2012 Olympic Swimming - Swimming in the Olympics

The Olympic swimming in the Olympic games is one of the most followed part of the Summer Olympics. Swimmers will compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals in a variety of Olympic swimming events, from 50-meter freestyle races to the 10-kilometer open water race.

Eight days of Olympic swimming in the pool and two days of Olympuc open water swimming in London, with events on 28 July through 10 August.

Which country has won Gold, Silver, or Bronze Olympic Swimming Medals at the 2012 London Olympic Gams? Follow along as the days go on for another part of the Olympic Gmaes, the Olympic Medal Tally.

Work is surging ahead on the site of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre following the handover of the Olympic Park this summer. The ODA said today that 90 per cent of the buildings on the site have been demolished, thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil has been cleaned, work is underway widening the waterways beside the site and a contractor has been appointed to remove railway sidings for a logistics centre

The 2800-tonne wave-shaped roof of the Zaha Hadid designed London 2012 Aquatics Center is being put in place as of early April 2009. The lift is considered one of the most complex engineering and construction challenges of the 2012 Olympic Park big build.

The 2012 Olympic Swimming Trials will be at Qwest Center, June 25 - July 2, 2012. How fast do you have to swim to qualify for the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials? You have to achieve a qualifying time between October 1, 2009 and the Olympic trials entry deadline in 2012.

Olympic swimmer and former world champion and world record holder Mark Foster laid the first tiles in the London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Center...

USA Swimming's National Team plan for the remainder of the quadrennium leading up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The plan is highlighted by two annual national championships. One in the summer for long course events (50-meter pool), and one in the fall for short course events (25-yard pool), as well as several international meets.

These are some shots in the dark on who will be taking home medals from the 2012 London Olympic swimming events.

The 2012 Olympic Swimming event list by day has been released. The final schedule will be available in January 2012.

2012 London Olympic Swimming Center - The Swimming Pool

The Serpentine River in Hyde Park, London, Site of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim