2008 South American Swimming Championships
The 2008 South American Aquatics Championships, or Campeonato Sudamericano de Primera Fuerza de Deportes Acuáticos (as they were called in Spanish), were held March 12–16, 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil. The Championships were an event of CONSANAT, the South American Swimming Confederation, and featured competitions in diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.
The swimming competition at the Championships served as a qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics.
The water polo competition served as the South American qualifier for the UANA Cup: the Americas qualifier for the 2009 World Championships.
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