Aquatics at the 2008 Olympic Games
August 13th, 2007 by OlympicNewsDiving competitions at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be held from August 10 to August 23, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
8 sets of medals will be awarded in following events:
- 3m Synchronized Springboard Men/Women
- 10m Synchronized Platform Men/Women
- 3m Springboard Men/Women
- 10m Platform Men/Women
Swimming at the 2008 Olympic Games 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
Synchronized swimming competitions at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will be held from August 17 to August 22, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Team Women
- Duet Women
The Water Polo competitions at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will be held from August 10 to August 24, at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Water Polo Men (12 teams)
- Water Polo Women (8 teams)
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