2008 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2008.
Major events World 9–13 April: 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Manchester, United Kingdom 3–8 May: 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain 8–13 July: 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico 9–17 August: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China 20–21 August: 10 km marathon swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China 7–15 September: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China 25–26 October: Marathon swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup 10–12 October: Belo Horizonte, Brazil 17–18 October: Durban, South Africa 25–26 October: Sydney, Australia 1–2 November: Singapore 8–9 November: Moscow, Russia 11–12 November: Stockholm, Sweden 15–16 November: Berlin, Germany Regional 30 July – 3 August 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, Serbia 1–7 December: 2008 African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa 11–14 December: European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 in Rijeka, Croatia
World records
Men's long course DateEventTimeNameNationMeetLocationRef50 m freestyle21.56Eamon SullivanNSW ChampionshipsSydney, Australia100 m freestyle47.60sfAlain BernardEuropean ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands100 m freestyle47.50Alain BernardEuropean ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands50 m freestyle21.50sfAlain BernardEuropean ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands50 m freestyle21.41sfEamon SullivanAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m freestyle21.28Eamon SullivanAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m backstroke24.47h, †Liam TancockBritish ChampionshipsSheffield, United Kingdom200 m breaststroke2:07.51Kosuke KitajimaJapan OpenTokyo, Japan400 m individual medley4:05.25Michael PhelpsUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States100 m backstroke52.89Aaron PeirsolUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States200 m backstroke1:54.32=Aaron PeirsolUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States200 m individual medley1:54.80Michael PhelpsUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States400 m individual medley4:03.84Michael PhelpsOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:12.23hNathan Adrian (48.82)Cullen Jones (47.61)Ben Wildman-Tobriner (48.03)Matt Grevers (47.77)Olympic GamesBeijing, China100 m breaststroke58.91Kosuke KitajimaOlympic GamesBeijing, China100 m freestyle47.24rEamon SullivanOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:08.24Michael Phelps (47.51)Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02)Cullen Jones (47.65)Jason Lezak (46.06)Olympic GamesBeijing, China200 m freestyle1:42.96Michael PhelpsOlympic GamesBeijing, China100 m backstroke52.54Aaron PeirsolOlympic GamesBeijing, China100 m freestyle47.20sfAlain BernardOlympic GamesBeijing, China100 m freestyle47.05sfEamon SullivanOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m butterfly1:52.03Michael PhelpsOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 200 m freestyle relay6:58.56Michael Phelps (1:43.31)Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)Ricky Berens (1:46.29)Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)Olympic GamesBeijing, China200 m backstroke1:53.94Ryan LochteOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m individual medley1:54.23Michael PhelpsOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 100 m medley relay3:29.34Aaron Peirsol (53.16)Brendan Hansen (59.27)Michael Phelps (50.15)Jason Lezak (46.76)Olympic GamesBeijing, China50 m backstroke24.33Randall BalEindhoven CupEindhoven, Netherlands
Women's long course DateEventTimeNameNationMeetLocationRef200 m backstroke2:06.39Kirsty CoventryUS Grand PrixColumbia, United States100 m backstroke59.21Natalie CoughlinUS Grand PrixColumbia, United States50 m backstroke28.00rHayley McGregoryTexas Senior Circuit ChampionshipsAustin, United States4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:33.62Inge Dekker (53.77)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.61)Femke Heemskerk (53.62)Marleen Veldhuis (52.62)European ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands400 m individual medley4:31.46Stephanie RiceAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m backstroke27.95sfEmily SeebohmAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m backstroke27.67Sophie EdingtonAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m freestyle24.09Marleen VeldhuisEuropean ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands400 m freestyle4:01.53Federica PellegriniEuropean ChampionshipsEindhoven, Netherlands200 m individual medley2:08.92Stephanie RiceAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia100 m freestyle52.88Libby TrickettAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia50 m freestyle23.97Libby TrickettAustralian ChampionshipsSydney, Australia400 m individual medley4:31.12Katie HoffUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States100 m backstroke59.15hHayley McGregoryUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States100 m backstroke59.03hNatalie CoughlinUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States100 m backstroke58.97Natalie CoughlinUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States200 m backstroke2:06.09Margaret HoelzerUS Olympic TrialsOmaha, United States400 m individual medley4:29.45Stephanie RiceOlympic GamesBeijing, China100 m backstroke58.77sfKirsty CoventryOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m freestyle1:55.45hFederica PellegriniOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m freestyle1:54.82Federica PellegriniOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m individual medley2:08.45Stephanie RiceOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m butterfly2:04.18Liu ZigeOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:44.31Stephanie Rice (1:56.60)Bronte Barratt (1:56.58)Kylie Palmer (1:55.22)Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91)Olympic GamesBeijing, China200 m breaststroke2:20.22Rebecca SoniOlympic GamesBeijing, China200 m backstroke2:05.24Kirsty CoventryOlympic GamesBeijing, China800 m freestyle8:14.10Rebecca AdlingtonOlympic GamesBeijing, China4 × 100 m medley relay3:52.69Emily Seebohm (59.33)Leisel Jones (1:04.58)Jessicah Schipper (56.25)Libby Trickett (52.53)Olympic GamesBeijing, China
Men's short course DateEventTimeNameNationMeetLocationRef4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:08.44Ryan Lochte (47.09)Bryan Lundquist (46.64)Nathan Adrian (46.57)Doug Van Wie (48.14)World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom200 m individual medley1:51.56Ryan LochteWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom50 m freestyle20.81Duje DraganjaWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom100 m individual medley51.25sfRyan LochteWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom200 m backstroke1:47.84Markus RoganWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom100 m individual medley51.15Ryan LochteWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom4 × 100 m medley relay3:24.29Stanislav Donets (50.57)Sergey Geybel (57.93)Yevgeny Korotyshkin (49.39)Alexander Sukhorukov (46.40)World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom800 m freestyle7:23.42Grant HackettVictorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, Australia50 m freestyle20.64Roland SchoemanSouth African ChampionshipsGermiston, South Africa50 m butterfly22.50Matt JaukovicWorld CupSydney, Australia50 m backstroke23.24Robert HurleyWorld CupSydney, Australia100 m backstroke49.94Peter MarshallWorld CupStockholm, Sweden50 m backstroke23.05Peter MarshallWorld CupStockholm, Sweden50 m breaststroke26.08Cameron van der BurghWorld CupMoscow, Russia100 m breaststroke56.88Cameron van der BurghWorld CupMoscow, Russia100 m backstroke49.94Peter MarshallWorld CupStockholm, Sweden50 m breaststroke25.94Cameron van der BurghWorld CupStockholm, Sweden100 m backstroke49.63Peter MarshallWorld CupBerlin, Germany50 m backstroke22.87Randall BalWorld CupBerlin, Germany200 m freestyle1:40.83Paul BiedermannWorld CupBerlin, Germany50 m butterfly22.29Amaury LeveauxFrench ChampionshipsAngers, France100 m freestyle45.69Alain BernardFrench ChampionshipsAngers, France50 m freestyle20.48sfAmaury LeveauxEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia100 m freestyle45.12sfAmaury LeveauxEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia200 m butterfly1:50.60Nikolay SkvortsovEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia100 m freestyle44.94Amaury LeveauxEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia50 m butterfly22.18hAmaury LeveauxEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia100 m backstroke49.32Stanislav DonetsEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:04.98Grégory Mallet (47.41)Fabien Gilot (44.92)William Meynard (47.65)Frédérick Bousquet (45.00)French Club ChampionshipsIstres, France100 m backstroke49.20rAschwin WildeboerSpanish ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain
Women's short course DateEventTimeNameNationMeetLocationRef200 m backstroke2:03.24Reiko NakamuraJapan OpenTokyo, Japan200 m butterfly2:03.12Yuko NakanishiJapan OpenTokyo, Japan400 m individual medley4:26.52Kirsty CoventryWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:38.90Inge Dekker (1:55.36)Femke Heemskerk (1:53.44)Marleen Veldhuis (1:54.17)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:55.93)World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom50 m breaststroke29.58Jessica HardyWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom50 m butterfly25.32Felicity GalvezWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom200 m backstroke2:00.91Kirsty CoventryWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom4 × 100 m medley relay3:51.36Margaret Hoelzer (58.79)Jessica Hardy (1:03.98)Rachel Komisarz (55.93)Kara Denby (52.66)World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom200 m individual medley2:06.13Kirsty CoventryWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:29.42Hinkelien Schreuder (53.62)Femke Heemskerk (52.61)Inge Dekker (51.76)Marleen Veldhuis (51.43)World ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom50 m backstroke26.37Sanja JovanovićWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom50 m freestyle23.25Marleen VeldhuisWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom100 m butterfly55.89Felicity GalvezWorld ChampionshipsManchester, United Kingdom100 m butterfly55.74Libby TrickettSwimming Australia Grand PrixCanberra, Australia100 m breaststroke1:03.72Leisel JonesSwimming Australia Grand PrixCanberra, Australia50 m butterfly25.31Therese AlshammarWorld CupStockholm, Sweden50 m butterfly24.99Marieke GuehrerWorld CupBerlin, Germany400 m individual medley4:25.87Julia SmitCanada CupToronto, Canada200 m freestyle1:53.18Coralie BalmyFrench ChampionshipsAngers, France800 m freestyle8:04.53Alessia FilippiEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia50 m backstroke26.23Sanja JovanovićEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia200 m freestyle1:51.85Federica PellegriniEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia400 m individual medley4:25.06Mireia BelmonteEuropean ChampionshipsRijeka, Croatia4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:28.22Hinkelien Schreuder (52.88)Inge Dekker (52.24)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.12)Marleen Veldhuis (50.98)Dutch ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands
Other events National championships Long course Dates Event City22–29 March Australian Championships Sydney31 March – 6 April British Championships Sheffield
Short course Dates Event City27–30 November Swedish SC Championships Stockholm
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