Marathon Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 20 – 21 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
| Venues | Shunyi Aolinpike Shuishang Gongyuan, Mapo, Shunyi |
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 kilometres Open Water, Men | Olympic | 21 August 2008 | 25 | 24 |
| 10 kilometres Open Water, Women | Olympic | 20 August 2008 | 25 | 23 |
| 50 (25/25) | 28 (24/23) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 kilometres Open Water, Men | Maarten van der Weijden |  NED |
Dave Davies |  GBR |
Thomas Lurz |  GER |
| 10 kilometres Open Water, Women | Lara Ilchenko |  RUS |
Keri-Anne Payne | GBR |
Cassie Patten | GBR |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |