2010 in swimming
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2010 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2010
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Short course
2010 in sports
2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-January:* Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football....
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Major international championships
- 15–19 August: Swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsSwimming at the 2010 Summer Youth OlympicsThe Swimming competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics lasted from August 15th to 19th, at the Singapore Sports School.-Day 1:-Day 2:-Day 3:-Day 4:-Day 5:-Day 6:-Medal table:-Boys' Events:-Girls' Events:-Mixed Events:...
in SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... - 18–22 August: 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships2010 Pan Pacific Swimming ChampionshipsThe eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22....
, Irvine, CaliforniaIrvine, CaliforniaIrvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, USA - 4–13 October: Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in DelhiDelhiDelhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India - 15–19 December: FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) 2010 in DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
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Regional championships
- 29 January–8 February: Swimming at the 2010 South Asian Games in DhakaDhakaDhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, Bangladesh - 18-23 July: Swimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean GamesSwimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean GamesSwimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was taking place July 18–23 at the RUM Natatorium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.-Schedule:...
, Mayaguez, Puerto RicoMayagüez, Puerto RicoMayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Originally founded as "Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria" it is also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" , or "Ciudad del Mangó"... - 4–16 August: 2010 European Aquatics Championships in BudapestBudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary - 13-29 September: 2010 African Swimming Championships2010 African Swimming ChampionshipsThe 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morroco. The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation...
- 12–27 November: Swimming at the 2010 Asian GamesSwimming at the 2010 Asian GamesSwimming at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Aquatics Centre in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 18, 2010. This Aquatics discipline had 38 long course events: 19 for males and 19 for females.-Participating countries:...
in GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China - 25–28 November: 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships2010 European Short Course Swimming ChampionshipsThe 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships is held at Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 November 2010....
in Eindhoven, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
National championships
Long course| Dates | Event | City |
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| 16–21 March |  Australian Championships2010 Australian Swimming Championships The 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships were held from 16 March to 21 March 2010 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They doubled as the national trials for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships.- Men:-Women:... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
| 18–21 March |  Icelandic Championships |
Reykjavik Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... |
| 29 March–3 April |  British Championships |
Sheffield Sheffield Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely... |
| 5–9 April |  New Zealand Championships |
Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
| 13–18 April |  French Championships |
Saint-Raphaël Saint-Raphaël, Var Saint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies another, older, town called Fréjus, and together they form an urban agglomeration known as Fréjus Saint-Raphaël... |
| 22–25 April |  Spanish Championships |
Malaga Málaga Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe... |
| 14–16 May |  Belgian Championships |
TBC |
| 21–23 May |  Greek Championships |
Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
| 3–06 June |  Polish Championships |
Gliwice Gliwice Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million... |
| 11–13 June |  Dutch Championships |
Eindhoven |
| 11–13 June |  Serbian Championships |
TBC |
| 19–20 June |  Luxembourg Championships |
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
| 1–3 July |  Lithuanian Championships2010 Lithuania Swimming Championships The 2010 Lithuania Swimming Championships a long course event, organizated by Lithuanian Swimming Federation , was held in Alytus, Lithuania, from July 1–3.- Events :... |
Alytus Alytus Alytus is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the capital of Alytus County. Its population in 2007 was 68,835. Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The major highways linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai, and... |
| 14–18 July |  Swedish Championships |
Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
| 21–25 July |  Israeli Championships |
Netanya Netanya Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the... |
| 29 July–1 August |  Portuguese Championships |
Aveiro |
Short course
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| 14–18 July | Australian SC Championships 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships The 2010 Australian Short Course Swimming Championships were held at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre from Wednesday 14 July to Sunday 18 July. They were organised by Swimming Australia and sponsored by Telstra.... |
Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
| 12–14 November | New Zealand SC Championships |
Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui is a town in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, located on a peninsula to the north of Tauranga. It was independent from Tauranga until the completion of the Tauranga Harbour Bridge in 1988.... |
| 18–21 November | Icelandic SC Championships |
Reykjavik Reykjavík Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay... |
| 2–5 December | Swedish SC Championships |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
| 16–18 December | Lithuanian SC Championships |
Anykščiai Anykšciai Anykščiai is a ski resort town in Lithuania, 20 miles west of Utena. The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthias in Anykščiai is the tallest church in Lithuania, with spires measuring 79 meters in height.The city has a football club FK Anykščiai.-Name:... |
| 19–19 December | Dutch SC Championships |
TBC |
Other major meets
- Mare NostrumMare Nostrum (swimming)Mare Nostrum is a series of swimming meets with three meets around the Mediterranean Sea in June annually. Until 2005 a meet in Rome was also included in the series...
2010:- 5–6 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, Monaco - 9–10 June: Trofeo Ciudad de Barcelona in BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain - 12–13 June: Meeting Arena de Canet en Roussillon in CanetCanet, AudeCanet is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...
, France
- 5–6 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo
Paralympic swimming
- 15–21 August: 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 12–19 December: 2010 Asian Para Games2010 Asian Para GamesThe 2010 Asian Para Games, also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, China...
in GuangzhouGuangzhouGuangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...