2008 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
| 2008 FINA Youth World Swimming Championships | |
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| Host city | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Date(s) | 8–13 July, 2008 |
The 2nd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, were held on July 8–13, 2008, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Championships were held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Centro Acuático Olímpico Universitario). In May 2008, this same pool hosted the swimming portion of the 2008 Mexican National Olympiad, which served as the country's selection meet for Mexico's teams to the 2008 Olympics.
The male participants had to be 18 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1990 or later). The female participants had to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1991 or later).
Medals table
[edit]| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
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| 1 |  United States
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9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 |  Russia
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7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Australia
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4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 |  Great Britain
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4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Italy
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3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 |  Japan
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3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 |  Poland
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2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Germany
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1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 |  France
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1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  South Africa
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Serbia
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0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Canada
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0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 |  Belarus
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Greece
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Venezuela
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Sweden
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Medal summary
[edit]Boy's events
[edit]Girl's events
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girl's freestyle | ||||||
| 50 m | Elodie Schmitt France |
25.88 | Hannah Riordan Canada |
25.95 | Nathalie Lindborg Sweden |
26.01 |
| 100 m | Samantha Tucker United States |
55.59 CR |
Silke Lippok Germany |
56.08 | Megan Romano United States |
56.32 |
| 200 m | Dagny Knutson United States |
1:59.78 CR |
Samantha Tucker United States |
2:00.41 | Ellen Fullerton Australia |
2:01.18 |
| 400 m | Elena Sokolova Russia |
4:06.30 CR, NR |
Margaux Fabre France |
4:12.44 | Katie Gardocki United States |
4:13.00 |
| 800 m | Elena Sokolova Russia |
8:32.75 CR |
Katie Gardocki United States |
8:37.08 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela |
8:37.82 |
| 1500 m | Elena Sokolova Russia |
16:28.77 CR |
Kalliopi Araouzou Greece |
16:33.68 | Andreina Pinto Venezuela |
16:36.33 |
| Girl's backstroke | ||||||
| 50 m | Grace Loh Australia |
28.83 CR |
Etiene Medeiros Brazil |
29.44 | Elizabeth Pelton United States |
29.45 |
| 100 m | Grace Loh Australia |
1:02.02 | Elizabeth Pelton United States |
1:02.37 | Tess Simpson Canada |
1:02.96 |
| 200 m | Zuzanna Mazurek Poland |
2:12.56 CR |
Elizabeth Pelton United States |
2:13.53 | Karolina Urbanska Poland |
2:13.83 |
| Girl's breaststroke | ||||||
| 50 m | Anna Carlson United States |
31.81 | Laura Sogar United States |
31.94 | Amanda Reason Canada |
32.02 |
| 100 m | Samantha Marshall Australia |
1:08.72 CR |
Mina Matsushima Japan |
1:08.99 | Ekaterina Baklakova Russia |
1:09.06 |
| 200 m | Olga Detenyuk Russia |
2:25.19 CR |
Keiko Fukudome Japan |
2:25.39 | Laura Sogar United States |
2:26.41 |
| Girl's butterfly | ||||||
| 50 m | Silvia di Pietro Italy |
26.77 CR |
Mélanie Henique France |
27.09 | Ellese Zallewsky Australia |
27.13 |
| 100 m | Natsuki Akiyama Japan |
59.58 | Silvia di Pietro Italy |
59.60 | Yui Miyamoto Japan |
1:00.05 |
| 200 m | Natsuki Akiyama Japan |
2:08.10 CR |
Nina Schiffer Germany |
2:09.36 | Yui Miyamoto Japan |
2:09.41 |
| Girl's individual medley | ||||||
| 200 m | Dagny Knutson United States |
2:12.97 CR |
Ellen Fullerton Australia |
2:14.73 | Victoria Andreeva Russia |
2:16.21 |
| 400 m | Dagny Knutson United States |
4:43.49 CR |
Ellen Fullerton Australia |
4:45.17 | Barbara Jardin Canada |
4:49.10 |
| Girl's relays | ||||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle | United States Dagny Knutson Megan Romano Elizabeth Pelton Samantha Tucker |
3:43.54 CR |
Germany Silke Lippok Franziska Jansen Lisa Vitting Sina Sutter |
3:46.63 | Canada Hannah Riordan Hilary Bell Paige Schultz Alexandra Gabor |
3:47.30 |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle | United States Samantha Tucker Lily Moldenhauer Dagny Knutson Elizabeth Pelton |
8:04.49 CR |
Great Britain Sasha Matthews Rebecca Turner Lucy Worrall Lauren Collins |
8:06.52 | Canada Alexandra Gabor Barbara Jardin Hilary Bell Paige Schultz |
8:10.08 |
| 4 × 100 m medley | United States Elizabeth Pelton Laura Sogar Caroline McElhany Samantha Tucker |
4:06.90 CR |
Australia Grace Loh Samantha Marshall Ellese Zalewski Ellen Fullerton |
4:07.59 | Canada Tess Simpson Amanda Reason Kendra Chernoff Hannah Riordan |
4:07.76 |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Swim Rankings Results