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All About Swimming At The Olympic Games

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The swimming competition 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.

About Olympic Swimming: While the number of events swam at the Olympic games is less than those raced at the world championships, the Olympic games are still considered the most important swimming championships at the world level.

Olympic Swimmers: Who will go for the for the Olympic swimming medals in Beijing 2008.

Olympic Swimming History: A look back at Olympic swimming.

Action Image Gallery: What does each stroke look like? What will the athletes see during the Olympics? Some things like these images!

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