2010 African Swimming Championships
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Host cityCasablanca, Morocco
DateSeptember 13–19, 2010
Venue(s)Mohammed V Sport Complex (pool)
Sidi Abbed beach (open water}
Sidi Abbed beach (open water}
Nations21
| 10th African Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Date | September 13–19, 2010 |
| Venue(s) | Mohammed V Sport Complex (pool) Sidi Abbed beach (open water} |
| Nations | 21 |
| Athletes | 220+ |
| Events | 42 |
The 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco.[1] The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. It featured pool competition in a 50m (long course) pool; and Open Water races.
Competition locations were:
- pool: Mohammed V Sport Complex (Complexe sportif Mohammed V)
- open water: Sidi Abbed beach in Temara.
Over 200 swimmers[2] from 21 countries[3] participated in the 10th Championships, making it the largest ever (both in terms of number of swimmers and number of countries). Countries which sent teams were:
- 1 While swimmers from Cameroon entered the Championships, they did not attend the meet (reportedly because they could not afford the plane tickets to Morocco).[4]
Schedule
| Date | Monday 13 September 2010 |
Tuesday 14 September 2010 |
Wednesday 15 September 2010 |
Thursday 16 September 2010 | ||
| E v e n t s |
100 free (w) 100 breast (m) 400 IM (w) 200 free (m) 50 back (w) 50 back (m) 4x200 Free Relay (w) |
100 fly (m) 200 free (w) 400 IM (m) 200 breast (w) 50 breast (m) 50 fly (w) 800 free (m) |
400 free (w) 100 free (m) 100 back (w) 200 back (m) 50 breast (w) 50 fly (m) 4x100 Free Relay (w) 4x200 Free Relay (m) |
100 fly (w) 400 free (m) 100 breast (w) 200 breast (m) 800 free (w) 4x100 Free Relay (m) | ||
| Date | Friday 17 September 2010 |
Saturday 18 September 2010 |
Sunday 19 September 2010 |
Pool events at Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca Open Water events at Sidi Abbed beach in Temara | ||
| E v e n t s |
200 fly (m) 200 IM (w) 100 back (m) 50 free (w) 1500 free (m) 4x100 Medley Relay (w) |
200 fly (w) 50 free (m) 200 back (w) 200 IM (m) 1500 free (w) 4x100 Medley Relay (m) |
[Open Water] 5K (m) 5K (w) | |||
Preliminary heats began at 10:00 am; finals at 4:00 pm Open Water races began at 10:00 am