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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]
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).
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]Before the race, the French team was reportedly confident of its ultimate victory, with world record holder Alain Bernard saying: "The Americans?
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 (0.01).
Alain Bernard became the first French swimmer to win the men's 100 m freestyle, and only the third to win a gold medal in an Olympic swimming event. The Australian team of Stephanie Rice , Bronte Barratt , Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie won the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay , setting a new world record time of 7 minutes 44.31 seconds and ...
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
The 2008 Olympics mark the debut of an "open water" swimming even at the Olympics; for which a male and female 10-kilometer race was held at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. A nation could qualify up to two marathon swimmers per event, but only 25 swimmers competed in both the men's and women's 10-kilometer races. [8]
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.