title: Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle
text: # Swimming at the 2015 African Games – Men's 800 metre freestyle
  
  The Men's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2015 African Games took place on 7 September 2015 at Kintele Aquatic Complex.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Congo Standard Time (UTC+01:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday, 7 September 2015 | 18:13 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
  
  | | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | World record | Zhang Lin | China | 7:32.12 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
  | African record | Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 7:35.27 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
  | Games record | Troyden Prinsloo | South Africa | 8:02.84 | Algiers | 16 July 2007 |
  
  The following new records were set during this competition.
  
  | Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 September | Final | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 7:55.36 | GR |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  The final were held on 7 September.
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Ahmed Akram | Egypt | 7:55.36 | GR |
  | | 5 | Marwan Elkamash | Egypt | 7:59.54 | |
  | | 3 | Devon Brown | South Africa | 7:59.57 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Brent Szurdoki | South Africa | 8:07.18 | |
  | 5 | 6 | Ahmed Mathlouthi | Tunisia | 8:17.74 | |
  | 6 | 7 | Imad Tchouar | Algeria | 8:25.75 | |
  