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The schedule of swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics occurred in two segments: pools events: evening of August 9 through the morning of August 17, at the "Water Cube". open water events: August 20 and 21 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (held between rowing events on the Olympic Rowing course).
10 km. men. women. v. t. e. The swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. [1] The newly introduced open water marathon events (10 km) were held on 20 and 21 August 2008 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. [2]
t. e. The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 20:00 (8:00 PM) China Standard Time (UTC+08:00), on 8 August 2008, due to the significance of the number 8, which is considered to be auspicious [1][2][3][4][5] and is furthermore associated with prosperity ...
Olympic highlights: August 12, 2008. Swimming. Michael Phelps of the U.S. set the world record while winning the 200 m men's freestyle, tying the record for most gold medals for an athlete. Natalie Coughlin of the U.S. became the first athlete to successfully defend a gold medal in the women's 100 m backstroke event.
The 2008 Olympics were watched by 3.5 billion people worldwide, and featured the longest distance for an Olympic Torch relay. [4] [5] The 2008 Games also set numerous world and Olympic records, and were the most expensive Summer Olympics of all time, and the second most expensive overall, after the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the opening ceremony that originating with the 1896 Olympic Games.The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games paraded behind their national flag into the Olympic Stadium.
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]
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