2008 FINA Swimming World Cup
The FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 was held in October and November 2008. The meet scheduling matched that of the 2007 series, with all meets held short course metres (25 m) format.
The series winners were Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa and Marieke Guehrer of Australia.
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