African Swimming Championships

Sport Swimming
Competition Category Continental Championships
Years 1974—2026
Editions 17
Competitors 488
Countries 19

The 2014 edition scheduled for Dakar (SEN) from 22 to 28 September was cancelled due to the Western African Ebola virus epidemic.

The 2020 edition scheduled for Durban (RSA) first from 17 to 22 April and later from 3 to 5 December was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1974 African Swimming Championships Al-Qahira EGY 29 September – 3 October 1974 19 22 5
1977 African Swimming Championships Tunis TUN 23 – 27 July 1977 23 9 1
1982 African Swimming Championships Al-Qahira EGY 16 – 22 October 1982 3 1 1
1990 African Swimming Championships Tunis TUN 20 – 26 August 1990 0 0 0
1998 African Swimming Championships Nairobi KEN 11 – 17 April 1998 19 29 7
2002 African Swimming Championships Al-Qahira EGY 12 – 18 August 2002 12 26 6
2004 African Swimming Championships Casablanca MAR 1 – 7 May 2004 15 12 5
2006 African Swimming Championships Dakar SEN 11 – 16 September 2006 40 60 9
2008 African Swimming Championships Johannesburg RSA 1 – 7 December 2008 33 51 10
2010 African Swimming Championships Casablanca MAR 13 – 19 September 2010 40 63 6
2012 African Swimming Championships Nairobi KEN 10 – 15 September 2012 40 53 7
2016 African Swimming Championships Bloemfontein RSA 19 – 23 October 2016 44 60 6
2018 African Swimming Championships Al-Jaza'ir ALG 10 – 16 September 2018 44 58 7
2021 African Swimming Championships Accra GHA 11 – 17 October 2021 43 69 11
2022 African Swimming Championships Tunis TUN 20 – 24 August 2022 39 60 9
2024 African Swimming Championships Luanda ANG 30 April – 4 May 2024 42 52 10
2026 African Swimming Championships Oran ALG 5 – 9 May 2026 40 72 13

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 South Africa RSA 227 162 106 495
2 Egypt EGY 102 119 117 338
3 Tunisia TUN 66 59 49 174
4 Algeria ALG 55 61 86 202
5 Kenya KEN 15 12 11 38
6 Senegal SEN 9 10 18 37
7 Uganda UGA 3 2 3 8
8 Morocco MAR 2 8 13 23
9 Zimbabwe ZIM 2 5 9 16
10 Seychelles SEY 2 2 6 10
11 Sudan SUD 2 2 3 7
12 Mauritius MRI 1 9 3 13
13 Madagascar MAD 1 3 0 4
14 Ghana GHA 1 2 2 5
15 Angola ANG 0 3 10 13
16 Zambia ZAM 0 1 2 3
17 Namibia NAM 0 1 1 2
18 Nigeria NGR 0 0 6 6
19 Cape Verde CPV 0 0 2 2