title: 2008 in swimming
text: # 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 |
  