| Final 14:42 | Team | time | | L | Y | | 1. Ahmed Mathlouthi | TUN | 3:54.03 | CR | 4 | 21 | | 2. Riaan Schoeman | RSA | 3:58.49 | | 3 | 21 | | 3. Mark Randall | RSA | 3:59.82 | | 5 | 25 | | 4. Youghorta Haddad | ALG | 4:04.39 | | 6 | 18 | | 5. Abdelghani Nefsi | ALG | 4:07.97 | | 2 | 18 | | 6. Samson Opuakpo | NGR | 4:28.38 | | 7 | 25 | | 7. Niyomugabo Jackson | RWA | 5:35.94 | | 1 | 23 | | 8. Sylla Alassane | IVC | 5:57.28 | | 8 | 16 |
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| Record - 2007 | | Troyden Prinsloo (RSA) 3:55.29 |
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| Heats | Team | seed | L | H | Y | | 1. Ahmed Mathlouthi | TUN | 3:47.80 | 4 | 2. | 21 | | 2. Mark Randall | RSA | 3:51.37 | 4 | 1. | 25 | | 3. Riaan Schoeman | RSA | 3:52.26 | 5 | 2. | 21 | | 4. Youghorta Haddad | ALG | 4:05.50 | 5 | 1. | 18 | | 5. Abdelghani Nefsi | ALG | 4:06.50 | 3 | 2. | 18 | | 6. Samson Opuakpo | NGR | 4:42.36 | 3 | 1. | 25 | | 7. Niyomugabo Jackson | RWA | 5:02.10 | 6 | 2. | 23 | | 8. Sylla Alassane | IVC | 5:17.51 | 6 | 1. | 16 | | -. Amara Mamadou | MLI | DNS | 2 | 2. | 19 |
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| The heats were not held - only 8 swimmers were present. |
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