African Games: Ghana in pole position to win another medal in swimming

Team Ghana continued their pursuit of more medals at the 2023 African Games on the third day of Swimming at the Borteyman Aquatic Center on Monday.

Ghana’s captain, Abeiku Jackson, will have to wait for another day to have a go at securing his second medal at the Games after a false start was detected in the 100m Butterfly final.

Abeiku Jackson booked a place in the final of the men’s 100m butterfly in heat 3 with a time of 54.17 while finishing the heat in first place, and it looked as though his first gold medal at the African Games was soon to come.

However, his race in the 100m butterfly final has been postponed following a false start detection by the officials on the day from some of the finalists.

In the Women’s 50m backstroke however, Ghana’s Nubia Adjei also made the final but finished in 7th place with a 30.62 personal time as South Africa’s Catlin Ann De Launge grabbed gold with a 28.76 seconds finish.

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In the Women’s 100m butterfly final, Egypt’s Farida Osman secured gold with a 58.51 finish, with Noir Elgendy(Egypt) winning silver with a 1.01.19 personal time as Senegal’s Ommy Dioup (1.02.97) finished third with Bronze.

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Also, in the Women’s 200 breaststroke final, Algeria’s Hamida Rania grabbed gold with a stunning 2.33.33 finish, securing her third medal at the Games.

The race of the day was the 50m backstroke men’s final where Algeria’s Abdellah Ardjourne secured gold with a 25.85 finish as South Africa’s Jonah Pool Jones won silver (25.85) with Senegal’s Stephen Kylian (26.21) finishing third.

There’s still a lot to compete for with two days in swimming left, and although Ghana has already made history by winning its first ever medal in swimming, the Team will be aiming for more with a huge crowd behind them at the Borteyman Aquatic centre.

By Prosper Kuzo|3Sports|Ghana