2026 African Swimming Championships

Host City Oran
Country ALG
Held 5 – 9 May 2026
Competitors 72
Countries 13

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
50 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
50 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
50 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
50 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 13 3
50 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 2 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
50 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
50 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 3
50 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Mixed — Medal 12 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Mixed — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Egypt EGY 11 6 6 23
2 Algeria ALG 10 8 9 27
3 South Africa RSA 9 13 10 32
4 Tunisia TUN 3 0 2 5
5 Zimbabwe ZIM 2 4 3 9
6 Senegal SEN 2 1 1 4
= Uganda UGA 2 1 1 4
8 Madagascar MAD 1 2 0 3
9 Mauritius MRI 0 4 1 5
10 Kenya KEN 0 1 2 3
11 Sudan SUD 0 0 2 2
12 Angola ANG 0 0 1 1
= Nigeria NGR 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
50 m Freestyle, Men Abdelrahman Sameh EGY Bradley Vincent MRI Youssef Ramadan EGY
100 m Freestyle, Men Youssef Ramadan EGY Bradley Vincent MRI Colins Ebingha NGR
200 m Freestyle, Men Mohannad Yasser EGY Matthew Caldwell RSA Fares Benzidoune ALG
400 m Freestyle, Men Matthew Caldwell RSA Mohannad Yasser EGY Mohamed Racim Semmar ALG
800 m Freestyle, Men Matthew Caldwell RSA Mohamed Moselhy EGY Mohamed Racim Semmar ALG
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men South Africa RSA Egypt EGY Algeria ALG
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men South Africa RSA Egypt EGY Algeria ALG
50 m Backstroke, Men Jaouad Syoud ALG Abdellah Ardjoune ALG Ziyad Saleem SUD
100 m Backstroke, Men Abdelrahman Amr EGY Abdellah Ardjoune ALG Ziyad Saleem SUD
200 m Backstroke, Men Abdellah Ardjoune ALG Abdelrahman Amr EGY Juan Boshoff RSA
50 m Breaststroke, Men Jonathan Raharvel MAD Oliva Lange RSA Haniel Kudwoli KEN
100 m Breaststroke, Men Oliva Lange RSA Jonathan Raharvel MAD Oussama Allam ALG
200 m Breaststroke, Men Jaouad Syoud ALG Oliva Lange RSA Ramzi Chouchar ALG
50 m Butterfly, Men Youssef Ramadan EGY Jarden Eaton RSA Tai Pearson RSA
100 m Butterfly, Men Youssef Ramadan EGY Jarden Eaton RSA Tai Pearson RSA
200 m Butterfly, Men Jaouad Syoud ALG Fares Benzidoune ALG Tai Pearson RSA
200 m Individual Medley, Men Jaouad Syoud ALG Oussama Allam ALG Abdelrahman Amr EGY
400 m Individual Medley, Men Jaouad Syoud ALG Juan Boshoff RSA Ramzi Chouchar ALG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Algeria ALG Madagascar MAD Senegal SEN
50 m Freestyle, Women Gloria Muzito UGA Sara Mose KEN Rachel Groepes RSA
100 m Freestyle, Women Gloria Muzito UGA Paige van der Westhuizen ZIM Sara Mose KEN
200 m Freestyle, Women Lojine Abdallah EGY Anje van As ZIM Gloria Muzito UGA
400 m Freestyle, Women Lojine Abdallah EGY Leigh McMorran RSA Kaitlynne Horne RSA
800 m Freestyle, Women Lojine Abdallah EGY Kaitlynne Horne RSA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Algeria ALG Zimbabwe ZIM South Africa RSA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Women Algeria ALG South Africa RSA Angola ANG
50 m Backstroke, Women Oumy Diop SEN Isabeau Coetsee RSA Kenza Chachay TUN
100 m Backstroke, Women Isabeau Coetsee RSA Meroua Merniz ALG Kenza Chachay TUN
200 m Backstroke, Women Isabeau Coetsee RSA Anishta Teeluck MRI Meroua Merniz ALG
50 m Breaststroke, Women Habiba Belghith TUN Alicia Kok MRI Paige van der Westhuizen ZIM
100 m Breaststroke, Women Habiba Belghith TUN Keira Van Heerden RSA Alicia Kok MRI
200 m Breaststroke, Women Habiba Belghith TUN Rawan El-Damaty EGY Keira Van Heerden RSA
50 m Butterfly, Women Oumy Diop SEN Gloria Muzito UGA Anje van As ZIM
100 m Butterfly, Women Anje van As ZIM Oumy Diop SEN Rawan El-Damaty EGY
200 m Butterfly, Women Anje van As ZIM Leigh McMorran RSA Rawan El-Damaty EGY
200 m Individual Medley, Women Rawan El-Damaty EGY Anje van As ZIM Paige van der Westhuizen ZIM
400 m Individual Medley, Women Imene Zitouni ALG Kaitlynne Horne RSA Keira Van Heerden RSA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women South Africa RSA Algeria ALG Egypt EGY
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Mixed Egypt EGY Algeria ALG South Africa RSA
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Mixed South Africa RSA Algeria ALG Egypt EGY