African Swimming Championships

African Swimming Championships are the African championships in the sport of swimming. It is organised by the African Swimming Confederation (CANA) and held biennially.

African Swimming Championships
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)mid-year
Frequencybiennial
Inaugurated1974 (1974)

The most recent edition of the Championships was held in August 2022 in Tunis.

Championships

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Number Year Host City Host Country Dates Nations Swimmers Events 1st Medal Table 2nd Medal Table 3rd Medal Table
1 1974 Cairo   Egypt 29 September–3 October 7 71 19   Tunisia   Egypt   Morocco
2 1977 Tunis   Tunisia 23–27 July 6 74 29   Tunisia   Egypt   Algeria
3 1982 Cairo   Egypt 16–22 October 7 84   Egypt
4 1990 Tunis   Tunisia 20–26 August 8 96
5 1998 Nairobi   Kenya 11–17 April 8 72 19   South Africa   Algeria   Angola
6 2002 Cairo   Egypt 12–18 August 12 131 12   South Africa   Egypt   Tunisia
7 2004 Casablanca   Morocco 1–7 May 16 114 38   South Africa   Egypt   Senegal
8 2006 Dakar   Senegal 11–16 September 17 121 40   South Africa   Algeria   Tunisia
9 2008 Johannesburg   South Africa 1–7 December 15 75 40   South Africa   Tunisia   Kenya
10 2010 Casablanca   Morocco 13–19 September 21 200 40   South Africa   Tunisia   Algeria
11 2012 Nairobi   Kenya 10–15 September 16 40   South Africa   Tunisia   Egypt
2014 Dakar   Senegal Not held[2]
12 2016 Bloemfontein   South Africa 19–23 October 23 40   South Africa   Algeria   Egypt
13 2018 Algiers   Algeria 10–16 September 33 238 44   Egypt   South Africa   Algeria
2020 Johannesburg   South Africa 3–5 December Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
14 2021 Accra   Ghana 11–17 October 43   South Africa   Egypt   Algeria
15 2022 Tunis   Tunisia 20–24 August 29 42   South Africa   Algeria   Egypt
2023 Khartoum   Sudan 6–10 September Not held
16[3] 2024 Luanda   Angola 30 April–4 May

All-time medal table (2006-2022)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Africa18112584390
2  Egypt608283225
3  Algeria334154128
4  Tunisia284643117
5  Kenya1511531
6  Senegal431320
7  Morocco261220
8  Seychelles2259
9  Ghana1214
10  Mauritius0516
11  Zimbabwe0167
12  Namibia0112
  Sudan0112
  Zambia0112
15  Uganda0101
16  Angola0099
17  Cape Verde0022
  Nigeria0022
Totals (18 entries)326328323977

Championships records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "InterSportStats".
  2. ^ The "Confédération africaine de natation" decided to postpone the African swimming championships scheduled for Dakar, Senegal. This is due to several countries deciding not to attend and others agreeing to send only a diminished numbers of swimmers, because of the health issues prevailing in some countries in West Africa
  3. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). africaaquatics.org. 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
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