7 | Adama Ndir | Senegal | 30.40 | |
  | 17 | 1 | 7 | Yousif Bashir Ibrahim | Sudan | 35.83 | |
  | 18 | 3 | 1 | Moris Beals | Sierra Leone | 37.47 | |
  | 19 | 2 | 7 | Ahmed Izzeldin Salih | Sudan | 38.49 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  The final were held on 6 September.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Mohamed Samy | Egypt | 25.71 |
  | | 5 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 25.89 |
  | | 6 | Mohamed Khaled | Egypt | 26.16 |
  | 4 | 3 | David De Villiers | South Africa | 26.52 |
  | 5 | 2 | Hamdan Bayusuf | Kenya | 27.21 |
  | 6 | 7 | Riyad Djendouci | Algeria | 27.35 |
  | 7 | 1 | Peter Wetzlar | Zimbabwe | 27.68 |
  | 8 | 8 | Mohamed Ali Chaouachi | Tunisia | 28.14 |
  