Swimming at the 1999 All-Africa Games
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Swimming
at the 7th All-Africa Games was held September 12-18, 1999 at the Ellis Park
Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool.
m= men's event, w= women's event
m1 In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles
set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36.
w1 In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.
w2 Order of swimmers for the women's 4x100 Free Relay may be off, however, Moody (Zimbabwe) and Van Selm (South Africa) were the fourth swimmers for their relays.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
at the 7th All-Africa Games was held September 12-18, 1999 at the Ellis Park
Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...
Aquatic Complex in Johannesburg, South Africa. The six-day meet featured events in a 50-meter (long course) pool.
Participating nations
128 swimmers from 18 nations were entered in the competition. Among those with swimmers were:Schedule
Note: Events are listed on correct day, but possibly not in the right order.| Date | September 12 | September 13 | September 14 |
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w) |
200 breast (w) 100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 4x200 Free Relay (m) |
100 free (m) 400 free (w) 200 back (m) 100 back (w) 4x100 Free Relay (w) |
| Date | September 15 | September 16 | September 17 |
| E v e n t s |
100 fly (w) 200 breast (m) 100 breast (w) 400 free (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m) |
50 free (m) 200 IM (w) 200 fly (m) 100 back (m) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 200 IM (m) 200 back (w) 50 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay |
m= men's event, w= women's event
Men
| 50m Freestyle | Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind . He won an international championship gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Nicknamed Skinny Man, he competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996, when he was a finalist in the 50 m...  South Africa |
22.36 GR |
Nicholas Folker South Africa |
22.83 | Salim Iles Salim Iles Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:...  Algeria |
23.02 |
| 100m Freestylem1 | Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind . He won an international championship gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Nicknamed Skinny Man, he competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996, when he was a finalist in the 50 m... South Africa |
50.50 | Salim Iles Salim Iles Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:... Algeria |
50.58 | Nicholas Folker South Africa |
50.61 |
| 200m Freestyle | Herman Louw South Africa |
1:52.68 | Glen Walshaw Glen Walshaw Glen Walshaw is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. He was the only male swimmer to represent his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was affiliated with the University of Alabama....  Zimbabwe |
1:55.85 | Terence Parkin Terence Parkin Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke... South Africa |
1:56.78 |
| 400m Freestyle | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
4:06.93 | James Willcox South Africa |
4:08.00 | Glen Walshaw Glen Walshaw Glen Walshaw is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. He was the only male swimmer to represent his native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was affiliated with the University of Alabama.... Zimbabwe |
4:09.65 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Dennis Sirringhaus South Africa |
16:17.53 | Ryno Markgraaff South Africa |
16:50.96 | Herbert Couacud  Mauritius |
16:59.31 |
| 100m Backstroke | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
58.28 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto  Seychelles |
59.64 | Haitham Hazem  Egypt |
59.91 |
| 200m Backstroke | Brett Rogers South Africa |
2:08.83 | George Du Rand George Du Rand Johannes Du Rand is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke... South Africa |
2:10.41 | Benjamin Lo-Pinto Seychelles |
2:11.21 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Brett Petersen South Africa |
1:02.63 | Chris Stewart South Africa |
1:06.01 | Alan Ogden Zimbabwe |
1:08.08 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Terence Parkin Terence Parkin Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke... South Africa |
2:16.29 GR |
Greg Owen South Africa |
2:21.14 | Ayman Khattab Egypt |
2:26.98 |
| 100m Butterfly | Ryan Kelly South Africa |
54.66 | Theo Verster South Africa |
54.75 | Mehdi Addadi Algeria |
56.30 |
| 200m Butterfly | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.69 GR |
Raazik Nordien South Africa |
2:08.75 | Fares Attar Algeria |
2:10.11 |
| 200m I.M. | Theo Verster South Africa |
2:04.10 GR |
Terence Parkin Terence Parkin Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke... South Africa |
2:07.97 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
2:11.00 |
| 400m I.M | Terence Parkin Terence Parkin Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke... South Africa |
4:35.29 | Adrian Bosch South Africa |
4:39.06 | Kenny Roberts Seychelles |
4:46.26 |
| 4x100m Free Relay |
South Africa Brett Rogers, Brett Petersen, Ryan Kelly, Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind Brendon Dedekind . He won an international championship gold medal in the 50 m freestyle at the 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. Nicknamed Skinny Man, he competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996, when he was a finalist in the 50 m... |
3:51.45 | Algeria |
3:54.91 | Egypt |
3:58.22 |
| 4x200m Free Relay |
South Africa Herman Louw, James Wilcox James Wilcox James Wilcox is an American novelist and a professor at LSU in Baton Rouge. James Wilcox worked at Random House and Doubleday in New York after graduating from Yale... , Ryno Maarkgraaf, Terence Parkin Terence Parkin Terence Parkin is a deaf swimmer from South Africa, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 metres breaststroke... |
7:41.91 | Algeria |
7:58.54 | Seychelles |
8:04.98 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay |
South Africa |
3:51.45 | Algeria |
3:54.91 | Egypt |
3:58.22 |
m1 In prelims of the men's 100 free, Algeria's Salim Iles
Salim Iles
Salim Iles is an Algerian swimmer who competes in the freestyle events.He was named Algerian Sportsman of the Year in 1998. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.-Olympic achievements:...
set a new Games Record (GR) of 50.36.
Women
| 50m Freestyle | Rania Elwani Rania Elwani Dr. Rania Elwani is an Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000.In 2004 she became a member of the International Olympic Committee... Egypt Stacey Bowley South Africa |
26.56 | not awarded | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... Zimbabwe |
26.72 | |
| 100m Freestyle | Charlene Wittstock Charlene Wittstock Charlene, Princess of Monaco , is the wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. She is also a former South African Olympic swimmer.... South Africa |
57.46 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
58.04 | Rania Elwani Rania Elwani Dr. Rania Elwani is an Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000.In 2004 she became a member of the International Olympic Committee... Egypt |
58.12 |
| 200m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
2:05.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
2:06.15 | Rania Elwani Rania Elwani Dr. Rania Elwani is an Olympic and former African Record holding swimmer from Egypt. She swam for Egypt at 1992, 1996 and 2000.In 2004 she became a member of the International Olympic Committee... Egypt |
2:08.08 |
| 400m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
4:26.50 | Kirsten van Heerden South Africa |
4:27.04 | Boutheina Elouer  Tunisia |
4:40.03 |
| 800m Freestyle | Kim van Selm South Africa |
9:13.30 | Bronwyn Dedekind South Africa |
9:19.04 | Maha Elmerghany Egypt |
9:44.72 |
| 100m Backstroke | Charlene Wittstock Charlene Wittstock Charlene, Princess of Monaco , is the wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. She is also a former South African Olympic swimmer.... South Africa |
1:04.31 | Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... Zimbabwe |
1:05.29 | Taryn Ternent South Africa |
1:05.95 |
| 200m Backstroke | Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... South Africa |
2:21.22 | Taryn Cokayne South Africa |
2:23.27 | Mandy Leach Mandy Leach Mandy Leach is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. She represented her native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 13th place in the overall-rankings, clocking 2:00.60 in the semi-finals.-References:*... Zimbabwe |
2:29.14 |
| 100m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
1:07.58 GR |
Ziada Jardine South Africa |
1:15.31 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
1:18.05 |
| 200m Breaststrokew1 | Penny Heyns South Africa |
2:28.00 GR |
Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe Sarah Poewe is an Olympic Breaststroke swimmer, who has swum internationally for both South Africa and Germany.... South Africa |
2:32.80 | Lauren Harvey Zimbabwe |
2:53.17 |
| 100m Butterfly | Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... South Africa |
1:01.32 GR |
Candice Crafford South Africa |
1:03.64 | Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe |
1:05.18 |
| 200m Butterfly | Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... South Africa |
2:16.02 GR |
Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka... South Africa |
2:19.80 | Kenza Benaceur Algeria |
2:33.54 |
| 200m I.M. | Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... South Africa |
2:20.02 GR |
Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... Zimbabwe |
2:23.42 | Mandy Leach Mandy Leach Mandy Leach is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. She represented her native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 13th place in the overall-rankings, clocking 2:00.60 in the semi-finals.-References:*... Zimbabwe |
2:25.53 |
| 400m I.M | Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... South Africa |
4:59.50 GR |
Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka... South Africa |
5:06.62 | Kenza Benaceur Algeria |
5:29.60 |
| 4x100m Free Relayw2 |
Zimbabwe Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States... , Tanya Gurr, Mandy Leach Mandy Leach Mandy Leach is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Zimbabwe. She represented her native African country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she ended up in 13th place in the overall-rankings, clocking 2:00.60 in the semi-finals.-References:*... , Teresa Moody |
3:53.45 | South Africa Charlene Wittstock Charlene Wittstock Charlene, Princess of Monaco , is the wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. She is also a former South African Olympic swimmer.... , Stacey Bowley, Candice Crafford, Kim van Selm |
3:54.31 | Egypt |
4:11.06 |
| 4x200m Free Relay |
South Africa Kirsten van Heerden, Stacey Bowley, Bronwyn Dedekind, Kim van Selm |
8:36.76 | Zimbabwe |
8:47.56 | Egypt |
9:18.40 |
| 4x100m Medley Relay |
South Africa Charlene Wittstock Charlene Wittstock Charlene, Princess of Monaco , is the wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. She is also a former South African Olympic swimmer.... , Penny Heyns, Mandy Loots Mandy Loots Mandy Loots is an Olympic and national-record-holding swimmer from South Africa. She swam for South Africa at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics.... , Stacey Bowley |
4:11.57 GR |
Zimbabwe |
4:28.96 | Egypt |
4:48.17 |
w1 In winning the Women's 100 and 200 Breaststrokes, South Africa's Penny Heynes defended the 2 titles she won at the 1995 All-Africa Games.
w2 Order of swimmers for the women's 4x100 Free Relay may be off, however, Moody (Zimbabwe) and Van Selm (South Africa) were the fourth swimmers for their relays.
Medal standings
| 1 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 54 | |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | - | 10 | 11 | |
| 5 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| - | - | 1 | 1 |