2010 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during

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Major events

World

*15–19 August:

Swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics The Swimming competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics lasted from August 15 to 20, at the Singapore Sports School. Competition schedule Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Medal summary Medal table Events Boys' Events ...

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*18–22 August:

2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships The eleventh edition of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, also known as the 2010 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a long course (50 m) event, was held in Irvine, California, United States, from August 18–22. Me ...

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, USA *4–13 October:

Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The aquatics events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex, Talkatora Gardens, Delhi from 4–13 October 2010. Events in the aquatic disciplines of swimming (long course), and diving were contested, with 4 ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

, India *15–19 December:

FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) or "Short Course Worlds" as they are sometimes known, is an international swimming competition. It is swum in a short course (25m) pool, and has been held in the years when FINA has not held its long co ...

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, United Arab Emirates

Regional

*29 January–8 February: Swimming at the 2010 South Asian Games in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

, Bangladesh *18–23 July:

Swimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Swimming at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games was taking place July 18–23 (Days 2–7) at the RUM Natatorium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Schedule The swimming competition featured a prelim/final format, with Prelims beginning at 9: ...

, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico *4–16 August:

2010 European Aquatics Championships The 2010 European Aquatics Championships were held from 4–15 August 2010 in Budapest and Balatonfüred, Hungary. It was the fourth time that the city of Budapest hosts this event after 1926, 1958 and 2006. Events in swimming, diving, synchroni ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

, Hungary *13–29 September:

2010 African Swimming Championships } The 10th African Swimming Championships were held September 13–19, 2010 in Casablanca, Morocco. The event was hosted by the Royal Moroccan Swimming Federation. It featured pool competition in a 50m (long course) pool; and Open Water races. Com ...

*12–27 November:

Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games Swimming 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 An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large ...

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

, China *25–28 November:

2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships The 2010 European Short Course Swimming Championships was held 25–28 November 2010 at Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet featured competition amongst national teams from Europe, in 38 short course (25m) ...

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Other events

National championships

;Long course ;Short course

Other major meets

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2010: **5–6 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...

, Monaco **9–10 June: Trofeo Ciudad de Barcelona in

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, Spain **12–13 June: Meeting Arena de Canet en Roussillon in Canet, France

Paralympic swimming

*15–21 August:

2010 IPC Swimming World Championships The 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships was an international swimming competition, the biggest meet for athletes with a disability since the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Eindhoven, Netherlands and lasted from 14 to 21 August. Venue ...

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References

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