2008 in swimming
# 2008 in swimming

2008 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2008.

## Major events

### World

* 9–13 April: 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Manchester, United Kingdom
* 3–8 May: 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain
* 8–13 July: 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships in Monterrey, Mexico
* 9–17 August: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
* 20–21 August: 10 km marathon swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China
* 7–15 September: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China
* 25–26 October: Marathon swimming at the 2008 Asian Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia
* 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup
   * 10–12 October: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
   * 17–18 October: Durban, South Africa
   * 25–26 October: Sydney, Australia
   * 1–2 November: Singapore
   * 8–9 November: Moscow, Russia
   * 11–12 November: Stockholm, Sweden
   * 15–16 November: Berlin, Germany

### Regional

* 30 July – 3 August 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade, Serbia
* 1–7 December: 2008 African Swimming Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa
* 11–14 December: European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008 in Rijeka, Croatia

## Other events

### National championships

**Long course**

| Dates | Event | City |
| - | - | - |
| 22–29 March | Australian Championships | Sydney |
| 31 March – 6 April | British Championships | Sheffield |

**Short course**

| Dates | Event | City |
| - | - | - |
| 27–30 November | Swedish SC Championships | Stockholm |
