Women's Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle details |
Britta Steffen Germany (GER) |
24.06 (OR, ER) | Dara Torres United States (USA) |
24.07 (AM) | Cate Campbell Australia (AUS) |
24.17 |
| 100 m freestyle details |
Britta Steffen Germany (GER) |
53.12 (OR) | Lisbeth Trickett Australia (AUS) |
53.16 | Natalie Coughlin United States (USA) |
53.39 (AM) |
| 200 m freestyle details |
Federica Pellegrini Italy (ITA) |
1:54.82 (WR) | Sara Isaković Slovenia (SLO) |
1:54.97 | Pang Jiaying China (CHN) |
1:55.05 (AS) |
| 400 m freestyle details |
Rebecca Adlington Great Britain (GBR) |
4:03.22 | Katie Hoff United States (USA) |
4:03.29 | Joanne Jackson Great Britain (GBR) |
4:03.52 |
| 800 m freestyle details |
Rebecca Adlington Great Britain (GBR) |
8:14.10 (WR) | Alessia Filippi Italy (ITA) |
8:20.23 | Lotte Friis Denmark (DEN) |
8:23.03 |
| 100 m backstroke details |
Natalie Coughlin United States (USA) |
58.96 | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
59.19 | Margaret Hoelzer United States (USA) |
59.34 |
| 200 m backstroke details |
Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
2:05.24 (WR) | Margaret Hoelzer United States (USA) |
2:06.23 | Reiko Nakamura Japan (JPN) |
2:07.13 (AS) |
| 100 m breaststroke details |
Leisel Jones Australia (AUS) |
1:05.17 (OR) | Rebecca Soni United States (USA) |
1:06.73 | Mirna Jukić Austria (AUT) |
1:07.34 |
| 200 m breaststroke details |
Rebecca Soni United States (USA) |
2:20.22 (WR) | Leisel Jones Australia (AUS) |
2:22.05 | Sara Nordenstam Norway (NOR) |
2:23.02 (ER) |
| 100 m butterfly details |
Lisbeth Trickett Australia (AUS) |
56.73 (OC) | Christine Magnuson United States (USA) |
57.10 | Jessicah Schipper Australia (AUS) |
57.25 |
| 200 m butterfly details |
Liu Zige China (CHN) |
2:04.18 (WR) | Jiao Liuyang China (CHN) |
2:04.72 | Jessicah Schipper Australia (AUS) |
2:06.26 |
| 200 m individual medley details |
Stephanie Rice Australia (AUS) |
2:08.45 (WR) | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
2:08.59 (AF) | Natalie Coughlin United States (USA) |
2:10.34 |
| 400 m individual medley details |
Stephanie Rice Australia (AUS) |
4:29.45 (WR) | Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
4:29.89 (AF) | Katie Hoff United States (USA) |
4:31.71 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay details |
Netherlands Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Femke Heemskerk Marleen Veldhuis |
3:33.76 (OR) | United States Natalie Coughlin Lacey Nymeyer Kara Lynn Joyce Dara Torres |
3:34.33 (AM) | Australia Cate Campbell Alice Mills Melanie Schlanger Lisbeth Trickett |
3:35.05 (OC) |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay details |
Australia Stephanie Rice Bronte Barratt Kylie Palmer Linda Mackenzie |
7:44.31 (WR) | China Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Tan Miao Pang Jiaying |
7:45.93 (AS) | United States Allison Schmitt Natalie Coughlin Caroline Burckle Katie Hoff |
7:46.33 (AM) |
| 4×100 m medley relay details |
Australia Emily Seebohm (OC) Leisel Jones Jessicah Schipper Lisbeth Trickett |
3:52.69 (WR) | United States Natalie Coughlin Rebecca Soni Christine Magnuson Dara Torres |
3:53.30 (AM) | China Zhao Jing Sun Ye Zhou Yafei Pang Jiaying |
3:56.11 (AS) |
| 10 km marathon details |
Larisa Ilchenko Russia (RUS) |
1:59:27.7 | Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain (GBR) |
1:59:29.2 | Cassandra Patten Great Britain (GBR) |
1:59:31.0 |
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Read more about this topic: Swimming At The 2008 Summer Olympics, Medal Summary
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