2008 Summer Olympics / Swimming
At the XXIX. During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , 34 swimming competitions were held. Of these, 32 competitions took place on the 50-meter track and two competitions in long-distance swimming .
Qualification guidelines
In the individual competitions, each National Olympic Committee was allowed to start two athletes if they had all achieved the A standard or one athlete if he only achieved the B standard. In the relay competitions, a maximum of one team consisting of six athletes per National Olympic Committee was allowed to start. The 12 best-placed teams of the 2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne and the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008 were qualified for each relay . National Olympic Committees, from which no athletes had qualified for a competition, were entitled to to field a male and / or a female athlete for a competition. Around 400 men and 400 women, a total of 800 athletes, took part in the swimming competitions. From March 15, 2007, A and B standard values were in effect in the individual disciplines.
In the long-distance swim over 10 kilometers in open water, which was held for the first time at the Olympic Games, 25 men and women each were allowed to start. Each nation was allowed to nominate a maximum of two starters per gender, but only if both finished in the top ten at the World Championships. The first ten were qualified over the 10-kilometer course at the 2008 World Endurance Championship in Seville . There were also the winners of the five continental championships. If the nation of the continental champions had already qualified with at least one starter via the world championship result, the top-placed athlete from a National Olympic Committee who had not yet qualified moved up. Another starting place went to the host country China , if this starting place was not already won. The remaining starting positions were swum in a qualifying race in Beijing in June 2008. In this qualifying race, all the not yet qualified National Olympic Committees were allowed to participate again with two starters, but a maximum of one of them could qualify. These qualification criteria applied to women and men.
Men
50 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | BRA | César Cielo | 21.30 (OR) |
2 | FRA | Amaury Leveaux | 21.45 |
3 | FRA | Alain Bernard | 21.49 |
4th | OUT | Ashley Callus | 21.62 |
5 | United States | Ben Wildman-Tobriner | 21.64 |
6th | OUT | Eamon Sullivan | 21.65 |
7th | RSA | Roland Schoeman | 21.67 (AF) |
8th | SWE | Stefan Nystrand | 21.72 |
Date: August 16, 2008, 10:40 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in 50-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 22.35 s or the B standard of 23.13 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | FRA | Alain Bernard | 47.21 |
2 | OUT | Eamon Sullivan | 47.32 |
3 | United States | Jason Lezak | 47.67 |
BRA | César Cielo | 47.67 | |
5 | NED | Pieter van den Hoogenband | 47.75 |
6th | RSA | Lyndon Ferns | 48.04 |
7th | OUT | Matt Targett | 48.20 |
8th | SWE | Stefan Nystrand | 48.33 |
Date: August 14, 2008, 10:51 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting place in 100-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 49.23 s or the B standard of 50.95 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | United States | Michael Phelps | 01: 42.96 (WR) |
2 | COR | Tae-Hwan Park | 01: 44.85 (AS) |
3 | United States | Peter Vanderkaay | 01: 45.14 |
4th | RSA | Jean Basson | 01: 45.97 |
5 | GER | Paul Biedermann | 01: 46.00 |
6th | SUI | Dominik Meichtry | 01: 46.95 |
7th | JPN | Yoshihiro Okumura | 01: 47.14 |
8th | GBR | Robert Renwick | 01: 47.47 |
Date: August 12, 2008, 10:16 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 1: 48.72 min or the B standard of 1: 52.53 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
400 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | COR | Tae-Hwan Park | 3: 41.86 (AS) |
2 | CHN | Lin Zhang | 3: 42.44 |
3 | United States | Larsen Jensen | 3: 42.78 (AM) |
4th | United States | Peter Vanderkaay | 3: 43.11 |
5 | TO DO | Oussama Mellouli | 3: 43.45 (AF) |
6th | OUT | Grant Hackett | 3: 43.84 |
7th | RUS | Yuri Prilukov | 3: 43.97 |
8th | RUS | Nikita Lobinsev | 3: 48.29 |
Date: August 10, 10:04 a.m.
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting place in 400-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 3: 49.96 min or the B standard of 3: 58.01 min had to be achieved during the qualification period. 36 of 37 registered athletes were at the start. The Germans Paul Biedermann (3: 48.03 min) and Christian Kubusch (3: 52.73 min) were eliminated as sixth and eighth of their prelims, as was the Austrian David Brandl as 20th (3: 48.63 min, first in the lead) and the Swiss Dominik Meichtry as 27th (3: 50.55 min, 4th in the lead).
1500 m freestyle
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | TO DO | Oussama Mellouli | 14: 40.84 (AF) |
2 | OUT | Grant Hackett | 14: 41.53 |
3 | CAN | Ryan Cochrane | 14: 42.69 |
4th | RUS | Yuri Prilukov | 14: 43.21 |
5 | United States | Larsen Jensen | 14: 48.16 |
6th | GBR | David Davies | 14: 52.11 |
7th | CHN | Lin Zhang | 14: 55.20 |
8th | CHN | Sun Yang | 15: 05.12 |
Date: August 17, 2008, 10:14 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting place in the 1,500 meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 15: 13.16 min or the B standard of 15: 45.12 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m back
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Aaron Peirsol | 52.54 (WR) |
2 | United States | Matt Grevers | 53.11 |
3 | RUS | Arkady Vyatchanin | 53.18 |
OUT | Hayden Stoeckel | 53.18 | |
5 | OUT | Ashley Delaney | 53.31 |
6th | GBR | Liam Tancock | 53.39 |
7th | ESP | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber | 53.51 |
8th | JPN | Jun'ichi Miyashita | 53.99 |
Date: August 12, 2008, 10:31 a.m.
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 100-meter backstroke, the A standard of 55.14 s or the B standard of 57.07 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m back
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Ryan Lochte | 1: 53.94 (WR) |
2 | United States | Aaron Peirsol | 1: 54.33 |
3 | RUS | Arkady Vyatchanin | 1: 54.93 (ER) |
4th | AUT | Markus Rogan | 1: 55.49 |
5 | JPN | Ryosuke Irie | 1: 55.72 |
6th | OUT | Hayden Stoeckel | 1: 56.39 (OC) |
7th | ROME | Răzvan Florea | 1: 56.52 |
8th | GBR | Gregor Tait | 1: 57.00 |
Date: August 15, 2008, 10:19 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter backstroke, the A standard of 1: 59.72 min or the B standard of 2: 03.91 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m chest
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | JPN | Kosuke Kitajima | 0: 58.91 (WR) |
2 | NOR | Alexander Dale Oen | 0: 59.20 |
3 | FRA | Hugues Duboscq | 0: 59.37 |
4th | United States | Brendan Hansen | 0: 59.57 |
5 | OUT | Brenton Rickard | 0: 59.74 |
6th | RUS | Roman Sludnow | 0: 59.87 |
7th | UKR | Ihor Boryssyk | 1: 00.20 |
8th | United States | Mark Gangloff | 1: 00.24 |
Date: August 11, 10:31 a.m.
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 100-meter breaststroke, the A standard of 1: 01.57 min or the B standard of 1: 03.72 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m chest
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | JPN | Kosuke Kitajima | 2; 07.64 (OR) |
2 | OUT | Brenton Rickard | 2: 08.88 (OC) |
3 | FRA | Hugues Duboscq | 2: 08.94 |
4th | CAN | Mike Andrew Brown | 2: 09.03 |
5 | HUN | Daniel Gyurta | 2: 09.22 |
6th | United States | Scott Spann | 2: 09.76 |
7th | ITA | Loris Facci | 2: 10.57 |
8th | ITA | Paolo Bossini | 2: 11.48 |
Date: August 14, 2008, 10:02 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter breaststroke, the A standard of 2: 13.69 min or the B standard of 2: 18.37 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m butterfly
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Michael Phelps | 50.58 (OR) |
2 | SRB | Milorad Čavić | 50.59 (ER) |
3 | OUT | Andrew Lauterstein | 51.12 (OC) |
4th | United States | Ian Crocker | 51.13 |
5 | KEN | Jason Dunford | 51.47 |
6th | JPN | Takurō Fujii | 51.50 (= AS) |
7th | UKR | Andriy Serdinov | 51.59 |
8th | PNG | Ryan Pini | 51.86 |
Date: August 16, 2008, 10:10 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 100-meter butterfly swim, the A standard of 52.86 s or the B standard of 54.71 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m butterfly
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Michael Phelps | 1: 52.03 (WR) |
2 | HUN | László Cseh | 1: 52.70 (ER) |
3 | JPN | Takeshi Matsuda | 1: 52.97 (AS) |
4th | NZL | Moss Burmester | 1: 54.35 (OC) |
5 | CHN | Wu Peng | 1: 54.35 |
6th | POLE | Paweł Korzeniowski | 1: 54.60 |
7th | BRA | Kaio de Almeida | 1: 54.71 |
8th | RUS | Nikolai Skvortsov | 1: 55.14 |
Date: August 13, 2008, 10:21 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter butterfly swim, the A standard of 1: 57.67 min or the B standard of 2: 01.79 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m layers
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Michael Phelps | 1: 54.23 (WR) |
2 | HUN | László Cseh | 1: 56.52 (ER) |
3 | United States | Ryan Lochte | 1: 56.53 |
4th | BRA | Thiago Pereira | 1: 58.14 |
5 | JPN | Ken Takakuwa | 1: 58.22 (AS) |
6th | GBR | James Goddard | 1: 59.24 |
7th | CAN | Keith Beavers | 1: 59.43 |
8th | GBR | Liam Tancock | 2: 00.76 |
Date: August 15, 2008, 10:50 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter swimming medley, the A standard of 2: 01.40 min or the B standard of 2: 05.65 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
400 m layers
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Michael Phelps | 4: 03.84 (WR) |
2 | HUN | László Cseh | 4: 06.16 (ER) |
3 | United States | Ryan Lochte | 4: 08.09 |
4th | ITA | Alessio Boggiatto | 4: 12.16 |
5 | ITA | Luca Marin | 4: 12.47 |
6th | HUN | Gergő Kis | 4: 12.84 |
7th | CAN | Brian Johns | 4: 13.38 |
8th | BRA | Thiago Pereira | 4: 15.40 |
Date: August 10, 10:26 a.m.
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 400-meter swimming medley, the A standard of 4: 18.40 min or the B standard of 4: 27.44 min had to be achieved during the qualification period. Michael Phelps swam his 23rd world record - the eighth over this distance - and won his seventh Olympic gold. Silver medalist László Cseh from Hungary set a European record. The Austrian Dinko Jukić was 15th in 4: 15.48 min and set a new OSV record. Athletes from Germany and Switzerland did not take part.
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Michael Phelps Garrett Weber-Gale Cullen Jones Jason Lezak Forward : Nathan Adrian - Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner - Matt Grevers |
3: 08.24 (WR) |
2 | FRA |
Amaury Leveaux Fabien Gilot Frédérick Bousquet Alain Bernard Prelude: Grégory Mallet - Boris Steimetz |
3: 08.32 (ER) |
3 | OUT |
Eamon Sullivan Andrew Lauterstein Ashley Callus Matt Targett Prelude : Leith Brodie - Patrick Murphy |
3: 09.91 (OC) |
4th | ITA |
Alessandro Calvi Christian Galenda Marco Belotti Filippo Magnini |
3: 11.48 |
5 | SWE |
Petter stymn Lars Frölander Stefan Nystrand Jonas Persson |
3: 11.92 |
6th | CAN |
Brent Hayden Joel Greenshields Colin Russell Rick Say |
3: 12.26 |
7th | RSA |
Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend Roland Schoeman Ryk Neethling |
3: 12.66 (AF) |
8th | GBR |
Simon Burnett Adam Brown Ben Hockin Ross Davenport |
3: 12.87 |
Date: August 11, 2008, 11:27 a.m.
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 100 meter freestyle swimming, one had to be one of the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were Italy, Sweden, the United States, Australia, France, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, and Japan. In addition, there were the four fastest, not directly qualified, teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
After the USA was able to set a new world record in the run-up, they also succeeded in the final, where four other seasons were able to undercut the older world record. The Australian Eamon Sullivan set a new world record on the 100 m freestyle course in 47.24 seconds as the starting swimmer of his relay.
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Michael Phelps Ryan Lochte Ricky Berens Peter Vanderkaay Prelude : David Walters - Erik Vendt - Klete Keller |
6: 58.56 (WR) |
2 | RUS |
Nikita Lobinzew Evgeni Lagunow Danila Isotow Alexander Sukhorukov Prelude : Mikhail Polishchuk |
7: 03.70 (ER) |
3 | OUT |
Patrick Murphy Grant Hackett Grant Brits Nick Ffrost Preamble : Kirk Palmer - Leith Brodie |
7: 04.98 |
4th | ITA |
Marco Belotti Emiliano Brembilla Massimiliano Rosolino Filippo Magnini |
7: 05.35 |
5 | CAN |
Colin Russell Brian Johns Brent Hayden Andrew Hurd |
7: 05.77 |
6th | GBR |
David Carry Andrew Hunter Robbie Renwick Ross Davenport |
7: 05.92 |
7th | JPN |
Yoshihiro Okumura Shō Uchida Yasunori Mononobe Hisato Matsumoto |
7: 10.31 |
8th | RSA |
Jean Basson Darian Townsend Jan Venter Sebastien Rousseau |
7: 13.02 |
Date: August 13, 2008, 11:19 am
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 200-meter freestyle swimming, one had to belong to the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were the United States, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, France, Brazil, and Greece. In addition, there are the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
4 × 100 m individual relay
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States |
Aaron Peirsol Brendan Hansen Michael Phelps Jason Lezak |
3: 29.34 (WR) |
2 | OUT |
Hayden Stoeckel Brenton Rickard Andrew Lauterstein Eamon Sullivan |
3: 30.04 (OC) |
3 | JPN |
Jun'ichi Miyashita Kōsuke Kitajima Takurō Fujii Hisayoshi Satō |
3: 31.18 (AS) |
4th | RUS |
Arkady Vyatchanin Roman Sludnov Yevgeny Korotyshkin Yevgeny Lagunov |
3: 31.92 (ER) |
5 | NZL |
Daniel Bell Glenn Snyder's Corney Swanepoel Cam Gibson |
3: 33.39 |
6th | GBR |
Liam Tancock Christopher Cook Michael Rock Simmon Burnett |
3: 33.69 |
7th | RSA |
Gernard Zandberg Cameron van der Burgh Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend |
3: 33.70 (AF) |
- | ITA |
Mirko di Tora Loris Facci Mattia Nalesso Filippo Magnini |
DSQ |
Date: August 17, 2008, 11:07 am
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 100 meter swimming medley, one had to belong to the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were Japan, Russia, South Africa, Australia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Romania, Brazil, Ukraine, New Zealand and Belarus. In addition, there are the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
10 km marathon
space | country | athlete | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | NED | Maarten van der Weijden | 1: 51: 51.6 |
2 | GBR | David Davies | 1: 51: 53.1 |
3 | GER | Thomas Lurz | 1: 51: 53.6 |
4th | ITA | Valerio Cleri | 1: 52: 07.5 |
5 | RUS | Yevgeny Dratzew | 1: 52: 08.9 |
6th | BUL | Petar Stoychev | 1: 52: 09.1 |
7th | BEL | Brian Ryckeman | 1: 52: 10.7 |
8th | United States | Mark Warkentin | 1: 52: 13.0 |
Date: August 21, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
Women
50 m freestyle
space | country | sportswoman | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GER | Britta Steffen | 24.06 (OR) |
2 | United States | Dara Torres | 24.07 (AM) |
3 | OUT | Cate Campbell | 24.17 |
4th | OUT | Lisbeth Trickett | 24.25 |
5 | NED | Marleen Veldhuis | 24.26 |
6th | United States | Kara Lynn Joyce | 24.63 |
7th | NED | Hinkelien Schreuder | 24.65 |
8th | BLR | Aljaksandra Herassimenja | 24.77 |
Date: August 17, 2008, 10:08 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting position in 50-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 25.43 s or the B standard of 26.32 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m freestyle
space | country | sportswoman | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GER | Britta Steffen | 53.12 (OR) |
2 | OUT | Lisbeth Trickett | 53.16 |
3 | United States | Natalie Coughlin | 53.39 (AM) |
4th | FIN | Hanna-Maria Seppälä | 53.97 |
5 | THE | Jeanette Ottesen | 54.06 |
6th | CHN | Zhu Yingwen | 54.21 |
NED | Marleen Veldhuis | ||
8th | GBR | Francesca Halsall | 54.29 |
Date: August 15, 2008, 11:10 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting place in the 100-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 55.24 s or the B standard of 57.17 s had to be achieved during the qualification period.
The German Britta Steffen provided the first swimming gold for Germany since the Olympic Games in Barcelona . After 50 meters, Steffen was the last to turn, but caught up in the second half of the race and won in an Olympic record time ahead of the Australian Lisbeth Trickett.
200 m freestyle
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ITA | Federica Pellegrini | 1: 54.82 (WR) |
2 | SLO | Sara Isakovič | 1: 54.97 |
3 | CHN | Pang Jiaying | 1: 55.05 (AS) |
4th | United States | Katie Hoff | 1: 55.78 (AM) |
5 | ROME | Camelia Potec | 1: 56.87 |
6th | GBR | Caitlin McClatchey | 1: 57.65 |
7th | OUT | Bronte Barratt | 1: 57.83 |
FRA | Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne | 1: 57.83 |
Date: August 13, 2008, 10:14 am
In order to have the opportunity to start in the 200-meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 1: 59.29 min or the B standard of 2: 03.47 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
400 m freestyle
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GBR | Rebecca Adlington | 4: 03.22 |
2 | United States | Katie Hoff | 4: 03.29 |
3 | GBR | Joanne Jackson | 4: 03.52 |
4th | FRA | Coralie Balmy | 4: 03.60 |
5 | ITA | Federica Pellegrini | 4: 04.56 |
6th | ROME | Camelia Potec | 4: 04.66 |
7th | OUT | Bronte Barratt | 4: 05.05 |
8th | FRA | Laure Manaudou | 4: 11.26 |
Date: August 11, 2008, 11:17 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 400 meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 4: 11.26 min or the B standard of 4: 20.05 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
800 m freestyle
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | GBR | Rebecca Adlington | 8: 14.10 (WR) |
2 | ITA | Alessia Filippi | 8: 20.23 |
3 | THE | Lotte Friis | 8: 23.03 |
4th | ROME | Camelia Alina Potec | 8: 23.11 |
5 | CHN | Li Xuanxu | 8: 26.34 |
6th | OUT | Kylie Palmer | 8: 26.39 |
7th | RUS | Elena Sokolova | 8: 29.79 |
8th | GBR | Cassandra Patten | 8: 32.35 |
Date: August 16, 2008, 10:16 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 800 meter freestyle swimming, the A standard of 8: 35.98 min or the B standard of 8: 54.04 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m back
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Natalie Coughlin | 00: 58.96 (AM) |
2 | ZIM | Kirsty Coventry | 00: 59.19 |
3 | United States | Margaret Hoelzer | 00: 59.34 |
4th | GBR | Gemma Spofforth | 00: 59.38 (ER) |
5 | RUS | Anastassija Sujewa | 00: 59.40 |
6th | JPN | Reiko Nakamura | 00: 59.72 |
7th | FRA | Laure Manaudou | 01: 00.10 |
8th | JPN | Hanae Itō | 01: 00.18 |
Date: August 12, 2008, 10:23 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 100-meter backstroke, the A standard of 1: 01.70 min or the B standard of 1: 03.86 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m back
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ZIM | Kirsty Coventry | 2: 05.24 (WR) |
2 | United States | Margaret Hoelzer | 2: 06.23 |
3 | JPN | Reiko Nakamura | 2: 07.13 (AS) |
4th | RUS | Anastassija Sujewa | 2: 07.88 |
5 | United States | Elizabeth Beisel | 2: 08.23 |
6th | GBR | Elizabeth Simmonds | 2: 08.51 |
7th | OUT | Meagen Nay | 2: 08.64 |
8th | OUT | Belinda Hocking | 2:10:12 |
Date: August 16, 2008, 10:03 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting position in the 200-meter backstroke, the A standard of 2: 12.73 min or the B standard of 2: 17.38 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m chest
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OUT | Leisel Jones | 1: 05.17 (OR) |
2 | United States | Rebecca Soni | 1: 06.73 |
3 | AUT | Mirna Jukić | 1: 07.34 |
4th | RUS | Yulia Efimova | 1: 07.43 |
5 | United States | Megan Jendrick | 1: 07.62 |
6th | OUT | Tarnee White | 1: 07.63 |
7th | CHN | Sun Ye | 1: 08.08 |
8th | JPN | Asami Kitagawa | 1: 08.43 |
Date: August 12, 2008, 10:50 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting place in the 100-meter breaststroke, the A standard of 1: 09.01 min or the B standard of 1: 11.43 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m chest
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Rebecca Soni | 2: 20.22 (WR) |
2 | OUT | Leisel Jones | 2: 22.05 |
3 | NOR | Sara Nordenstam | 2: 23.02 (ER) |
4th | AUT | Mirna Jukić | 2: 23.24 |
5 | RUS | Yulia Efimova | 2: 23.76 |
6th | CAN | Annamay Pierse | 2: 23.77 |
7th | JPN | Rie Kaneto | 2: 25.14 |
8th | JPN | Megumi Taneda | 2: 25.23 |
Date: August 15, 2008, 10:11 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter breaststroke, the A standard of 2: 28.21 min or the B standard of 2: 33.40 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
100 m butterfly
space | country | sportswoman | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OUT | Lisbeth Trickett | 56.73 (OC) |
2 | United States | Christine Magnuson | 57.10 |
3 | OUT | Jessica Schipper | 57.25 |
4th | CHN | Zhou Yafei | 57.84 |
5 | SIN | Li Tao | 57.99 |
6th | GBR | Jemma Lowe | 58.06 |
7th | BRA | Gabriella Silva | 58.10 |
8th | NED | Inge Dekker | 58.54 |
Date: August 11, 2008, 10:26 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 100-meter butterfly swim, the A standard of 59.35 s or the B standard of 1: 01.43 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m butterfly
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | CHN | Liu Zige | 2: 04.18 (WR) |
2 | CHN | Jiao Liuyang | 2: 04.72 |
3 | OUT | Jessica Schipper | 2: 06.26 |
4th | POLE | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 2: 07.02 |
5 | JPN | Yūko Nakanishi | 2: 07.32 |
6th | FRA | Aurore Mongel | 2: 07.36 |
7th | United States | Elaine Breeden | 2: 07.57 |
8th | United States | Kathleen Hersey | 2: 08.23 |
Date: August 14, 2008, 10:44 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting position in the 200-meter butterfly swim, the A standard of 2: 10.84 min or the B standard of 2: 15.42 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
200 m layers
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OUT | Stephanie Rice | 2: 08.45 (WR) |
2 | ZIM | Kirsty Coventry | 2: 08.59 (AF) |
3 | United States | Natalie Coughlin | 2: 10.34 |
4th | United States | Katie Hoff | 2: 10.68 |
5 | OUT | Alicia Coutts | 2: 11.43 |
6th | JPN | Asami Kitagawa | 2: 11.56 |
7th | CAN | Julia Wilkinson | 2: 12.43 |
8th | POLE | Katarzyna Baranowska | 2: 13.36 |
Date: August 13, 2008, 11:12 am
In order to have the possibility of a starting place in the 200-meter swimming medley, the A standard of 2: 15.27 min or the B standard of 2: 19.97 min had to be achieved during the qualification period.
400 m layers
space | country | sportswoman | Time (min) |
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1 | OUT | Stephanie Rice | 4: 29.45 (WR) |
2 | ZIM | Kirsty Coventry | 4: 29.89 (AF) |
3 | United States | Katie Hoff | 4: 31.71 |
4th | United States | Elizabeth Beisel | 4: 34.24 |
5 | ITA | Alessia Filippi | 4: 34.34 |
6th | GBR | Hannah Miley | 4: 39.44 |
7th | RUS | Jana Martynova | 4: 40.04 |
8th | CHN | Xuanxu Li | 4: 42.13 |
Date: August 10, 2008, 10:48 am
In order to have the opportunity to have a starting position in the 400-meter swimming medley, the A standard of 4: 45.08 min or the B standard of 4: 55.06 min had to be achieved during the qualification period. Winner Stephanie Rice swam a new world record. Favorite and world record holder Katie Hoff finished third. The internationally unknown Chinese Xuanxu Li was a surprise in the final . The Austrian Jördis Steinegger was 26th (4: 45.15 min, fourth of her preliminary run), the German Katharina Schiller 33rd (4: 51.52 min, seventh of her preliminary run). Schiller replaced the injured Nicole Hetzer .
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
space | country | Sportswomen | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | NED |
Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Marleen Veldhuis Prelude: Hinkelien Schreuder Manon van Rooijen |
3: 33.76 (OR) |
2 | United States |
Natalie Coughlin Lacey Nymeyer Kara Lynn Joyce Dara Torres Forerunner: Julia Smit Emily Silver |
3: 34.33 (AM) |
3 | OUT |
Cate Campbell Alice Mills Melanie Schlanger Lisbeth Trickett Forward: Shayne Reese |
3: 35.05 (OC) |
4th | CHN |
Zhu Yingwen Yi Tang Xu Yanwei Pang Jiaying |
3: 35.64 (AS) |
5 | GER |
Britta Steffen Meike Friday Daniela Götz Antje Buschschulte |
3: 36.85 |
6th | FRA |
Celine Couderc Alena Popchanka Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne Malia Metella Prelude : Hanna Shcherba-Lorgeril |
3: 37.68 |
7th | GBR |
Francesca Halsall Caitlin McClatchey Jessica Sylvester Melanie Marshall Prelude: Julia Beckett |
3: 38.18 |
8th | CAN |
Julia Wilkinson Erica Morningstar Genevieve Saumur Audrey Lacroix |
3: 38.32 |
Date: August 10, 2008, 11:31 a.m.
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 100 meter freestyle swimming, one had to be one of the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of China, France, the United Kingdom, Belarus, Canada, Ukraine and New Zealand. In addition, there are the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
space | country | Sportswomen | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OUT |
Stephanie Rice Bronte Barratt Kylie Palmer Linda Mackenzie |
7: 44.31 (WR) |
2 | CHN |
Yang Yu Zhu Quianwei Tan Miao Pang Jiaying |
7: 45.93 (AS) |
3 | United States |
Allison Schmitt Natalie Coughlin Caroline Burckle Katie Hoff |
7: 46.33 (AM) |
4th | ITA |
Renata Fabiola Spagnolo Alessia Filippi Flavia Zoccari Federica Pellegrini |
7: 49.76 (ER) |
5 | FRA |
Coralie Balmy Ophelie-Cyrielle Etienne Aurore Mongel Camille Muffat |
7: 50.66 |
6th | HUN |
Ágnes Mutina Evelin Verrasztó Eszter Dara Zsuzsanna Jakabos |
7: 55.53 |
7th | JPN |
Haruka Ueda Misaki Yamaguchi Maki Mita Emi Takanabe |
7: 57.56 |
8th | SWE |
Josefin Lillhage Gabriella Fagundez Ida Marko-Varga Petra Granlund |
7: 59.83 |
Date: August 14, 2008, 11:32 a.m.
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 200-meter freestyle swimming, one had to belong to the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were Australia, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United States, the People's Republic of China, New Zealand, Canada and Spain. In addition, there are the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
4 × 100 m individual relay
space | country | Sportswomen | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | OUT |
Emily Seebohm Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Lisbeth Trickett |
3: 52.69 (WR) |
2 | United States |
Natalie Coughlin Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres |
3: 53.30 (AM) |
3 | CHN |
Zhao Jing Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying |
3: 56.11 (AS) |
4th | GBR |
Gemma Spofforth Kate Haywood Jemma Lowe Francesca Halsall |
3: 57.50 (ER) |
5 | RUS |
Anastassija Sujewa Julija Eefimowa Natalja Sutjagina Anastassija Aksjonowa |
3: 57.84 |
6th | JPN |
Reiko Nakamura Asami Kitagawa Yuka Katō Haruka Ueda |
3: 59.54 |
7th | CAN |
Julia Wilkinson Annamay Pierse Audrey Lacroix Erica Morningstar |
4: 01.35 |
- | SWE |
Sarah Sjöström Joline Hostman Anna-Karin Kammerling Josefin Lillhage |
DSQ |
Date: August 17, 2008, 10:47 am
In order to get a starting place for the 4 × 100 meter swimming medley, one had to belong to the 12 best teams at the 2007 World Swimming Championships . These were the United States, Australia, Japan, the People's Republic of China, Germany, Sweden, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, and the Ukraine. In addition, there are the four fastest, not directly qualified teams in the period from March 2007 to July 2008.
10 km marathon
space | country | sportswoman | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | RUS | Larissa Iltschenko | 1: 59: 27.7 |
2 | GBR | Keri-Anne Payne | 1: 59: 29.2 |
3 | GBR | Cassandra Patten | 1: 59: 31.0 |
4th | GER | Angela Mason | 1: 59: 31.9 |
5 | BRA | Ana Cunha | 1: 59: 36.8 |
6th | SUI | Swann Oberson | 1: 59: 36.9 |
7th | BRA | Poliana Okimoto | 1: 59: 37.4 |
8th | CZE | Jana Pechanová | 1: 59: 39.7 |
Date: August 20, 2008, 9:00 a.m.
Despite a good finish, German participant Angela Maurer missed the bronze medal by nine tenths. The victory went to the favored Larissa Iltschenko from Russia, silver and bronze went to the Britons Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten . The South African Natalie du Toit , who was the first leg amputee to compete in the Olympic Games, came in sixteenth.
Swimming medal table
Swimming medal table | |||||
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space | country | G | S. | B. | total |
1 | United States | 12 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
2 | Australia | 6th | 6th | 8th | 20th |
3 | Society. King | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
4th | Japan | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
5 | Germany | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
6th | Netherlands | 2 | - | - | 2 |
7th | People's Republic of China | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6th |
8th | Zimbabwe | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
9 | France | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
10 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
11 | Italy | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
13 | Brazil | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
14th | Tunisia | 1 | - | - | 1 |
15th | Hungary | - | 3 | - | 3 |
16 | Norway | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17th | Serbia | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Slovenia | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
19th | Canada | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Denmark | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Austria | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Abbreviations
- AF = African record
- AM = American record
- AS = Asian record
- ER = European record
- OC = Oceania record
- OR = Olympic record
- WR = world record
Web links
- Calendar of swimming competitions (Engl.)
- official results page of the swimming competitions ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )