2010 in swimming explained

2010 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2010.

Major events

World

• 15 - 19 August: Swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
• 18 - 22 August: 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Irvine, California, USA
• 4 - 13 October: Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India
• 15 - 19 December: FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Regional

• 29 January - 8 February: Swimming at the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh
• 18–23 July: Swimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
• 4 - 16 August: 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary
• 13–29 September: 2010 African Swimming Championships
• 12 - 27 November: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China
• 25 - 28 November: 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Other events

National championships

Long course

Dates	Event	City
16 - 21 March		Sydney
18 - 21 March	Icelandic Championships	Reykjavík
29 March - 3 April	British Championships	Sheffield
5 - 9 April	New Zealand Championships	Auckland
13 - 18 April	French Championships	Saint-Raphaël
22 - 25 April	Spanish Championships	Málaga
14 - 16 May	Belgian Championships	TBC
21 - 23 May	Greek Championships	Athens
3 - 6 June	Polish Championships	Gliwice
11 - 13 June	Dutch Championships	Eindhoven
11 - 13 June	Serbian Championships	TBC
19 - 20 June	Luxembourg Championships	Luxembourg
1 - 3 July		Alytus
14 - 18 July	Swedish Championships	Malmö
21 - 25 July	Israeli Championships	Netanya
29 July - 1 August	Portuguese Championships	Aveiro

Short course

Dates	Event	City
14 - 18 July		Brisbane
12 - 14 November	New Zealand SC Championships	Mount Maunganui
18 - 21 November	Icelandic SC Championships	Reykjavík
2 - 5 December	Swedish SC Championships	Stockholm
16 - 18 December		Anykščiai
19 - 19 December	Dutch SC Championships	TBC

Other major meets

• Mare Nostrum 2010:
  • 5 - 6 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco
  • 9 - 10 June: Trofeo Ciudad de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
  • 12 - 13 June: Meeting Arena de Canet en Roussillon in Canet, France

Paralympic swimming

• 15 - 21 August: 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands
• 12 - 19 December: 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China