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USA Swimming 2008 Olympic Trials Schedule and Olympic Trials TV Schedule
The best swimmers in the USA will be at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska, from 29 June through 6 July, trying to finish in the top two spots to qualify for the US team swimming at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The order of events for the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials is the same as the event schedule that will be used at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

IOC Analyses Beijing Air Quality Data
The IOC has issued a press release regarding the Beijing air quality during August of 2007 and what is expected for the Olympic games in 2008. They state that there was no reported major problems with athletes and their performances. But there are some risks, and there are hopes that Beijing will continue to work toward improving the air quality for the 2008 Olympic games.

2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets and Swimming Trials Schedule
Want to see one of the fastest swim meets in the world for 2008? Some say it will be even faster than the Beijing Olympics. You can watch the action in-person at the 2008 Olympic Swimming Trials. Tickets for the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials, to be held in the Qwest Center in Omaha 29 June through 6 July, are available for purchase several ways.

The Beijing National Aquatic Center Water Cube is Open for Business - Swim On!
The home for swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, the National Aquatic Center - the Water Cube - is open. Three pools under one big roof. The Water Cube will seat about 17,000 people for the Olympic Games.

2008 Beijing Olympic Swimming Finals in the Morning Looks to be a Reality
A recent press release from the IOC, well in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, combined with a Press Release from USA Swimming seem to confirm it. The swimming finals in the 2008 Olympics will be in the morning, something not too well received by many swimmers and coaches. USA television views will be happy, but will it provide the best possible swimming competition for the swimmers that have trained for years to reach the Beijing for the Olympic games?

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics - Swimming Order of Events
The order of events for swimming at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets On Sale
2008 Olympic Swimming Trials Tickets On Sale Officials of the Omaha Sports Commission, USA Swimming, City of Omaha and Qwest Center Omaha announced today that approximately 9,000 all-session tickets to the 2008 Olympic Team Trials for Swimming, set for June 29 to July 6, 2008, will go on sale Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m.

Updates on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Swimming Venues
FINA has released an update on the 2008 Olympics, including aquatics venue information and a schedule of the upcoming aquatics test events. Test events are meets or races in the new facility to give athletes a chance to experience them and also serve as dry (wet?!) runs for the venues.