2008 in swimming
Introduction '''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 courseDates Event  City22–29 March  Australian Championships Sydney31 March – 6 April  British Championships Sheffield;Short courseDates Event  City27–30 November  Swedish SC Championships Stockholm===Other major meets===