Swimming
Venezuela sent a thirteen-person swimming team to compete in eighteen events in Beijing. In the pool, only two managed to progress to a semifinal, and none made a final. The best finishes for the team came in the two open water events, as Erwin Maldonado finished 10th in the men's race, and Andreina Pinto finished 9th in the women's race.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Crox Acuña | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.52 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Octavio Alesi | 100 m butterfly | 53.58 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Leopoldo Andara | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.77 | 50 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:05.71 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jonathan Camacho | 50 m freestyle | 22.87 | 47 | Did not advance | |||
| Erwin Maldonado | 10 km open water | 1:52:13.6 | 10 | ||||
| Alexis Márquez | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.25 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
| Ricardo Monasterio | 1500 m freestyle | 15:45.98 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
| Albert Subirats | 100 m freestyle | 48.97 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | 51.71 | 8 Q | 51.82 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Daniele Tirabassi | 400 m freestyle | 3:53.26 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andreína Pinto | 800 m freestyle | 8:30:30 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| 10 km open water | 1:59:40.0 | 9 | |||||
| Yanel Pinto | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.09 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Arlene Semeco | 50 m freestyle | 24.98 | 10 Q | 25.05 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 55.70 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| Erin Volcán | 100 m backstroke | 1:03.90 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:15.58 | 32 | Did not advance | ||||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events are decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Read more about this topic: Venezuela At The 2008 Summer Olympics
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