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{{Current sport}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
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|event = Swimming
|games = 2008 Summer
|image = Swimming 2008.png
|image_size = 100px
|caption = Pictogram for swimming at the 2008 Games
|venue = ] (pool)<br>] (open water)
|dates = 9–17 August 2008 (pool)<br>20–21 August 2008 (open water)
|competitors = 1,026
|nations = 162
|prev = ]
|next = ]
}}
{{SwimmingAt2008SummerOlympics}} {{SwimmingAt2008SummerOlympics}}
'''] at the ]''' is being held over a thirteen day period from ] to ], with the conventional events ending on ] and the new marathon 10 km events being held on ] and ]. All swimming events (except the two marathon 10 km events) will take place at the ].
]


The ] competitions at the ] took place from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics |url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/53/sports/SWM |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> The newly introduced open water marathon events (10&nbsp;km) were held on 20 and 21 August 2008 at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/swimming/default.stm|title=BBC 2008 Olympic Coverage: Swimming|publisher=]|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref>
== Events ==
The swimming program for 2008 has been expanded from 2004, with the addition of the 10 km marathon ] events, bringing the total number of events to 34 (17 each for men and women). The following events will be contested from August 9 to 21, 2008:<ref name="Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=580&Itemid=275|title=Olympic Swimming Schedule|accessdate=2008-04-23 |publisher=]}}</ref>
*]: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men), 4×100 m Relay; 4×200 m Relay, Marathon 10 km
*]: 100 m, 200 m
*]: 100 m, 200 m
*]: 100 m, 200 m
*]: 200 m Individual, 400 m Individual, 4×100 m Relay


Swimming featured 34 events (17 male, 17 female), including two 10&nbsp;km ]. The remaining 32 were contested in a 50 m ] pool within the Olympic Park.
==Qualifying Criteria==
A ] (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 swimmer per sex) if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard.
The qualifying time standards must be obtained in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by ] in the period ], ] to ], ].


The ] claimed a total of 31 medals (12 golds, 9 silver, and 10 bronze) in the leaderboard to maintain its standings as the most successful nation in swimming.<ref name=medal-tally>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Recap: Phelps eight golds more than any other country|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=231175.html#recap+phelps+eight+golds+more+than+other+country|work=]|publisher=]|date=18 August 2008|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105003038/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=231175.html#recap+phelps+eight+golds+more+than+other+country|archive-date=5 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> A stellar performance in the pool also made an Olympic history for ], who captured eight gold medals to break ]'s 1972 ], a total of seven, at a single Games.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=17 August 2008|title=Phelps claims Olympic-record eighth gold medal with relay win|magazine=]|publisher=]|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/16/bc.oly.swm.phelps.medley.relay.ap/|url-status=dead|access-date=24 August 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714073656/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/16/bc.oly.swm.phelps.medley.relay.ap/|archive-date=14 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=medal-gb>{{cite news|title=Phelps wins historic eighth gold|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/swimming/7566088.stm|publisher=]|date=17 August 2008|access-date=30 June 2013}}</ref> Despite the male swimmers failing to attain a single gold in swimming, ] managed to repeat a second-place effort on its third consecutive Olympics with 20 medals (six golds, six silver, and eight bronze).<ref name=medal-tally/> Meanwhile, ] finished third with a total of six medals by the benefit of a sterling long-distance freestyle double from ].<ref name=medal-gb/>
FINA Qualifying Standards are as follows:<ref name="Environment">{{cite web|url=http://fina.org/events/OG/Beijing_2008/pdf/qualifyingprocedures_sw.pdf |title=Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Swimming|accessdate=2007-03-20 |publisher=]}}</ref>


A total of 25 ] and 65 ] were set during the competition.
{| class="wikitable"

==Venue==
{{main|Beijing National Aquatics Center}}
All the swimming, ], and ] events of the 2008 Olympics were held at the ] (better known as the "Water Cube"), which was claimed to be built to increase the speed of the swimmers.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93478073|title=China's Olympic Swimming Pool: Redefining Fast|publisher=]|date=10 August 2008|access-date=30 August 2008}}</ref> The main pool is about {{convert|10|ft|m}} deep, {{convert|3|ft|m}} deeper than any other Olympic pool.<ref name="NPR"/> The lane lines, nicknamed "wave eaters", buffer the waves produced by swimmers while they stroke.<ref name="NPR"/> The technological advances of the pool were enhanced by several advantages inherent to an indoor swimming venue, namely: temperature, humidity and lighting control. Even the wide decks were built to help give the swimmers a sense of space.<ref name="NPR"/>

==Events==
The swimming program for 2008 was expanded from 2004, with the addition of the 10&nbsp;km marathon ] events, bringing the total number of events to 34 (17 each for men and women). The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):<ref name="Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=580&Itemid=275|title=Olympic Swimming Schedule|access-date=23 April 2008|publisher=]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516183923/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=580&Itemid=275|archive-date=16 May 2014}}</ref>
*]: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (men);
*]: 100 and 200;
*]: 100 and 200;
*]: 100 and 200;
*]: 200 and 400;
*]: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free; 4 × 100 medley
*]: 10 kilometres

===Schedule===
{{Further|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Event Order}}
Unlike the previous Olympics, swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. For the pool events, prelims were held in the evening, with semifinals and final in the following morning session, spanning a day between semifinals and finals in those events with semifinals. The shift of the normal morning prelims and evening finals (to evening prelims and morning finals) occurred for these Games because of the prior request made by US broadcaster ] (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible; NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion contract extension on May 7, 2014, to air the Olympics through the 2032 games<ref>{{cite news|date=May 7, 2014|title=Olympics on NBC through 2032|newspaper=]|publisher=]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/05/07/nbc-olympics-broadcast-rights-2032/8805989/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140507201204/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/05/07/nbc-olympics-broadcast-rights-2032/8805989/|archive-date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2019}}</ref> and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/sports/olympics/russia-olympics-us-business.html|title=Fewer Russians Could Be a Windfall for U.S. Olympic Business|work=]|date=7 December 2017|access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> so that the finals from the event could be shown live in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/sports/olympics/figure-skating-schedule.html|title=For Olympic Figure Skaters, a New Meaning to Morning Routine|last=Longman|first=Jeré|date=12 February 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=17 February 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216125456/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/sports/olympics/figure-skating-schedule.html|archive-date=16 February 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=swimsched/>

{{Olympic schedule legend|sport=swimming}}
{| class="wikitable olympic-schedule swimming"
|+Men<ref name="swimsched">{{cite web|title=Swimming: Results and Schedule|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713052942/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/index.html|archive-date=July 13, 2009|access-date=30 June 2013|work=]|publisher=]}}</ref>
|- |-
! Date → || colspan="2"| Aug 9 || colspan="2"|Aug 10 || colspan="2"|Aug 11 || colspan="2"|Aug 12 || colspan="2"|Aug 13 || colspan="2"|Aug 14 || colspan="2"|Aug 15 || colspan="2"|Aug 16 || colspan="2"|Aug 17 || colspan="2"|Aug 21
!colspan="3"|Men's Events
!colspan="3"|Women's Events
|-
! Event !! Men's A !! Men's B
! Event !! Women's A !! Women's B
|- |-
!Event ↓ || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E|| M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E
|] || 22.35 || 23.13 || ] || 25.43 || 26.32
|- |-
|] || 49.23 || 50.95 || ] || 55.24 || 57.17 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 1:48.72 || 1:52.53 || ] || 1:59.30 || 2:03.50 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 3:49.95 || 3:58.00 || ] || 4:11.26 || 4:20.05 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
| - || - || - || ] || 8:36.00 || 8:54.04 | class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 15:13.16 || 15:45.12 || - || - || - | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H||colspan=2| || class="final" |F || ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 55.14 || 57.07 || ] || 1:01.70 || 1:03.86 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 1:59.72 || 2:03.90 || ] || 2:12.73 || 2:17.40 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 1:01.57 || 1:03.72 || ] || 1:09.00 || 1:11.43 | class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 2:13.70 || 2:18.37 || ] || 2:28.20 || 2:33.40 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 52.86 || 54.70 || ] || 59.35 || 1:01.43 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 1:57.67 || 2:01.80 || ] || 2:10.84 || 2:15.42 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 2:01.40 || 2:05.65 || ] || 2:15.27 || 2:20.00 | class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|- |-
|] || 4:18.40 || 4:27.45 || ] || 4:45.10 || 4:55.06 | class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|}

In relay competitions, the top 12 finishers per event at the ] shall be qualified. The 4 other teams will be selected by FINA based on the results in the qualifying period.

{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Relay Qualification}}

===Marathon Swimming===
A nation may qualify up to two marathon swimmers per event.<ref name="Qualifying">{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=587&Itemid=274 |title=Olympic Swimming Qualifying Procedures|accessdate=2008-04-13 |publisher=]}}</ref>

====Men's 10 km====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:left" width=800
! Event !! Location !! Date !! Vacancies !! Qualified
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || May 3-4, 2008 || align="center"|10 || {{flagicon|RUS}} ] <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} ] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} ] <br> {{flagicon|NED}} ] <br> {{flagicon|RUS}} ] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} ] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} ] <br> {{flagicon|ITA}} ] <br> {{flagicon|GRE}} ] <br> {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|Continental Representation* || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || May 3-4, 2008 || align="center"|5** || {{flagicon|FRA}} ] <br> {{flagicon|MEX}} ] <br> {{flagicon|EGY}} ] <br> {{flagicon|SYR}} ]
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H||colspan=2| || class="final" |F || ||colspan=2|
|Host Nation || - || - || align="center"|1 || {{CHN}}
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="final" |F ||
| || {{flagicon|CHN}} ] || May 31 - Jun 1, 2008 || align="center"|9 || {{flagicon|BUL}} ] <br> {{flagicon|HUN}} ] <br> {{flagicon|CZE}} ] <br> {{flagicon|RSA}}] <br> {{flagicon|VEN}} ] <br> {{flagicon|BRA}} ] <br>{{flagicon|ARG}} ] <br> {{flagicon|ESP}} ] <br> {{flagicon|POR}} ]** <br>
|-
! TOTAL !! !! !! 25 !!
|} |}
{| class="wikitable olympic-schedule swimming"

|+Women<ref name=swimsched/>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> The first eligible finisher from each of the five Continents at World Championship.<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> Since ] was the only Oceanian country at the championships, Oceania did not receive any continental berth and the place redistributed at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.

==== Women's 10 km ====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:left" width=800
! Event !! Location !! Date !! Vacancies !! Qualified
|- |-
! Date → || colspan="2"| Aug 9 || colspan="2"|Aug 10 || colspan="2"|Aug 11 || colspan="2"|Aug 12 || colspan="2"|Aug 13 || colspan="2"|Aug 14 || colspan="2"|Aug 15 || colspan="2"|Aug 16 || colspan="2"|Aug 17 || colspan="2"|Aug 20
| || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || May 3-4, 2008 || align="center"|10 ||{{flagicon|RUS}} ] <br>{{flagicon|GBR}} ]<br> {{flagicon|ESP}} ] <br>{{flagicon|RSA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|CZE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|GER}} ]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} ]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} ]
|- |-
!Event ↓ || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E|| M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E || M || E
|Continental Representation* || {{flagicon|ESP}} ] || May 3-4, 2008 || align="center"|5** ||{{flagicon|NED}} ]<br>{{flagicon|CHN}} ] <br>{{flagicon|VEN}} ] <br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2|
|Host Nation || - || - || align="center"|1*** ||
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| || {{flagicon|CHN}} ] || May 31 - Jun 1, 2008 || align="center"|9 || {{flagicon|USA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} ]<br>{{flagicon|GRE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|UKR}} ]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} ]<br>{{flagicon|MEX}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} ]<br>{{flagicon|SLO}} ]<br>{{flagicon|ARG}} ]**<br>{{flagicon|POR}} ]***
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
! TOTAL !! !! !! 25 !!
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The first eligible finisher from each of the five Continents at World Championship.<br>
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Since ] was the only African country at the championships, Africa did not receive any continental berth and the place redistributed at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.<br>
<nowiki>***</nowiki>China qualified 1 athlete through the World Championships, then this slot added to FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.<br>
<nowiki>****</nowiki>The Olympic commitee of Israel didn't approve the participation of Daniel Katzir (men) and Olga Berenseva (women) in the Olympic team, as their results were not good enough to make the national Olympic criteria. Their appeals to court against this decision were denied.

== National Team Trials ==
{{main|List of 2008 Olympic Swimming National Trials}}

==Medal summary==
===Medal table===
Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.<ref name="Swimming Medal Standings">{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C95/SW0000000.shtml|title=Swimming Medal Standings|accessdate=2008-08-14}}</ref>
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|USA|2008 Summer}} || '''12''' || '''9''' || '''10''' || '''31'''
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H||colspan=2| || class="final" |F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 6 || 6 || 8 || 20
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 3 || 5
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|2008 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|GER|2008 Summer}} || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6
|- |-
| class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 3 || 0 || 4
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 8 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 2 || 3 || 6
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="semifinals" | ½ || || class="final" | F || ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|rowspan=2| 9 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|- |-
| class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|KOR|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
|- |-
| class="event" |] || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
| 11 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H|| class="final" |F|| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2|
|rowspan=2| 12 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NED|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || || class="heats" |H||colspan=2| || class="final" |F || ||colspan=2|
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|TUN|2008 Summer}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|- |-
| class="event" |] ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| ||colspan=2| || class="final" |F ||
| 14 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|HUN|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3
|-
| 15 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| 16 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|NOR|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| rowspan=2|17 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SLO|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flagIOCteam|SRB|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
|rowspan=3| 19 ||align=left| {{flagIOCteam|AUT|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|CAN|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
| align=left| {{flagIOCteam|DEN|2008 Summer}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
!colspan=2| Total || 32 || 32 || 34 || 98
|} |}

==Qualification==
{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

A ] (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 swimmer per sex) if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.beijing2008.cn/upload/Qualification/fina_summary_e.pdf|title=FINA – Swimming|access-date=1 July 2013|publisher=]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428225149/http://en.beijing2008.cn/upload/Qualification/fina_summary_e.pdf|archive-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>

==Participating nations==
A total of 1,026 swimmers (571 men and 455 women) from 162 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games. American Samoa, Botswana, Comoros, Congo Democratic Republic, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, and Tanzania made their official debut in swimming. Meanwhile, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Kuwait, Netherlands Antilles, and Tajikistan returned to the sport after an eight-year absence. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):

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* {{flagIOC|ALB|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ALG|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|ASA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|AND|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ANG|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ANT|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ARG|2008 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|ARM|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ARU|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer|43}}
* {{flagIOC|AUT|2008 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|AZE|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BAH|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BRN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BAN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BAR|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BLR|2008 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|2008 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|BEN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BOL|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BIH|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|BOT|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer|25}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BUR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BDI|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CAM|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CMR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|2008 Summer|27}}
* {{flagIOC|CAY|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer|42}}
* {{flagIOC|COL|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|COM|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CGO|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|COK|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CRC|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CIV|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CRO|2008 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|CUB|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CYP|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|CZE|2008 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|COD|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|2008 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|DOM|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ECU|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|EGY|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ESA|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|EST|2008 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|FIJ|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer|35}}
* {{flagIOC|GEO|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer|25}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer|37}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|2008 Summer|18}}
* {{flagIOC|GUM|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|GUA|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|GUI|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|GUY|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|HON|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|2008 Summer|28}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|2008 Summer|8}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|INA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|2008 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer|34}}
* {{flagIOC|JAM|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer|31}}
* {{flagIOC|JOR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2008 Summer|12}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|2008 Summer|16}}
* {{flagIOC|KUW|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|LAO|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LAT|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LBA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LTU|2008 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|MKD|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MAD|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MAW|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MAS|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|MDV|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MLI|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MLT|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MHL|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MRI|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MEX|2008 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|FSM|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MDA|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|MGL|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MNE|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MAR|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MOZ|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|MYA|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|NEP|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer|18}}
* {{flagIOC|AHO|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|2008 Summer|15}}
* {{flagIOC|NCA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NIG|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NGR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|OMA|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|PAK|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PLW|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PLE|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PAN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PNG|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PAR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PER|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|PHI|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|2008 Summer|15}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|2008 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|PUR|2008 Summer|4}}
* {{flagIOC|QAT|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|2008 Summer|6}}
* {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer|35}}
* {{flagIOC|RWA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|LCA|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|KSA|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SEN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SRB|2008 Summer|9}}
* {{flagIOC|SEY|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SIN|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|SVK|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|SLO|2008 Summer|10}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|2008 Summer|24}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|2008 Summer|23}}
* {{flagIOC|SRI|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SUD|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SUR|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|SWZ|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|2008 Summer|18}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|2008 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|SYR|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|TPE|2008 Summer|5}}
* {{flagIOC|TJK|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TAN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TRI|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|TUN|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|2008 Summer|11}}
* {{flagIOC|TKM|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|UGA|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|UKR|2008 Summer|23}}
* {{flagIOC|UAE|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer|43}}
* {{flagIOC|URU|2008 Summer|3}}
* {{flagIOC|UZB|2008 Summer|7}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|2008 Summer|13}}
* {{flagIOC|VIE|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ISV|2008 Summer|1}}
* {{flagIOC|YEM|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ZAM|2008 Summer|2}}
* {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer|2}}
{{div col end}}

==Medal summary==

===Medal table===
] holding his gold medal from the 4 × 100 relay]]
Retrieved from 2008 ] website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/medals/index.html|title=Swimming: 200 Medal Standings by Nation|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929015011/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/medals/index.html|archive-date=29 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOCteam
| event = 2008 Summer
| team =
| gold_USA = 12 | silver_USA = 9 | bronze_USA = 10
| gold_AUS = 6 | silver_AUS = 6 | bronze_AUS = 8
| gold_GBR = 2 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 2
| gold_JPN = 2 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 3
| gold_GER = 2 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
| gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 0
| gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 3 | bronze_CHN = 2
| gold_ZIM = 1 | silver_ZIM = 3 | bronze_ZIM = 0
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 3
| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 1 | bronze_RUS = 2
| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 0
| gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 1
| gold_TUN = 1 | silver_TUN = 0 | bronze_TUN = 0
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 3 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 1
| gold_SLO = 0 | silver_SLO = 1 | bronze_SLO = 0
| gold_SRB = 0 | silver_SRB = 1 | bronze_SRB = 0
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 1
| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1
}}


===Men's events=== ===Men's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} {| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|- |-
| 50 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle}} | 50 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|BRA|2008 Summer}}||21.30 '''(OR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|BRA|2008 Summer}}||21.30 {{OlyR|swimming}}, ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||21.45 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||21.45
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}} ||21.49 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}} ||21.49
|-valign="top"
|-
| 100 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle}} | 100 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||47.21 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||47.21
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||47.32 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||47.32
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCmedalist|]|BRA|2008 Summer}}||47.67 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>{{flagIOCmedalist|]|BRA|2008 Summer}}||47.67<hr>47.67 ''']'''
|- |-
| 200 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle}} | 200 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:42.96 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:42.96 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|KOR|2008 Summer}}||1:44.85 '''(AS)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|KOR|2008 Summer}}||1:44.85 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:45.14 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:45.14
|- |-
| 400 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle}} | 400 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|KOR|2008 Summer}}||3:41.86 '''(AS)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|KOR|2008 Summer}}||3:41.86 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||3:42.44 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||3:42.44 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||3:42.78 '''(AM)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||3:42.78 ''']'''
|- |-
| 1500 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle}} | 1500 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|TUN|2008 Summer}}||14:40.84 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|TUN|2008 Summer}}||14:40.84 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||14:41.53 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||14:41.53
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CAN|2008 Summer}}||14.42.69 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CAN|2008 Summer}}||14.42.69
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 100 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||52.54 '''(WR)'''
|-valign="top"
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||52.54 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||53.11 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||53.11
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|RUS|2008 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||53.18 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|RUS|2008 Summer}}<br />{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||53.18
|- |-
| 200 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke}} | 200 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:53.94 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:53.94 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.33 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.33
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|RUS|2008 Summer}}||1:54.93 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|RUS|2008 Summer}}||1:54.93 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 100 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||58.91 '''(WR)'''
|-
| 100 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||58.91 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|NOR|2008 Summer}}||59.20 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|NOR|2008 Summer}}||59.20
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||59.37 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}}||59.37 ''']'''
|-
| 200 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||2:07.64 {{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:08.88 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}} ||2:08.94 ''']'''
|-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|colspan=7|
|- |-
| 200 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke}} | 100 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||2:07.64 '''(OR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||50.58 {{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:08.88 '''(OC)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|SRB|2008 Summer}}||50.59 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|FRA|2008 Summer}} ||2:08.94 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||51.12 ''']'''
|- |-
| 100 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly}} | 200 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||50.58 '''(OR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:52.03 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|SRB|2008 Summer}}||50.59 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||1:52.70 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||51.12 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||1:52.97 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 200 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly}}
|colspan=9|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:52.03 '''(WR)'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||1:52.70 '''(ER)'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||1:52.97 '''(AS)'''
|- |-
| 200 m individual medley <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley}} | 200 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.23 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.23 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||1:56.52 '''(ER)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||1:56.52 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:56.53 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:56.53
|- |-
| 400 m individual medley <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley}} | 400 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:03.84 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:03.84 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||4:06.16 '''(ER)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|HUN|2008 Summer}}||4:06.16 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:08.09 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:08.09
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 4×100 m freestyle relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|colspan=7|
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />'']*<br />]*<br />]*''
|-valign="top"
||3:08.24 '''(WR)'''
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br/>'']*<br />]*''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (47.51) ''']'''<br>] (47.02)<br>] (47.65)<br>] (46.06)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||3:08.24 {{WR|swimming}}
||3:08.32 '''(ER)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br>'']*<br />]*'' |valign=top| {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (47.91)<br>] (47.05)<br>] (46.63)<br>](46.73)<br>]*<br>]* ||3:08.32 ''']'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (47.24) {{WR|swimming}}<br>] (47.87)<br>] (47.55)<br>] (47.25)<br>]*<br>]* ||3:09.91 ''']'''
||3:09.91 '''(OC)'''
|-valign="top"
|-
| 4×200 m freestyle relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay}} | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />'']*<br />]*<br />]*'' |valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:43.31)<br>] (1:44.28) <br>] (1:46.29) <br>] (1:44.68)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||6:58.56 {{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:46.64) ''']'''<br>] (1:46.56)<br>] (1:45.85)<br>] (1:44.65)<br>]* ||7:03.70 ''']'''
||6:58.56 '''(WR)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br/>'']*'' |valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:45.95) <br>] (1:45.87)<br>] (1:47.13)<br>] (1:46.03)<br>]*<br>]*
||7:03.70 '''(ER)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br>'']*<br />]*''
||7:04.98 ||7:04.98
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m medley relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (53.16) <br>] (59.27)<br>] (50.15)<br>] (46.76)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||3:29.34 {{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (53.80)<br>] (58.56)<br>] (51.03)<br>] (46.65)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||3:30.04 ''']'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}}<br>] (53.87)<br>] (58.07)<br>] (50.89)<br>] (48.35)||3:31.18 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 4×100 m medley relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay}}
|colspan=7|
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />'']*<br/>]*<br/>]*<br/>]*''
||3:29.34 '''(WR)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br/>'']*<br/>]*<br/>]*<br/>]*''
||3:30.04 '''(OC)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]
||3:31.18 '''(AS)'''
|- |-
| 10 km marathon <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 kilometre marathon}} | 10&nbsp;km open water <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|NED|2008 Summer}}||1:51:51.6
| ||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||1:51:53.1
| ||
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|2008 Summer}}||1:51:53.6
| ||
|} |}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


===Women's events=== ===Women's events===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} {| {{MedalistTable| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
|- |-
| 50 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle}} | 50 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|2008 Summer}}||24.06 '''(OR, ER)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|2008 Summer}}||24.06 {{OlyR|swimming}}, ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||24.07 '''(AM)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||24.07 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||24.17 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||24.17
|- |-
| 100 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle}} | 100 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|2008 Summer}}||53.12 '''(OR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GER|2008 Summer}}||53.12 {{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||53.16 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||53.16
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||53.39 '''(=AM)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||53.39 ''']'''
|- |-
| 200 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre freestyle}} | 200 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ITA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.82 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ITA|2008 Summer}}||1:54.82 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|SLO|2008 Summer}}||1:54.97 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|SLO|2008 Summer}}||1:54.97 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||1:55.05 '''(AS)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||1:55.05 ''']'''
|- |-
| 400 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle}} | 400 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||4:03.22 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||4:03.22
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:03.29 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:03.29
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||4:03.52 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||4:03.52
|- |-
| 800 m freestyle <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle}} | 800 m freestyle<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metre freestyle}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||8:14.10 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||8:14.10 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ITA|2008 Summer}}||8:20.23 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ITA|2008 Summer}}||8:20.23 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|DEN|2008 Summer}}||8:23.03 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|DEN|2008 Summer}}||8:23.03
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 100 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||58.96
|-
| 100 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||58.96 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||59.19 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||59.19
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||59.34 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||59.34
|- |-
| 200 m backstroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke}} | 200 m backstroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre backstroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||2:05.24 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||2:05.24 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:06.23 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:06.23
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||2:07.13 '''(AS)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|JPN|2008 Summer}}||2:07.13 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 100 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||1:05.17 '''(OR)'''
|-
| 100 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||1:05.17 {{OlyR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:06.73 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||1:06.73
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUT|2008 Summer}}||1:07.34 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUT|2008 Summer}}||1:07.34
|- |-
| 200 m breaststroke <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke}} | 200 m breaststroke<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:20.22 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:20.22 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:22.05 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:22.05
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|NOR|2008 Summer}}||2:23.02 '''(ER)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|NOR|2008 Summer}}||2:23.02 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 100 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||56.73 '''(OC)'''
|-
| 100 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||56.73 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||57.10 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||57.10
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||57.25 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||57.25
|- |-
| 200 m butterfly <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly}} | 200 m butterfly<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||2:04.18 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||2:04.18 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||2:04.72 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|CHN|2008 Summer}}||2:04.72
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:06.26 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:06.26
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
| 200 m individual medley <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre individual medley}}
|colspan=7|
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:08.45 '''(WR)'''
|-
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||2:08.59 '''(AF)'''
| 200 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||2:08.45 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||2:08.59 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:10.34 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||2:10.34
|- |-
| 400 m individual medley <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley}} | 400 m individual medley<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre individual medley}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||4:29.45 '''(WR)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|AUS|2008 Summer}}||4:29.45 {{WR|swimming}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||4:29.89 '''(AF)''' |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|ZIM|2008 Summer}}||4:29.89 ''']'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:31.71 |{{flagIOCmedalist|]|USA|2008 Summer}}||4:31.71
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|4&times;100 m freestyle relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|colspan=7|
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*<br />]*''
|-valign="top"
||3:33.76 '''(OR)'''
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*<br />]*''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer}}<br>] (54.37) <br>] (53.39)<br>] (53.42)<br>] (52.58)<br>]*<br>]* ||3:33.76 {{OlyR|swimming}}
||3:34.33 '''(AM)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*'' |valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (54.00)<br>] (53.91)<br>] (53.98)<br>] (52.44)<br>]*<br>]*
||3:35.05 '''(OC)''' ||3:34.33 ''']'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (54.40)<br>] (54.43)<br>] (53.85)<br>] (52.34)<br>]* ||3:35.05 ''']'''
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:56.60) ''']'''<br>] 1:56.58)<br>] (1:55.22) <br>] (1:55.91)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||7:44.31 {{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:56.79)<br>] (1:56.64)<br>] (1:58.11)<br>] (1:54.39)<br>]* ||7:45.93 ''']'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (1:57.71) <br>] (1:57.19)<br>] (1:56.70)<br>] (1:54.73)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||7:46.33 ''']'''
|-valign="top"
| 4 × 100 m medley relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] (59.33) ''']'''<br>] (1:04.58)<br>] (56.25)<br>] (52.53)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||3:52.69 {{WR|swimming}}
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] (58.94) ''']'''<br>] (1:05.95)<br>] (56.14)<br>] (52.27)<br>]*<br>]*<br>]*<br>]* ||3:53.30 ''']'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br>] (59.56) ''']'''<br>] (1:06.76)<br>] (57.40)<br>] (52.40)<br>]* ||3:56.11 ''']'''
|- |-
|-bgcolor=#ddd
|4&times;200 m freestyle relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay}}
|colspan=7|
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*<br/>]*<br/>]*<br>]*''
||7:44.31 '''(WR)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*'' ||7:45.93 '''(AS)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>'']*<br>]*<br>]*'' ||7:46.33 '''(AM)'''
|- |-
|4&times;100 m medley relay <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay}} | 10&nbsp;km open water<br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre}}
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|RUS|2008 Summer}}||1:59:27.7
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}}<br>] '''(OC)'''<br />]<br />]<br />]<br />'']*<br/>]*<br/>]*''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||1:59:29.2
||3:52.69 '''(WR)'''
|{{flagIOCmedalist|]|GBR|2008 Summer}}||1:59:31.0
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}}<br>] '''(AM)''' (lead-off)<br/>]<br />]<br />]<br/>'']*<br/>]*<br/>]*<br/>]*
||3:53.30 '''(AM)'''
|valign=top| {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}}<br>]<br />]<br />]<br />]<br/>'']*'' ||3:56.11 '''(AS)'''
|-
| 10 km marathon <br>{{DetailsLink|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 kilometre marathon}}
| ||
| ||
| ||
|} |}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.


== Olympic and world records broken ==
==Competition Schedule==
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, new ] were set 25 times (affecting 21 distinct world records) and new ] were set 65 times and one other was equalled (affecting 30 distinct Olympic records).<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming records broken by record type|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C81B/SW0000000.shtml#SWM054901|publisher=Beijing 2008 Official Site|date=17 August 2008|access-date=18 August 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601114706/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C81B/SW0000000.shtml#SWM054901|archive-date=1 June 2009}}</ref> Only ]'s 3:40.59 in the 400 metres freestyle and ]'s 56.61 in the 100 metres butterfly, both set in Sydney, remained Olympic records. ] of the United States also broke the record for the most gold medals ever won by an Olympian with a total of 14; 8 of which were won during the 2008 Summer Olympics - this was also a world record.
<small>All times are ] (])</small>


===Men===
===Wednesday, August 20, 2008===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record !! Day
{| class="wikitable"
! Time
! Event
|- |-
| ] || August 9 || Heat 7 || ] || {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer}} || 59.41 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 1
| rowspan="1"|9:00-12:00 || style=background:lemonchiffon|<b>Marathon 10 km Women
|}

===Thursday, August 21, 2008===

{| class="wikitable"
! Time
! Event
|- |-
| ] || August 9 || Heat 4 || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:07.82 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 1
| rowspan="1"|9:00-12:00 || style=background:lemonchiffon|<b>Marathon 10 km Men
|}

== Timezones ==
{| class="wikitable"
!
! Sydney
! Beijing
! Paris
! London
! New York
! Chicago
! San Francisco
|- style=background:#FFFFFF
| style=background:#EFEFEF|<b>Finals</b> || 12:00 || 10:00 || 4:00 || 3:00 || 22:00* || 21:00* || 19:00*
|- style=background:#FFFFFF
| style=background:#EFEFEF|<b>Heats</b> || 20:30 || 18:30 || 12:30 || 11:30 || 6:30 || 5:30 || 3:30
|}

(<nowiki>*</nowiki>) ''Previous day''

== Records broken ==
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, new ] were set 25 times (affecting 21 distinct world records) and new ] were set 65 times and one other was equalled (affecting 30 distinct Olympic records).<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming records broken by record type|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C81B/SW0000000.shtml#SWM054901|publisher=Beijing 2008 Official Site|date=]|accessdate=2008-08-18}}</ref> Only ]'s 3:40.59 in the 400 metres freestyle and ]'s 56.61 in the 100 metres butterfly both set in Sydney remain Olympic records. Michael Phelps of the United States also broke the record for the most gold medals ever won by an olympian with a total of 14.

=== Men's Olympic and world records ===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 4 || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 53.41 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
! Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! OR !! WR
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Semifinal 2 || ] || {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer}} || 59.16 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
| align=left rowspan=4 | Men's 50 m freestyle
| ] || Heat 11 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.47 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 12 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.46 || OR || | ] || August 10 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:03.84 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 1 || ] (48.82)<br>] (47.61)<br>] (48.03)<br>] (47.77) || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:12.23 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 2
| ] || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.34 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.30 || OR || | ] || August 10 || Heat 1 leadoff* || ] || {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 47.76 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 11 || Semifinal 1 || ] || {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 53.06 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 3
| align=left rowspan=4 | Men's 100 m freestyle
| ] || 4×100 m freestyle relay heat 1 leadoff || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 47.76 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || 4×100 m freestyle relay final leadoff || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 47.24 || OR || WR | ] || August 11 || Semifinal 2 || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 52.97 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 3
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 47.20 || OR || WR | ] || August 11 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 58.91 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 3
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 2 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 47.05 || OR || WR | ] || August 11 || Heat 6 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.70 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 3
|- |-
| ] || August 11 || Final || ] (47.51)<br>] (47.02)<br>] (47.65)<br>] (46.06) || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:08.24 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 3
| align=left rowspan=1 | Men's 200 m freestyle
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:42.96 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 11 || Final leadoff* || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 47.24 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 3
| align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 1500 m freestyle
| ] || Heat 3 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|CAN|2008 Summer}} || 14:40.84 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 14:38.92 || OR || | ] || August 12 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:42.96 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 4
|- |-
| ] || August 12 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 52.54 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 4
| align=left rowspan=4 | Men's 100 m backstroke
| ] || Heat 4 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 53.41 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 53.06 || OR || | ] || August 12 || Heat 5 || ] || {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.98 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 2 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 52.97 || OR || | ] || August 12 || Heat 7 || ] || {{flagIOC|HUN|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.68 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 52.54 || OR || WR | ] || August 12 || Semifinal 2 || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.70 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
|- |-
| ] || August 12 || Heat 2 || ] (1:46.57)<br>] (1:45.47)<br>] (1:47.11)<br>] (1:45.51) || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 7:04.66 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
| align=left rowspan=1 | Men's 200 m backstroke
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.94 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 13 || Semifinal 1 || ] || {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 47.20 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 5
| align=left rowspan=3 | Men's 100 m breaststroke
| ] || Heat 7 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer}} || 59.41 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 2 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|NOR|2008 Summer}} || 59.16 || OR || | ] || August 13 || Semifinal 2 || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 47.05 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 5
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 58.91 || OR || WR | ] || August 13 || Semifinal 1 || ] || {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.61 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 5
|- |-
| ] || August 13 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:52.03 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 5
| align=left rowspan=4 | Men's 200 m breaststroke
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.98 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || August 13 || Final || ] (1:43.31)<br>] (1:44.28)<br>] (1:46.29)<br>] (1:44.68) || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 6:58.56 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 5
| ] || Heat 7 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|HUN|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.68 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.61 || OR || | ] || August 14 || Heat 11 || ] || {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.47 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 2:07.64 || OR || | ] || August 14 || Heat 12 || ] || {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.46 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
|- |-
| ] || August 14 || Heat 7 || ] || {{flagIOC|KEN|2008 Summer}} || 51.14 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
| align=left rowspan=3 | Men's 100 m butterfly
| ] || Heat 7 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|KEN|2008 Summer}} || 51.14 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 9 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|SRB|2008 Summer}} || 50.76 || OR || | ] || August 14 || Heat 9 || ] || {{flagIOC|SRB|2008 Summer}} || 50.76 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 50.58 || OR || | ] || August 15 || Semifinal 1 || ] || {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.34 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 7
|- |-
| ] || August 15 || Heat 3 || ] || {{flagIOC|CAN|2008 Summer}} || 14:40.84 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 7
| align=left rowspan=3 | Men's 200 m butterfly
| ] || Heat 6 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.70 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 2 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.70 || =OR || | ] || August 15 || Heat 5 || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 14:38.92 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 7
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:52.03 || OR || WR | ] || August 15 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:53.94 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 7
|- |-
| ] || August 15 || Final || ] ||{{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:54.23 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 7
| align=left rowspan=1 | Men's 200 m individual medley
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 1:54.23 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 16 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|BRA|2008 Summer}} || 21.30 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 8
| align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 400 m individual medley
| ] || Heat 4 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:07.82 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:03.84 || OR || WR | ] || August 16 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 50.58 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 8
|- |-
| ] || August 17 || Final || ] (53.16)<br>] (59.27) <br>] (50.15)<br>] (46.76) || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:29.34 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 9
| align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 4×100 m freestyle relay
| ] || Heat 1 || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:12.23 || OR || WR
|-
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:08.24 || OR || WR
|-
| align=left rowspan=2 | Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
| ] || Heat 2 || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 7:04.66 || OR ||
|-
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 6:58.56 || OR || WR
|-
| align=left rowspan=1 | Men's 4×100 m medley relay
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 3:29.34 || OR || WR
|} |}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> World record split from the ]


Also, at the 4×100 m freestyle relay final, anchor ''']''' swam the fastest 100 m split (46.06); however, this is not considered an official ] record, as he did not swim the first leg. Note: At the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay final, anchor ''']''' swam the fastest 100 m split (46.06); however, this is not considered an official ] record, as he did not swim the first leg.

=== Women's Olympic and world records ===


===Women===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record !! Day
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 5 || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:03.71 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
! Event !! Date !! Round !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! OR !! WR
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 6 || ] || {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 4:02.19 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 59.61 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
| align=left rowspan=1 | Women's 50 m freestyle
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 24.06 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 6 || ] || {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 59.36 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 100 m freestyle
| ] || Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay final lead off || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 53.38 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 53.12 || OR || | ] || August 10 || Heat 7 || ] || {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 59.00 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Heat 7 || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 1:05.64 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
| align=left rowspan=4 | Women's 200 m freestyle
| ] || Heat 4 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 1:57.37 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|SLO|2008 Summer}} || 1:55.86 || OR || | ] || August 10 || Final || ] ||{{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 4:29.45 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 10 || Final || ] (54.37)<br> ] (53.39)<br>] (53.42)<br>] (52.58) || {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer}} || 3:33.76 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
| ] || Heat 6 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1:55.45 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1:54.82 || OR || WR | ] || August 10 || Final leadoff* || ] || {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 53.38 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 2
|- |-
| ] || August 11 || Heat 4 || ] || {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 1:57.37 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 3
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 400 m freestyle
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 4:03.71 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 6 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 4:02.19 || OR || | ] || August 11 || Heat 5 || ] || {{flagIOC|SLO|2008 Summer}} || 1:55.86 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 3
|- |-
| ] || August 11 || Heat 6 || ] || {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1:55.45 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 3
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 800 m freestyle
| ] || Heat 4 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer}} || 8:18.06 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer}} || 8:14.10 || OR || WR | ] || August 11 || Semifinal 2 || ] || {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 58.77 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 3
|- |-
| ] || August 12 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 1:05.17 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
| align=left rowspan=4 | Women's 100 m backstroke
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|RUS|2008 Summer}} || 59.61 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Heat 6 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|JPN|2008 Summer}} || 59.36 || OR || | ] || August 12 || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:09.53 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 4
|- |-
| ] || Heat 7 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 59.00 || OR || | ] || August 13 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|ITA|2008 Summer}} || 1:54.82 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 5
|- |-
| ] || Semifinal 2 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 58.77 || OR || WR | ] || August 13 || Heat 5 || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 2:22.17 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 5
|- |-
| ] || August 13 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.45 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 5
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 200 m backstroke
| ] || Heat 4 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:06.76 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || August 13 || Heat 1 || ] (1:58.27)<br>] (1:58.92)<br>] (1:57.32)<br>] (1:55.86) || {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 7:50.37 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 5
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:05.24 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 14 || Heat 4 || ] || {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer}} || 8:18.06 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 100 m breaststroke
| ] || Heat 7 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 1:05.64 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 1:05.17 || OR || | ] || August 14 || Heat 4 || ] || {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:06.76 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 6
|- |-
| ] || August 14 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 2:04.18 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 6
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 200 m breaststroke
| ] || Heat 5 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 2:22.17 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || August 14 || Final || ] (1:56.60)<br>] (1:56.58)<br>] (1:55.22)<br>] (1:55.91) || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 7:44.31 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 6
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 2:20.22 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 15 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 53.12 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 7
| align=left rowspan=1 | Women's 200 m butterfly
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|CHN|2008 Summer}} || 2:04.18 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 15 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|USA|2008 Summer}} || 2:20.22 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 7
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 200 m individual medley
| ] || Semifinal 1 || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:09.53 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 2:08.45 || OR || WR | ] || August 16 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|GBR|2008 Summer}} || 8:14.10 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 8
|- |-
| ] || August 16 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|ZIM|2008 Summer}} || 2:05.24 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 8
| align=left rowspan=1 | Women's 400 m individual medley
| ] || Final || ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 4:29.45 || OR || WR
|- |-
| ] || August 17 || Final || ] || {{flagIOC|GER|2008 Summer}} || 24.06 ||align=center| OR ||align=center| 9
| align=left rowspan=1 | Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|NED|2008 Summer}} || 3:33.76 || OR ||
|- |-
| ] || August 17 || Final || ] (59.33)<br> ] (1:04.58)<br>] (56.25)<br>] (52.53) || {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 3:52.69 ||align=center| '''WR''' ||align=center| 9
| align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay
| ] || Heat 1 || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|FRA|2008 Summer}} || 7:50.37 || OR ||
|-
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 7:44.31 || OR || WR
|-
| align=left rowspan=1 | Women's 4×100 m medley relay
| ] || Final || ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] <BR/> ] || align=left | {{flagIOC|AUS|2008 Summer}} || 3:52.69 || OR || WR
|} |}

==LZR Racer suits==
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Another big change to swimming occurred when ] launched the ] swim suits on February 13, 2008. The suits, developed by the ],<ref name="Physorg">{{cite web|url=http://www.physorg.com/news123416635.html=en|title=Engineering the world's fastest swimsuit|publisher=Physorg|date=28 February 2008|access-date=30 August 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919084240/http://www.physorg.com/news123416635.html%3Den|archive-date=19 September 2008}}</ref> were designed to repel water, allow oxygen to flow to the muscles, and hold the body in a more hydrodynamic position.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7434159.stm|title=Japanese search for new swimsuits|publisher=]|date=9 June 2008|access-date=30 August 2008}}</ref><ref name="Distillations">{{cite journal|last1=Roberts|first1=Jacob |title=Winning Skin |journal=Distillations |date=2017|volume=2|issue=4|pages=8–15|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/winning-skin|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> The suits had been proven to give the swimmer a lower time by 1.9 to 2.2%.<ref name="Japan Times"/> Due to the advantage provided by the suits, some swimmers complained about the fairness in its use, because some people used multiple swimsuits to improve buoyancy and compressing of body;<ref name="Gizmodo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/04/speedo_lzr_racer_swimsuit_spawns_copycats_and_controversy-2.html|title=Speedo LZR Racer Swimsuit Spawns Copycats and Controversy|publisher=Gizmodo|date=14 April 2008|access-date=30 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614144233/http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/04/speedo_lzr_racer_swimsuit_spawns_copycats_and_controversy-2.html|archive-date=14 June 2008}}</ref> the official blog for the ] pondered whether they were "]" and what was the difference between gaining advantage from a swimsuit and gaining advantage from ].<ref name="Japan Times">{{cite web|date=10 August 2008|title=Celebrity Rules as the Olympics strays far from its ideal|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080810pb.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715091703/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20080810pb.html%23.UAKKgKgo9Rw|archive-date=15 July 2012|access-date=30 August 2008|publisher=]}}</ref> In response to these complaints, the ] (FINA) scheduled a meeting with Speedo to discuss the suits.<ref name="Gizmodo"/> After the meeting, FINA dismissed the claims of cheating, and endorsed the suits for future swimming meets.<ref name="Gizmodo"/> By August 14, 2008, 62 world records had been broken by swimmers wearing the ].<ref name="Wall Street Journal">{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121865005500237497|title=Fast Times|publisher=]|date=14 August 2008|access-date=30 August 2008| first=Roger | last=Thurow}}</ref><ref name="Distillations"/>

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Swimming
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Pictogram for swimming at the 2008 Games
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Centre (pool)
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park (open water)
Dates9–17 August 2008 (pool)
20–21 August 2008 (open water)
Competitors1,026 from 162 nations
← 20042012 →
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

The swimming competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place from 9 to 17 August 2008 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre. The newly introduced open water marathon events (10 km) were held on 20 and 21 August 2008 at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

Swimming featured 34 events (17 male, 17 female), including two 10 km open-water marathons. The remaining 32 were contested in a 50 m long course pool within the Olympic Park.

The United States claimed a total of 31 medals (12 golds, 9 silver, and 10 bronze) in the leaderboard to maintain its standings as the most successful nation in swimming. A stellar performance in the pool also made an Olympic history for Michael Phelps, who captured eight gold medals to break Mark Spitz's 1972 record, a total of seven, at a single Games. Despite the male swimmers failing to attain a single gold in swimming, Australia managed to repeat a second-place effort on its third consecutive Olympics with 20 medals (six golds, six silver, and eight bronze). Meanwhile, Great Britain finished third with a total of six medals by the benefit of a sterling long-distance freestyle double from Rebecca Adlington.

A total of 25 world records and 65 Olympic records were set during the competition.

Venue

Main article: Beijing National Aquatics Center

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. The main pool is about 10 feet (3.0 m) deep, 3 feet (0.91 m) deeper than any other Olympic pool. The lane lines, nicknamed "wave eaters", buffer the waves produced by swimmers while they stroke. The technological advances of the pool were enhanced by several advantages inherent to an indoor swimming venue, namely: temperature, humidity and lighting control. Even the wide decks were built to help give the swimmers a sense of space.

Events

The swimming program for 2008 was expanded from 2004, with the addition of the 10 km marathon open water swimming events, bringing the total number of events to 34 (17 each for men and women). The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):

Schedule

Further information: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Event Order

Unlike the previous Olympics, swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. For the pool events, prelims were held in the evening, with semifinals and final in the following morning session, spanning a day between semifinals and finals in those events with semifinals. The shift of the normal morning prelims and evening finals (to evening prelims and morning finals) occurred for these Games because of the prior request made by US broadcaster NBC (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible; NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion contract extension on May 7, 2014, to air the Olympics through the 2032 games and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC), so that the finals from the event could be shown live in the United States.

Legend
H Heats ½ Semi-finals F Final
Men
Date → Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 21
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
50 m freestyle H ½ F
100 m freestyle H ½ F
200 m freestyle H ½ F
400 m freestyle H F
1500 m freestyle H F
100 m backstroke H ½ F
200 m backstroke H ½ F
100 m breaststroke H ½ F
200 m breaststroke H ½ F
100 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m individual medley H ½ F
400 m individual medley H F
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F
10 km open water F
Women
Date → Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 16 Aug 17 Aug 20
Event ↓ M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E
50 m freestyle H ½ F
100 m freestyle H ½ F
200 m freestyle H ½ F
400 m freestyle H F
800 m freestyle H F
100 m backstroke H ½ F
200 m backstroke H ½ F
100 m breaststroke H ½ F
200 m breaststroke H ½ F
100 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m butterfly H ½ F
200 m individual medley H ½ F
400 m individual medley H F
4 × 100 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 200 m freestyle relay H F
4 × 100 m medley relay H F
10 km open water F

Qualification

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 swimmer per sex) if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard.

Participating nations

A total of 1,026 swimmers (571 men and 455 women) from 162 nations would compete in swimming events at these Olympic Games. American Samoa, Botswana, Comoros, Congo Democratic Republic, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, and Tanzania made their official debut in swimming. Meanwhile, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Kuwait, Netherlands Antilles, and Tajikistan returned to the sport after an eight-year absence. Nations with swimmers at the Games are (team size in parentheses):

Medal summary

Medal table

Michael Phelps holding his gold medal from the 4 × 100 relay

Retrieved from 2008 NBC Olympics website.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1291031
2 Australia (AUS)66820
3 Great Britain (GBR)2226
4 Japan (JPN)2035
5 Germany (GER)2013
6 Netherlands (NED)2002
7 China (CHN)1326
8 Zimbabwe (ZIM)1304
9 France (FRA)1236
10 Russia (RUS)1124
11 Italy (ITA)1102
 South Korea (KOR)1102
13 Brazil (BRA)1012
14 Tunisia (TUN)1001
15 Hungary (HUN)0303
16 Norway (NOR)0112
17 Serbia (SRB)0101
 Slovenia (SLO)0101
19 Austria (AUT)0011
 Canada (CAN)0011
 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (21 entries)343436104

Men's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details 		César Cielo
 Brazil		 21.30 OR, AM Amaury Leveaux
 France		 21.45 Alain Bernard
 France		 21.49
100 m freestyle
details 		Alain Bernard
 France		 47.21 Eamon Sullivan
 Australia		 47.32 Jason Lezak
 United States
César Cielo
 Brazil		 47.67
47.67 NR
200 m freestyle
details 		Michael Phelps
 United States		 1:42.96 WR Park Tae-hwan
 South Korea		 1:44.85 AS Peter Vanderkaay
 United States		 1:45.14
400 m freestyle
details 		Park Tae-hwan
 South Korea		 3:41.86 AS Zhang Lin
 China		 3:42.44 NR Larsen Jensen
 United States		 3:42.78 AM
1500 m freestyle
details 		Oussama Mellouli
 Tunisia		 14:40.84 AF Grant Hackett
 Australia		 14:41.53 Ryan Cochrane
 Canada		 14.42.69
100 m backstroke
details 		Aaron Peirsol
 United States		 52.54 WR Matt Grevers
 United States		 53.11 Arkady Vyatchanin
 Russia
Hayden Stoeckel
 Australia		 53.18
200 m backstroke
details 		Ryan Lochte
 United States		 1:53.94 WR Aaron Peirsol
 United States		 1:54.33 Arkady Vyatchanin
 Russia		 1:54.93 ER
100 m breaststroke
details 		Kosuke Kitajima
 Japan		 58.91 WR Alexander Dale Oen
 Norway		 59.20 Hugues Duboscq
 France		 59.37 NR
200 m breaststroke
details 		Kosuke Kitajima
 Japan		 2:07.64 OR Brenton Rickard
 Australia		 2:08.88 OC Hugues Duboscq
 France		 2:08.94 NR
100 m butterfly
details 		Michael Phelps
 United States		 50.58 OR Milorad Čavić
 Serbia		 50.59 ER Andrew Lauterstein
 Australia		 51.12 OC
200 m butterfly
details 		Michael Phelps
 United States		 1:52.03 WR László Cseh
 Hungary		 1:52.70 ER Takeshi Matsuda
 Japan		 1:52.97 AS
200 m individual medley
details 		Michael Phelps
 United States		 1:54.23 WR László Cseh
 Hungary		 1:56.52 ER Ryan Lochte
 United States		 1:56.53
400 m individual medley
details 		Michael Phelps
 United States		 4:03.84 WR László Cseh
 Hungary		 4:06.16 ER Ryan Lochte
 United States		 4:08.09
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details 		 United States
Michael Phelps (47.51) AM
Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02)
Cullen Jones (47.65)
Jason Lezak (46.06)
Nathan Adrian*
Ben Wildman-Tobriner*
Matt Grevers*		 3:08.24 WR  France
Amaury Leveaux (47.91)
Fabien Gilot (47.05)
Frédérick Bousquet (46.63)
Alain Bernard(46.73)
Grégory Mallet*
Boris Steimetz*		 3:08.32 ER  Australia
Eamon Sullivan (47.24) WR
Andrew Lauterstein (47.87)
Ashley Callus (47.55)
Matt Targett (47.25)
Leith Brodie*
Patrick Murphy*		 3:09.91 OC
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details 		 United States
Michael Phelps (1:43.31)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)
Ricky Berens (1:46.29)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)
Klete Keller*
Erik Vendt*
David Walters*		 6:58.56 WR  Russia
Nikita Lobintsev (1:46.64) NR
Yevgeny Lagunov (1:46.56)
Danila Izotov (1:45.85)
Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.65)
Mikhail Polishchuk*		 7:03.70 ER  Australia
Patrick Murphy (1:45.95)
Grant Hackett (1:45.87)
Grant Brits (1:47.13)
Nic Ffrost (1:46.03)
Leith Brodie*
Kirk Palmer* 		7:04.98
4 × 100 m medley relay
details 		 United States
Aaron Peirsol (53.16)
Brendan Hansen (59.27)
Michael Phelps (50.15)
Jason Lezak (46.76)
Matt Grevers*
Mark Gangloff*
Ian Crocker*
Garrett Weber-Gale*		 3:29.34 WR  Australia
Hayden Stoeckel (53.80)
Brenton Rickard (58.56)
Andrew Lauterstein (51.03)
Eamon Sullivan (46.65)
Ashley Delaney*
Christian Sprenger*
Adam Pine*
Matt Targett*		 3:30.04 OC  Japan
Junichi Miyashita (53.87)
Kosuke Kitajima (58.07)
Takuro Fujii (50.89)
Hisayoshi Sato (48.35)		 3:31.18 AS
10 km open water
details 		Maarten van der Weijden
 Netherlands		 1:51:51.6 David Davies
 Great Britain		 1:51:53.1 Thomas Lurz
 Germany		 1:51:53.6

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events

Games Gold Silver Bronze
50 m freestyle
details 		Britta Steffen
 Germany		 24.06 OR, ER Dara Torres
 United States		 24.07 AM Cate Campbell
 Australia		 24.17
100 m freestyle
details 		Britta Steffen
 Germany		 53.12 OR Lisbeth Trickett
 Australia		 53.16 Natalie Coughlin
 United States		 53.39 =AM
200 m freestyle
details 		Federica Pellegrini
 Italy		 1:54.82 WR Sara Isaković
 Slovenia		 1:54.97 NR Pang Jiaying
 China		 1:55.05 AS
400 m freestyle
details 		Rebecca Adlington
 Great Britain		 4:03.22 Katie Hoff
 United States		 4:03.29 Joanne Jackson
 Great Britain		 4:03.52
800 m freestyle
details 		Rebecca Adlington
 Great Britain		 8:14.10 WR Alessia Filippi
 Italy		 8:20.23 NR Lotte Friis
 Denmark		 8:23.03
100 m backstroke
details 		Natalie Coughlin
 United States		 58.96 AM Kirsty Coventry
 Zimbabwe		 59.19 Margaret Hoelzer
 United States		 59.34
200 m backstroke
details 		Kirsty Coventry
 Zimbabwe		 2:05.24 WR Margaret Hoelzer
 United States		 2:06.23 Reiko Nakamura
 Japan		 2:07.13 AS
100 m breaststroke
details 		Leisel Jones
 Australia		 1:05.17 OR Rebecca Soni
 United States		 1:06.73 Mirna Jukić
 Austria		 1:07.34
200 m breaststroke
details 		Rebecca Soni
 United States		 2:20.22 WR Leisel Jones
 Australia		 2:22.05 Sara Nordenstam
 Norway		 2:23.02 ER
100 m butterfly
details 		Lisbeth Trickett
 Australia		 56.73 OC Christine Magnuson
 United States		 57.10 Jessicah Schipper
 Australia		 57.25
200 m butterfly
details 		Liu Zige
 China		 2:04.18 WR Jiao Liuyang
 China		 2:04.72 Jessicah Schipper
 Australia		 2:06.26
200 m individual medley
details 		Stephanie Rice
 Australia		 2:08.45 WR Kirsty Coventry
 Zimbabwe		 2:08.59 AF Natalie Coughlin
 United States		 2:10.34
400 m individual medley
details 		Stephanie Rice
 Australia		 4:29.45 WR Kirsty Coventry
 Zimbabwe		 4:29.89 AF Katie Hoff
 United States		 4:31.71
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details 		 Netherlands
Inge Dekker (54.37)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.39)
Femke Heemskerk (53.42)
Marleen Veldhuis (52.58)
Hinkelien Schreuder*
Manon van Rooijen*		 3:33.76 OR  United States
Natalie Coughlin (54.00)
Lacey Nymeyer (53.91)
Kara Lynn Joyce (53.98)
Dara Torres (52.44)
Emily Silver*
Julia Smit* 		3:34.33 AM  Australia
Cate Campbell (54.40)
Alice Mills (54.43)
Melanie Schlanger (53.85)
Lisbeth Trickett (52.34)
Shayne Reese*		 3:35.05 OC
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details 		 Australia
Stephanie Rice (1:56.60) =OC
Bronte Barratt 1:56.58)
Kylie Palmer (1:55.22)
Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91)
Lara Davenport*
Felicity Galvez*
Angie Bainbridge*
Melanie Schlanger*		 7:44.31 WR  China
Yang Yu (1:56.79)
Zhu Qianwei (1:56.64)
Tan Miao (1:58.11)
Pang Jiaying (1:54.39)
Tang Jingzhi*		 7:45.93 AS  United States
Allison Schmitt (1:57.71)
Natalie Coughlin (1:57.19)
Caroline Burckle (1:56.70)
Katie Hoff (1:54.73)
Christine Marshall*
Kim Vandenberg*
Julia Smit*		 7:46.33 AM
4 × 100 m medley relay
details 		 Australia
Emily Seebohm (59.33) OC
Leisel Jones (1:04.58)
Jessicah Schipper (56.25)
Lisbeth Trickett (52.53)
Tarnee White*
Felicity Galvez*
Shayne Reese*		 3:52.69 WR  United States
Natalie Coughlin (58.94) AM
Rebecca Soni (1:05.95)
Christine Magnuson (56.14)
Dara Torres (52.27)
Margaret Hoelzer*
Megan Jendrick*
Elaine Breeden*
Kara Lynn Joyce*		 3:53.30 AM  China
Zhao Jing (59.56) NR
Sun Ye (1:06.76)
Zhou Yafei (57.40)
Pang Jiaying (52.40)
Xu Tianlongzi*		 3:56.11 AS
10 km open water
details 		Larisa Ilchenko
 Russia		 1:59:27.7 Keri-Anne Payne
 Great Britain		 1:59:29.2 Cassandra Patten
 Great Britain		 1:59:31.0

* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Olympic and world records broken

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, new world records were set 25 times (affecting 21 distinct world records) and new Olympic records were set 65 times and one other was equalled (affecting 30 distinct Olympic records). Only Ian Thorpe's 3:40.59 in the 400 metres freestyle and Inge de Bruijn's 56.61 in the 100 metres butterfly, both set in Sydney, remained Olympic records. Michael Phelps of the United States also broke the record for the most gold medals ever won by an Olympian with a total of 14; 8 of which were won during the 2008 Summer Olympics - this was also a world record.

Men

Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record Day
Men's 100 m breaststroke August 9 Heat 7 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 59.41 OR 1
Men's 400 m individual medley August 9 Heat 4 Michael Phelps  United States 4:07.82 OR 1
Men's 100 m backstroke August 10 Heat 4 Matt Grevers  United States 53.41 OR 2
Men's 100 m breaststroke August 10 Semifinal 2 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 59.16 OR 2
Men's 400 m individual medley August 10 Final Michael Phelps  United States 4:03.84 WR 2
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 10 Heat 1 Nathan Adrian (48.82)
Cullen Jones (47.61)
Ben Wildman-Tobriner (48.03)
Matt Grevers (47.77)		  United States 3:12.23 WR 2
Men's 100 m freestyle August 10 Heat 1 leadoff* Amaury Leveaux  France 47.76 OR 2
Men's 100 m backstroke August 11 Semifinal 1 Arkady Vyatchanin  Russia 53.06 OR 3
Men's 100 m backstroke August 11 Semifinal 2 Hayden Stoeckel  Australia 52.97 OR 3
Men's 100 m breaststroke August 11 Final Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 58.91 WR 3
Men's 200 m butterfly August 11 Heat 6 Michael Phelps  United States 1:53.70 OR 3
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 11 Final Michael Phelps (47.51)
Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02)
Cullen Jones (47.65)
Jason Lezak (46.06)		  United States 3:08.24 WR 3
Men's 100 m freestyle August 11 Final leadoff* Eamon Sullivan  Australia 47.24 WR 3
Men's 200 m freestyle August 12 Final Michael Phelps  United States 1:42.96 WR 4
Men's 100 m backstroke August 12 Final Aaron Peirsol  United States 52.54 WR 4
Men's 200 m breaststroke August 12 Heat 5 Paolo Bossini  Italy 2:08.98 OR 4
Men's 200 m breaststroke August 12 Heat 7 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 2:08.68 OR 4
Men's 200 m butterfly August 12 Semifinal 2 Michael Phelps  United States 1:53.70 OR 4
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 12 Heat 2 David Walters (1:46.57)
Ricky Berens (1:45.47)
Erik Vendt (1:47.11)
Klete Keller (1:45.51)		  United States 7:04.66 OR 4
Men's 100 m freestyle August 13 Semifinal 1 Alain Bernard  France 47.20 WR 5
Men's 100 m freestyle August 13 Semifinal 2 Eamon Sullivan  Australia 47.05 WR 5
Men's 200 m breaststroke August 13 Semifinal 1 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 2:08.61 OR 5
Men's 200 m butterfly August 13 Final Michael Phelps  United States 1:52.03 WR 5
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 13 Final Michael Phelps (1:43.31)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)
Ricky Berens (1:46.29)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)		  United States 6:58.56 WR 5
Men's 50 m freestyle August 14 Heat 11 César Cielo  Brazil 21.47 OR 6
Men's 50 m freestyle August 14 Heat 12 Amaury Leveaux  France 21.46 OR 6
Men's 100 m butterfly August 14 Heat 7 Jason Dunford  Kenya 51.14 OR 6
Men's 100 m butterfly August 14 Heat 9 Milorad Čavić  Serbia 50.76 OR 6
Men's 50 m freestyle August 15 Semifinal 1 César Cielo  Brazil 21.34 OR 7
Men's 1500 m freestyle August 15 Heat 3 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 14:40.84 OR 7
Men's 1500 m freestyle August 15 Heat 5 Grant Hackett  Australia 14:38.92 OR 7
Men's 200 m backstroke August 15 Final Ryan Lochte  United States 1:53.94 WR 7
Men's 200 m individual medley August 15 Final Michael Phelps  United States 1:54.23 WR 7
Men's 50 m freestyle August 16 Final César Cielo  Brazil 21.30 OR 8
Men's 100 m butterfly August 16 Final Michael Phelps  United States 50.58 OR 8
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay August 17 Final Aaron Peirsol (53.16)
Brendan Hansen (59.27)
Michael Phelps (50.15)
Jason Lezak (46.76)		  United States 3:29.34 WR 9

* World record split from the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Note: At the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay final, anchor Jason Lezak swam the fastest 100 m split (46.06); however, this is not considered an official FINA record, as he did not swim the first leg.

Women

Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record Day
Women's 400 m freestyle August 10 Heat 5 Katie Hoff  United States 4:03.71 OR 2
Women's 400 m freestyle August 10 Heat 6 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 4:02.19 OR 2
Women's 100 m backstroke August 10 Heat 5 Anastasia Zuyeva  Russia 59.61 OR 2
Women's 100 m backstroke August 10 Heat 6 Reiko Nakamura  Japan 59.36 OR 2
Women's 100 m backstroke August 10 Heat 7 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 59.00 OR 2
Women's 100 m breaststroke August 10 Heat 7 Leisel Jones  Australia 1:05.64 OR 2
Women's 400 m individual medley August 10 Final Stephanie Rice  Australia 4:29.45 WR 2
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 10 Final Inge Dekker (54.37)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.39)
Femke Heemskerk (53.42)
Marleen Veldhuis (52.58)		  Netherlands 3:33.76 OR 2
Women's 100 m freestyle August 10 Final leadoff* Britta Steffen  Germany 53.38 OR 2
Women's 200 m freestyle August 11 Heat 4 Pang Jiaying  China 1:57.37 OR 3
Women's 200 m freestyle August 11 Heat 5 Sara Isaković  Slovenia 1:55.86 OR 3
Women's 200 m freestyle August 11 Heat 6 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:55.45 WR 3
Women's 100 m backstroke August 11 Semifinal 2 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 58.77 WR 3
Women's 100 m breaststroke August 12 Final Leisel Jones  Australia 1:05.17 OR 4
Women's 200 m individual medley August 12 Semifinal 1 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:09.53 OR 4
Women's 200 m freestyle August 13 Final Federica Pellegrini  Italy 1:54.82 WR 5
Women's 200 m breaststroke August 13 Heat 5 Rebecca Soni  United States 2:22.17 OR 5
Women's 200 m individual medley August 13 Final Stephanie Rice  Australia 2:08.45 OR 5
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 13 Heat 1 Alena Popchanka (1:58.27)
Céline Couderc (1:58.92)
Camille Muffat (1:57.32)
Coralie Balmy (1:55.86)		  France 7:50.37 OR 5
Women's 800 m freestyle August 14 Heat 4 Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 8:18.06 OR 6
Women's 200 m backstroke August 14 Heat 4 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:06.76 OR 6
Women's 200 m butterfly August 14 Final Liu Zige  China 2:04.18 WR 6
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 14 Final Stephanie Rice (1:56.60)
Bronte Barratt (1:56.58)
Kylie Palmer (1:55.22)
Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91)		  Australia 7:44.31 WR 6
Women's 100 m freestyle August 15 Final Britta Steffen  Germany 53.12 OR 7
Women's 200 m breaststroke August 15 Final Rebecca Soni  United States 2:20.22 WR 7
Women's 800 m freestyle August 16 Final Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 8:14.10 WR 8
Women's 200 m backstroke August 16 Final Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 2:05.24 WR 8
Women's 50 m freestyle August 17 Final Britta Steffen  Germany 24.06 OR 9
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay August 17 Final Emily Seebohm (59.33)
Leisel Jones (1:04.58)
Jessicah Schipper (56.25)
Lisbeth Trickett (52.53)		  Australia 3:52.69 WR 9

LZR Racer suits

Main article: LZR Racer

Another big change to swimming occurred when Speedo launched the LZR Racer swim suits on February 13, 2008. The suits, developed by the Australian Institute of Sport, were designed to repel water, allow oxygen to flow to the muscles, and hold the body in a more hydrodynamic position. The suits had been proven to give the swimmer a lower time by 1.9 to 2.2%. Due to the advantage provided by the suits, some swimmers complained about the fairness in its use, because some people used multiple swimsuits to improve buoyancy and compressing of body; the official blog for the National Collegiate Athletic Association pondered whether they were "technology doping" and what was the difference between gaining advantage from a swimsuit and gaining advantage from performance-enhancing drugs. In response to these complaints, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) scheduled a meeting with Speedo to discuss the suits. After the meeting, FINA dismissed the claims of cheating, and endorsed the suits for future swimming meets. By August 14, 2008, 62 world records had been broken by swimmers wearing the LZR Racer.

See also

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