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Swimming at Beijing 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.

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

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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:

The Road to Beijing
Event	Men's A	Men's B	Women's A	Women's B
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.

The Road to Beijing
Event	FINA World Championships	Next top 4 teams after qualifying period
Men's 4x100m Freestyle
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
Men's 4x100 Medley Relay
Women's 4x100m Freestyle
Women's 4x200m Freestyle
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Marathon Swimming
A nation may qualify up to two marathon swimmers per event.

The Road to Beijing (Men)
Date	Tournament	Vacancies	Qualified
29 Apr - 4 May 2008	FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Seville	10
	Continental Championships	5
31 May - 1 Jun 2008	FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, Beijing	9/10
	Host Nation	1/2

The Road to Beijing (Women)
Date	Tournament	Vacancies	Qualified
29 Apr - 4 May 2008	FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, Seville	10
	Continental Championships	5
31 May - 1 Jun 2008	FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, Beijing	9/10
	Host Nation	1/2