| Event: | Women's 100 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 16 |
| Win Value: | 55.13 |
| Gold: | Erin Gallagher |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Farida Osman |
| Silver Nation: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Emma Chelius |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Women'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 | Sarah Sjöström | 51.71 | Budapest | 23 July 2017 | ||
| African record | Erin Gallagher | 54.23 | Gold Coast | 9 April 2018 | ||
| Games record | Farida Osman | 55.41 | Brazzaville | 6 September 2015 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 21 August at 10:20.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Erin Gallagher | 55.94 | Q | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Farida Osman | 56.96 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Emma Chelius | 57.60 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Amel Melih | 57.70 | Q | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Maria Brunlehner | 58.44 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Naomi Ruele | 58.77 | Q | ||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Jeanne Boutbien | 59.19 | Q | ||
| 8 | 3 | 6 | Catarina Sousa | 59.90 | Q | ||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Lina Khiyara | 59.96 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Yasmin Hassan | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Robyn Lee | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Noura Mana | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Nomvulo Mjimba | ||||
| 14 | 3 | 2 | Abibat Ogunbanwo | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 6 | Tessa Ip Hen Cheung | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Khema Elizabeth | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Lombe Mwape | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | Caitlin Loo | ||||
| 19 | 3 | 1 | Chloe Sauvourel | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 8 | Rahel Gebresilassie | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Lina Selo | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Roukaya Mahamane |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 55.13 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 55.62 | |||||
| 3 | 55.86 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 57.14 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 58.39 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 59.30 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 59.35 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 59.44 |