| Event: | Men's 100 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 34 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 48.97 |
| Gold: | Oussama Sahnoune |
| Gold Nation: | ALG |
| Silver: | Ali Khalafalla |
| Silver Nation: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Mohamed Hassan |
| Bronze Nation: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | César Cielo | 46.91 | Rome | 30 July 2009 | ||
| African record | Lyndon Ferns | 47.79 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
| Games record | Salim Iles | 49.38 | Algiers | 12 July 2007 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:30.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Mohamed Hassan | 50.47 | Q | ||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Ali Khalafalla | 50.62 | Q | ||
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Douglas Erasmus | 50.65 | Q | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Xander Skinner | 50.86 | Q | ||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Oussama Sahnoune | 50.94 | Q | ||
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Ryan Coetzee | 51.37 | Q | ||
| 7 | 4 | 6 | Mehdi Nazim Benbara | 51.55 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Samy Boutouil | 51.57 | Q | ||
| 9 | 4 | 5 | Peter Wetzlar | 51.78 | |||
| 10 | 5 | 6 | Steven Aimable | 51.92 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 7 | Phillip Adejumo | 52.43 | |||
| 12 | 5 | 7 | Ridhwan Mohamed | 52.94 | |||
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Audai Hassouna | 52.96 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 6 | El Hadj Adama Niane | 53.17 | |||
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Mathieu Marquet | 53.42 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 7 | Filipe Gomes | 54.10 | |||
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Daniel Francisco | 54.13 | |||
| 18 | 3 | 2 | Merwane El Merini | 54.19 | |||
| 19 | 4 | 3 | Mathieu Bachmann | 54.31 | |||
| 20 | 5 | 1 | Swaleh Talib | 54.35 | |||
| 21 | 5 | 8 | Daniel Christian | 54.46 | |||
| 22 | 4 | 1 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola | 54.59 | |||
| 23 | 4 | 8 | Yellow Yeiyah | 54.96 | |||
| 24 | 3 | 8 | Kitso Matija | 55.60 | |||
| 25 | 2 | 4 | Ayman Khatoun | 56.23 | |||
| 26 | 2 | 6 | Mawupemon Otogbe | 56.87 | |||
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Solomon Dzingai | 57.56 | |||
| 28 | 2 | 5 | Adama Ouedraogo | 57.87 | |||
| 29 | 2 | 2 | Albachir Mouctar | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 4 | Shala Gekabel | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 7 | Ebrima Buaro | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 5 | Mamadou Bah | ||||
| 33 | 2 | 1 | Houssein Gaber Ibrahim | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 3 | Yordanos Belachew |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:15.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 48.97 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 49.81 | |||||
| 4 | 49.85 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 50.31 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 50.53 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 50.60 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 51.29 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 51.61 |