Swimming At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen-day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21. All swimming events except the two marathon 10 km events took place at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
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