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2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
The 9th FINA Swimming World Championships (25 m) were held at the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, Manchester, United Kingdom 9–13 April 2008. The United States topped the medal table with 10 gold medals, though host team Great Britain took home the most medals (24). Medal summary Key * WR - World record * ER - European record * CR - Championship record Men's events Women's events Medals table See also *2008 in swimming References FINA event webpagesOfficial event website {{FINA champs 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 2008 in swimming, FINA Short Course World Championships Swimming in England International sports competitions in Manchester 2008 in English sport, S April 2008 sports events in the United Kingdom, FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 2000s in Manchester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester, England
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two cities and the surrounding towns form one of the United Kingdom's most populous conurbations, the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which has a population of 2.87 million. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell. Historically part of Lancashire, areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated into Manchester in the 20th century, including Wythenshawe in 1931. Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township, but began to expand "at an astonishing rate" around the turn of the 19th century. Manchester's un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
