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This is unprecedented in swimming, as finals are always swum at night and any change would mean a drastic change of habits for athletes who have been racing at night their whole lives. Response to the announcement from athletes has so far been mixed. While racing in the morning would mean a new strategy, the decision allows athletes almost two years to adapt to the new schedule, and all swimmers would be affected equally. Australia, home to many of the world's best swimmers, is unhappy with the decision by the IOC, as it would have a negative effect on viewing figures both in Europe and Australia, and claims that sporting schedules shouldn't be the decision of a broadcasting network. |
This is unprecedented in swimming, as finals are always swum at night and any change would mean a drastic change of habits for athletes who have been racing at night their whole lives. Response to the announcement from athletes has so far been mixed. While racing in the morning would mean a new strategy, the decision allows athletes almost two years to adapt to the new schedule, and all swimmers would be affected equally. Australia, home to many of the world's best swimmers, is unhappy with the decision by the IOC, as it would have a negative effect on viewing figures both in Europe and Australia, and claims that sporting schedules shouldn't be the decision of a broadcasting network. |
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==Competition Schedule== |
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| rowspan="6"|Sat. 8/9 || rowspan="6"|18:30 || 400m Individual Medley Men || Heats |
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|100m Butterfly Women || Heats |
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|400m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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|400m Individual Medley Women || Heats |
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|100m Breaststroke Men || Heats |
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|4x100m Freestyle Relay Women || Heats |
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| rowspan="12"|Sun. 8/10 || rowspan="6"|10:00-11:40 || style="background:lemonchiffon"|400m Individual Medley Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|100m Butterfly Women || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|400m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|400m Individual Medley Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|100m Breaststroke Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x100m Freestyle Relay Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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| rowspan="6"|18:30 || 100m Backstroke Women || Heats |
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|200m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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|100m Breaststroke Women || Heats |
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|100m Backstroke Men || Heats |
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|400m Freestyle Women || Heats |
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|4x100m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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| rowspan="11"|Mon. 8/11 || rowspan="8"|10:00-11:55 || 100m Backstroke Women || Semifinals |
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|200m Freestyle Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Butterfly Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Breaststroke Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|100m Breaststroke Women || Semifinals |
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|100m Backstroke Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|400m Freestyle Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x100m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|rowspan="3"|18:30 || 200m Freestyle Women || Heats |
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|200m Butterfly Men || Heats |
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|200m Individual Medley Women || Heats |
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| rowspan="11"|Tue. 8/12 || rowspan="7"|10:00-11:45 || 200m Freestyle Women || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Backstroke Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Backstroke Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Breaststroke Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|200m Butterfly Men || Semifinals |
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|200m Individual Medley Women || Semifinals |
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|rowspan="4"|18:30 || 100m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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|200m Butterfly Women || Heats |
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|200m Breaststroke Men || Heats |
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|4x200m Freestyle Relay Men || Heats |
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| rowspan="12"|Wed. 8/13 || rowspan="7"|10:00-11:50 || style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Freestyle Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Butterfly Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|200m Butterfly Women || Semifinals |
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|200m Breaststroke Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Individual Medley Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x200m Freestyle Relay Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|rowspan="5"|18:30 || 100m Freestyle Women || Heats |
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|200m Backstroke Men || Heats |
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|200m Breaststroke Women || Heats |
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|200m Individual Medley Men || Heats |
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|4x200m Freestyle Relay Women || Heats |
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| rowspan="12"|Thu. 8/14 || rowspan="8"|10:00-12:00 || style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Breaststroke Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|100m Freestyle Women || Semifinals |
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|200m Backstroke Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Butterfly Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|200m Breaststroke Women || Semifinals |
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|200m Individual Medley Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x200m Freestyle Relay Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|rowspan="4"|18:30 || 50m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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|800m Freestyle Women || Heats |
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|100m Butterfly Men || Heats |
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|200m Backstroke Women || Heats |
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| rowspan="10"|Fri. 8/15 || rowspan="6"|10:00-12:00 || 50m Freestyle Men || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Breaststroke Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|200m Backstroke Women || Semifinals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Individual Medley Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Freestyle Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|100m Butterfly Men || Semifinals |
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|rowspan="4"|18:30 || 50m Freestyle Women || Heats |
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|1500m Freestyle Men || Heats |
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|4x100m Medley Relay Women || Heats |
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|4x100m Medley Relay Men || Heats |
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| rowspan="5"|Sat. 8/16 || rowspan="5"|10:00-11:20 || style="background:lemonchiffon"|200m Backstroke Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|100m Butterfly Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|800m Freestyle Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|50m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|50m Freestyle Women || Semifinals |
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| rowspan="4"|Sun. 8/17 || rowspan="4"|10:00-11:20 || style="background:lemonchiffon"|50m Freestyle Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|1500m Freestyle Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x100m Medley Relay Women || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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|style="background:lemonchiffon"|4x100m Medley Relay Men || style="background:lemonchiffon"|Finals |
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| rowspan="1"|Wed. 8/20 || rowspan="1"|9:00-12:00 || colspan="2" style="background:lemonchiffon"|Marathon 10km Women |
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| rowspan="1"|Thu. 8/21 || rowspan="1"|9:00-12:00 || colspan="2" style="background:lemonchiffon"|Marathon 10km Men |
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==National Team Trials== |
==National Team Trials== |
Revision as of 02:26, 24 April 2008
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics will be held over a sixteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 16 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21. All swimming events (except the two marathon 10 km events) will take place at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre.
Events
The swimming program for 2008 has been 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).
- Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m (women), 1500 m (men), 4×100 m relay, 4×200 m relay, 10 km marathon
- Backstroke: 100 m, 200 m
- Breaststroke: 100 m, 200 m
- Butterfly: 100 m, 200 m
- Medley: 200 m individual, 400 m individual, 4×100 m relay
Day | Time | Event | Stage |
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Sat. 8/9 | 18:30 | 400m Individual Medley Men | Heats |
100m Butterfly Women | Heats | ||
400m Freestyle Men | Heats | ||
400m Individual Medley Women | Heats | ||
100m Breaststroke Men | Heats | ||
4x100m Freestyle Relay Women | Heats | ||
Sun. 8/10 | 10:00-11:40 | 400m Individual Medley Men | Finals |
100m Butterfly Women | Semifinals | ||
400m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
400m Individual Medley Women | Finals | ||
100m Breaststroke Men | Semifinals | ||
4x100m Freestyle Relay Women | Finals | ||
18:30 | 100m Backstroke Women | Heats | |
200m Freestyle Men | Heats | ||
100m Breaststroke Women | Heats | ||
100m Backstroke Men | Heats | ||
400m Freestyle Women | Heats | ||
4x100m Freestyle Men | Heats | ||
Mon. 8/11 | 10:00-11:55 | 100m Backstroke Women | Semifinals |
200m Freestyle Men | Semifinals | ||
100m Butterfly Women | Finals | ||
100m Breaststroke Men | Finals | ||
100m Breaststroke Women | Semifinals | ||
100m Backstroke Men | Semifinals | ||
400m Freestyle Women | Finals | ||
4x100m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
18:30 | 200m Freestyle Women | Heats | |
200m Butterfly Men | Heats | ||
200m Individual Medley Women | Heats | ||
Tue. 8/12 | 10:00-11:45 | 200m Freestyle Women | Semifinals |
200m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
100m Backstroke Women | Finals | ||
100m Backstroke Men | Finals | ||
100m Breaststroke Women | Finals | ||
200m Butterfly Men | Semifinals | ||
200m Individual Medley Women | Semifinals | ||
18:30 | 100m Freestyle Men | Heats | |
200m Butterfly Women | Heats | ||
200m Breaststroke Men | Heats | ||
4x200m Freestyle Relay Men | Heats | ||
Wed. 8/13 | 10:00-11:50 | 100m Freestyle Men | Finals |
200m Freestyle Women | Finals | ||
200m Butterfly Men | Finals | ||
200m Butterfly Women | Semifinals | ||
200m Breaststroke Men | Semifinals | ||
200m Individual Medley Women | Finals | ||
4x200m Freestyle Relay Men | Finals | ||
18:30 | 100m Freestyle Women | Heats | |
200m Backstroke Men | Heats | ||
200m Breaststroke Women | Heats | ||
200m Individual Medley Men | Heats | ||
4x200m Freestyle Relay Women | Heats | ||
Thu. 8/14 | 10:00-12:00 | 200m Breaststroke Men | Finals |
100m Freestyle Women | Semifinals | ||
200m Backstroke Men | Semifinals | ||
200m Butterfly Women | Finals | ||
100m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
200m Breaststroke Women | Semifinals | ||
200m Individual Medley Men | Semifinals | ||
4x200m Freestyle Relay Women | Finals | ||
18:30 | 50m Freestyle Men | Heats | |
800m Freestyle Women | Heats | ||
100m Butterfly Men | Heats | ||
200m Backstroke Women | Heats | ||
Fri. 8/15 | 10:00-12:00 | 50m Freestyle Men | Semifinals |
200m Breaststroke Women | Finals | ||
200m Backstroke Women | Semifinals | ||
200m Individual Medley Men | Finals | ||
100m Freestyle Women | Finals | ||
100m Butterfly Men | Semifinals | ||
18:30 | 50m Freestyle Women | Heats | |
1500m Freestyle Men | Heats | ||
4x100m Medley Relay Women | Heats | ||
4x100m Medley Relay Men | Heats | ||
Sat. 8/16 | 10:00-11:20 | 200m Backstroke Women | Finals |
100m Butterfly Men | Finals | ||
800m Freestyle Women | Finals | ||
50m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
50m Freestyle Women | Semifinals | ||
Sun. 8/17 | 10:00-11:20 | 50m Freestyle Women | Finals |
1500m Freestyle Men | Finals | ||
4x100m Medley Relay Women | Finals | ||
4x100m Medley Relay Men | Finals | ||
Wed. 8/20 | 9:00-12:00 | Marathon 10km Women | |
Thu. 8/21 | 9:00-12:00 | Marathon 10km Men |
Qualifying Criteria
An 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 FINA in the period March 15, 2007 to July 15, 2008.
FINA Qualifying Standards are as follows:[1]
Events | Men's A | Men's B | Women's A | Women's B |
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50 m Freestyle | 00:22.35 | 00:23.13 | 00:25.43 | 00:26.32 |
100 m Freestyle | 00:49.23 | 00:50.95 | 00:55.24 | 00:57.17 |
200 m Freestyle | 01:48.72 | 01:52.53 | 01:59.29 | 02:03.47 |
400 m Freestyle | 03:49.96 | 03:58.01 | 04:11.26 | 04:20.05 |
800 m Freestyle | - | - | 08:35.98 | 08:54.04 |
1500 m Freestyle | 15:13.16 | 15:45.12 | - | - |
100 m Backstroke | 00:55.14 | 00:57.07 | 01:01.70 | 01:03.86 |
200 m Backstroke | 01:59.72 | 02:03.91 | 02:12.73 | 02:17.38 |
100 m Breaststroke | 01:01.57 | 01:03.72 | 01:09.01 | 01:11.43 |
200 m Breaststroke | 02:13.69 | 02:18.37 | 02:28.21 | 02:33.40 |
100 m Butterfly | 00:52.86 | 00:54.71 | 00:59.35 | 01:01.43 |
200 m Butterfly | 01:57.67 | 02:01.79 | 02:10.84 | 02:15.42 |
200 m Individual Medley | 02:01.40 | 02:05.65 | 02:15.27 | 02:19.97 |
400 m Individual Medley | 04:18.40 | 04:27.44 | 04:45.08 | 04:55.06 |
In relay competitions, the top 12 finishers per event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships shall be qualified. The 4 other teams will be selected by FINA based on the results in the qualifying period.
Marathon Swimming
A nation may qualify up to two marathon swimmers per event.[2]
Men's 10km
Event | Location | Date | Entries |
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships | Seville | Apr. 29 - May 4, 2008 | Top 10 finishers |
Continental Representation | Seville | Apr. 29 - May 4, 2008 | Top finisher from each of the 5 continents |
Host Nation | China* | ||
FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier | Beijing | May 31 - June 1, 2008 | 9 or 10 top finishers |
Total | 25 athletes |
* If China qualifies two athletes at the world championship, or one athlete from the Asian Continental championship, the automatic entry will be added to the pool to be allocated at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
Women's 10km
Event | Location | Date | Entries |
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships | Seville | Apr. 29 - May 4, 2008 | Top 10 finishers |
Continental Representation | Seville | Apr. 29 - May 4, 2008 | Top finisher from each of the 5 continents |
Host Nation | China* | ||
FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier | Beijing | May 31 - June 1, 2008 | 9 or 10 top finishers |
Total | 25 athletes |
* If China qualifies two athletes at the world championship, or one athlete from the Asian Continental championship, the automatic entry will be added to the pool to be allocated at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
Morning Finals
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on October 26th, 2006 that the swimming finals for the 2008 games will be held in the morning. This is in response to a direct request by NBC, who has paid $3.55 billion for the exclusive American media rights for the Olympic Games since 2000, in order to allow American audiences to view the finals in prime-time.
This is unprecedented in swimming, as finals are always swum at night and any change would mean a drastic change of habits for athletes who have been racing at night their whole lives. Response to the announcement from athletes has so far been mixed. While racing in the morning would mean a new strategy, the decision allows athletes almost two years to adapt to the new schedule, and all swimmers would be affected equally. Australia, home to many of the world's best swimmers, is unhappy with the decision by the IOC, as it would have a negative effect on viewing figures both in Europe and Australia, and claims that sporting schedules shouldn't be the decision of a broadcasting network.
National Team Trials
See 2008 Olympic Swimming National Trials
Defending Olympic Champions from 2004 Olympics
Records
Olympic Records
Men
- Grey in the Post-2008 Olympics column indicates the record was not broken at the 2008 Olympics
Event | Pre-2008 Olympics | Post-2008 Olympics | ||
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RECORD HOLDER | TIME | RECORD HOLDER | TIME | |
50m freestyle | Alexander Popov (EUN) | 00:21.91 | ||
100m freestyle | Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) | 00:47.84 | ||
200m freestyle | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 01:44.71 | ||
400m freestyle | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 03:40.59 | ||
1500m freestyle | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 14:43.40 | ||
100m backstroke | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 00:53.45 | ||
200m backstroke | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 01:54.95 | ||
100m breaststroke | Brendan Hansen (USA) | 01:00.01 | ||
200m breaststroke | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 02:09.44 | ||
100m butterfly | Michael Phelps (USA) | 00:51.25 | ||
200m butterfly | Michael Phelps (USA) | 01:54.04 | ||
200m individual medley | Michael Phelps (USA) | 01:57.14 | ||
400m individual medley | Michael Phelps (USA) | 04:08.26 | ||
4x100m freestyle relay | SOUTH AFRICA Roland Schoeman Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend Ryk Neethling |
03:13.17 | ||
4x200 m freestyle relay | AUSTRALIA Ian Thorpe Michael Klim Todd Pearson Bill Kirby |
7:07.05 | ||
4x100 m medley relay | UNITED STATES Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen Ian Crocker Jason Lezak |
03:30.68 |
Women
- Grey in the Post-2008 Olympics column indicates the record was not broken at the 2008 Olympics
Event | Pre-2008 Olympics | Post-2008 Olympics | ||
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RECORD HOLDER | TIME | RECORD HOLDER | TIME | |
50m freestyle | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 00:24.13 | ||
100m freestyle | Jodie Henry (AUS) | 00:53.52 | ||
200m freestyle | Heike Friedrich (DDR) | 01:57.65 | ||
400m freestyle | Janet Evans (USA) | 04:03.85 | ||
800m freestyle | Brooke Bennett (USA) | 08:19.67 | ||
100m backstroke | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 00:59.68 | ||
200m backstroke | Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) | 02:07.06 | ||
100m breaststroke | Xuejuan Luo (CHN) | 01:06.64 | ||
200m breaststroke | Amanda Beard (USA) | 02:23.37 | ||
100m butterfly | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 00:56.61 | ||
200m butterfly | Misty Hyman (USA) | 02:05.88 | ||
200m individual medley | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 02:10.68 | ||
400m individual medley | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 04:33.59 | ||
4x100m freestyle relay | AUSTRALIA Alice Mills Libby Lenton Petria Thomas Jodie Henry |
03:35.94 | ||
4x200 m freestyle relay | UNITED STATES Natalie Coughlin Carly Piper Dana Vollmer Kaitlin Sandeno |
07:53.42 | ||
4x100 m medley relay | AUSTRALIA Giaan Rooney Leisel Jones Petria Thomas Jodie Henry |
03:57.32 |
References
- ^ "Olympic Qualifying Procedures for Swimming" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Olympic Swimming Qualifying Procedures". FINA. Retrieved 2008-04-13.