DAKAR, Senegal, September 15. DURING the fourth day of competition, South Africa increased its meet-leading medal total to 23 with a total of 13 golds, four silvers and six bronzes. Second place witnessed a change at the African Swimming Championships held in Dakar, Senegal, as Algeria surpassed Tunisia with 15 medals (5G, 5S, 5B), while Tunisia finished the day with 14 medals (3G, 7S, 4B).<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 50 Backstroke<\/b>
\nSouth Africa\u2019s Lehesta Kemp captured her third gold medal of the meet with a 30.96 in the 50 backstroke by finishing ahead of Egypt\u2019s Dina Hegazy, who touched second in 31.22. Meanwhile, Senegal\u2019s Khadija Ciss took bronze with a 31.44.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 50 Backstroke<\/b>
\nThe Dunfords of Kenya kept it in the family with a top-two sweep in the 50 back. Jason touched out David by .15 with a 26.83 against David\u2019s 26.98. Additionally, South African Stuart Rogers grabbed third in 27.04.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 100 Butterfly<\/b>
\nSouth African Elzanne Werth picked up her fourth gold medal of the meet with a dominating victory in the 100 fly. Her 1:02.57 far surpassed the 1:03.41 posted by Algerian Fella Bennaceur, who claimed silver. Tunisia\u2019s Mariem Meddeb rounded out the top three with a 1:04.42.<\/p>\n
Werth built a lead of more than half a second at the 50-meter mark with a 29.26, which stood .67 seconds faster than Bennaceur\u2019s 29.93 at the halfway mark.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 200 Breaststroke<\/b>
\nAlgeria\u2019s Sofiane Daid crushed the field in the 200 breast with a 2:17.67 to win by nearly two seconds. South African Thabang Moeketsane suffered his first breaststroke defeat of the meet with a second-place time of 2:19.41. Meanwhile, Egypt\u2019s Sherif Madkour snagged bronze in 2:23.73.<\/p>\n
Daid proved to have much more in the tank than Moeketsane during the final 50 meters as he actually trailing the South African by .43 seconds at the 150-meter mark (1:42.14 to 1:41.71). Daid, however, dropped the hammer with a 35.53 final 50 compared to Moeketsane\u2019s 37.70 final split.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s 100 Breaststroke<\/b>
\nSouth African Tamaryn Laubscher won her fourth gold medal of the meet with a conquest of the 100 breast. The South African touched first in 1:11.84 to down Algerian Meriem Lamri, who placed second with a 1:12.95. Morocco\u2019s Sara El Bekri closed out the top three with a 1:14.17.<\/p>\n
Laubscher pushed out to .42 second lead over El Bekri after the initial half of racing with a 34.06 split against El Bekri\u2019s 34.48. Laubscher, however, came home in 37.78 while Lamri raced by El Bekri for second with a 38.19 split against the El Bekri\u2019s 39.69.<\/p>\n
Men\u2019s 400 Freestyle Relay<\/b>
\nAlgeria\u2019s squad of Nabil Kebbab, Badis Djendouci, Naoufel Benabid and Salim Iles came from behind to defeat the South African team comprised of Shaun Harris, Ryan De Klerk, Stuart Rogers and Fouche Venter. The Algerians touched in 3:28.15, while the South Africans recorded a 3:28.47. Egypt\u2019s contingent of Mohamed Mamdouh, Ahmed Salah, Ahmed Mostafa and Abdel Rahman A. Bakr clocked a third-place 3:31.81.<\/p>\n
Initially, Kebbab staked the Algerians to a .52 second advantage with a 50.83 leadoff leg against Harris\u2019 51.35. Djendouci fell behind De Klerk in the second leg with a 53.99 split against the South African\u2019s 53.36 split. Benabid could not make up the difference in the third leg as the Algerian split a 53.05 when compared to Rogers\u2019 52.65. Iles, however, tracked down Venter to touch first with a 50.28 anchor leg against Venter\u2019s 51.11.<\/p>\n
Women's 1500 Freestyle<\/b>
\nSeychelles' Shrone Austin completely scorched the rest of the field in the 1500 free with a 17:07.28. The closest competitor proved to be Tunisia's Maroua Mathlouthi, who touched second in 17:27.32. South African Natalie De Toit rounded out the top three with a 17:49.42.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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