Swimming
Dutch swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)).
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nick Driebergen | 100 m backstroke | 55.31 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:00.24 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Robert Lijesen | 50 m freestyle | 22.51 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Robin van Aggele | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.14 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 52.26 | =20 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:04.33 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
| Thijs van Valkengoed | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.32 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Pieter van den Hoogenband | 100 m freestyle | 47.97 | 5 Q | 47.68 | 3 Q | 47.75 | 5 |
| Maarten van der Weijden | 10 km open water | 1:51:51.6 | 01 ! | ||||
| Mitja Zastrow | 100 m freestyle | 49.61 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Nick Driebergen Robert Lijesen Bas van Velthoven Pieter van den Hoogenband Mitja Zastrow |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:14.90 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Inge Dekker | 100 m freestyle | 55.23 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 58.22 | 9 Q | 58.20 | 7 Q | 58.54 | 8 | |
| Chantal Groot | 100 m butterfly | 59.35 | =30 | Did not advance | |||
| Femke Heemskerk | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.28 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Ranomi Kromowidjojo | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.02 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Hinkelien Schreuder | 50 m freestyle | 25.00 | =12 Q | 24.52 | 6 Q | 24.65 | 7 |
| Edith van Dijk | 10 km open water | 2:00:02.8 | 14 | ||||
| Jolijn van Valkengoed | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.26 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Marleen Veldhuis | 50 m freestyle | 24.38 | 2 Q | 24.46 | 4 Q | 24.26 | 5 |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.76 | 3 Q | 53.81 | 2 Q | 54.21 | =6 | |
| Inge Dekker Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Hinkelien Schreuder Manon van Rooijen Marleen Veldhuis |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:37.61 | 4 Q | 3:33.76 OR | 01 ! | ||
| Inge Dekker Femke Heemskerk Saskia de Jonge Ranomi Kromowidjojo Manon van Rooijen |
4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:56.60 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Inge Dekker Chantal Groot Femke Heemskerk Ranomi Kromowidjojo Jolijn van Valkengoed |
4×100 m medley relay | 4:04.74 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
Read more about this topic: Netherlands At The 2008 Summer Olympics
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