Swimming has been an Olympic sport since 1896, one of the founding disciplines; women first competed in swimming from 1912.
At Beijing 2008, swimming events run from August 9–21, with a new event added for 2008: the 10km marathon swim. All events other than the marathon swim are held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center.
Chinese medalists in swimming since 1984:
2004:
Luo Xuejuan: gold, women's 100m breaststroke
Pang Jiaying, Xu Yanwei, Yang Yu, Zhu Yingwen: silver, women's 4×200m freestyle relay
2000: no medals
1996:
Cai Huijue: bronze, women's 4×100m medley relay
Chao Na: silver, women's 4×100m freestyle relay
Chen Yan: bronze, women's 4×100m medley relay
Han Xue: bronze, 4×100m medley relay
Le Jingyi: gold, women's 100m freestyle; silver, 4×100m freestyle relay; silver, 50m freestyle
Lin Li: bronze, women's 200m medley
Liu Limin: silver, women's 100m butterfly
Nian Yun: silver, women's 4×100m freestyle relay
Shan Ying: silver, women's 4×100m freestyle relay; bronze, 4×100m medley relay
1984–1992: no medals
