Venezuela at The 2008 Summer Olympics - Swimming

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.

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