Swimming
Portuguese swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the swimming events (up to a maximum of two swimmers per event with the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially one with the Olympic Selection Time (OST)). Additionally, Portugal had qualified one male and one female swimmer to the inaugural open-water marathon.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Carlos Almeida | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.34 NR | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Diogo Carvalho | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.66 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Fernando Costa | 1500 m freestyle | 15:26.21 | 29 | Did not advance | |||
| Arseniy Lavrentyev | 10 km open water | 2:03:39.6 | 22 | ||||
| Simão Morgado | 100 m butterfly | 52.80 NR | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| Pedro Oliveira | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.08 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 1:57.41 NR | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tiago Venâncio | 100 m freestyle | 50.30 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:50.24 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Diana Gomes | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.02 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.18 | 29 | Did not advance | ||||
| Daniela Inácio | 10 km open water | 2:00:59.0 | 17 | ||||
| Sara Oliveira | 100 m butterfly | 59.48 NR | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:10.14 NR | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
Read more about this topic: Portugal At The 2008 Summer Olympics
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