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All the swimming, synchronized swimming, and diving events of the 2008 Olympics were held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center (better known as the "Water Cube"), which was claimed to be built to increase the speed of the swimmers. [6] The main pool is about 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, 3 feet (0.91 m) deeper than any other Olympic pool. [6]
10 km. men. women. v. t. e. The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–10 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his first Olympic gold, seventh career ...
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. The medal ceremony of the event. *Indicates the swimmer only competed in the preliminary heats. The men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1]
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 ...
W. Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke; Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke; Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke
t. e. The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 10–12 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] There were 58 competitors from 50 nations. [2] The winning margin was 1.89 seconds which as of 2023 remains the only time this race has been won by more than 1.8 seconds at the Olympics.
men. women. v. t. e. The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 14–16 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps set a new Olympic record of 50.58 to defend his title in the event, edging out Serbia's Milorad Čavić (50.59) by one hundredth of a second (0 ...
The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 13–15 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. [1] Germany's Britta Steffen blasted a new Olympic record to claim a gold medal in the event. Coming from eighth place in the turn, she posted a time of 53.12 to edge out Australia's world ...