The 2nd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, or 2008 Youth Worlds, were held on July 8–13, 2008, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

The Championships were held at the Aquatics Center of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Centro Acuático Olímpico Universitario). In May 2008, this same pool hosted the swimming portion of the 2008 Mexican National Olympiad, which served as the country's selection meet for Mexico's teams to the 2008 Olympics.

The male participants had to be 18 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1990 or later). The female participants had to be 17 years or younger on the 31 December 2008 (i.e. born 1991 or later).

Medals table Place Nation Total 1 9 6 6 21 2 7 2 4 13 3 5 0 0 5 4 4 4 2 10 5 4 2 2 8 6 3 5 2 10 7 3 3 6 12 8 2 1 3 6 9 1 7 1 9 10 1 2 2 5 11 1 0 0 1 12 0 3 1 4 13 0 2 6 814 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 16 0 1 0 1 17 0 0 2 2 18 0 0 1 1 Total 40 40 40120

Medal summary

Boy's events

Boy's freestyle50 mOrinoco Faamausili-Banse 22.37CR Luca Dotto 22.63 Luca Leonardi 22.70100 mLuca Dotto 50.06CR Luca Leonardi 50.11 Oleg Tikhobaev 50.33200 mDanila Izotov 1:47.63CR Robert Bale 1:49.44 Lucien Hassdenteufel 1:49.72400 mDanila Izotov 3:51.81 CRAlex di Giorgio 3:53.19Krzysztof Pielowski 3:53.66800 mHeerden Herman 8:01.77CR Krzystof Pielowski 8:02.02 Raoul Shaw 8:04.711500 mKrzystof Pielowski 15:25.01CR Artem Podyakov 15:26.56 Raoul Shaw 15:31.07 Boy's backstroke50 mBenjamin Treffers 25.60CR Pavel Sankovich 25.93 Artem Dubovskoy 26.17100 mDaniel Bell 55.32 Benjamin Treffers 55.77 Chris Walker-Hebborn 56.04200 mKurt Basset 1:59.67CR Matthew Swanston 2:00.53 Radosław Kawęcki 2:00.72 Boy's breaststroke50 mDaniel Sliwinski 28.37CR Csaba Szilágyi 28.38 Andrea Toniato 28.40100 mDaniel Sliwinski 1:02.19CR Marco Koch 1:02.56 Csaba Szilágyi 1:02.57200 mAlexey Zinovyev 2:14.78CR Marco Koch 2:15.27 Robert Holderness 2:15.67 Boy's butterfly50 mDaniel Bell 23.61CR Ivan Lenđer 23.97 Pavel Sankovich 24.26100 mDaniel Bell 52.52CR Ivan Lenđer 52.62 Timothy Phillips 52.87200 mYuya Horihata 1:59.03CR Federico Bussolin 1:59.13 Yusuke Mori 1:59.32 Boy's individual medley200 mDimitri Colupaev 2:02.28CR Austin Surhoff 2:02.51 Yuya Horihata 2:02.99400 mAndrew Gemmell 4:21.58 Jan-David Schepers 4:22.10 Keita Sameshima 4:29.93 Boy's relays4 × 100 m freestyle Luca DottoMarco OrsiFabio GimondiLuca Leonardi 3:19.09CR Artem LobuzovVladimir BryukhovOleg TikhobaevDanila Izotov 3:20.64 Marcos MacedoJoão de LuccaRenner LimaHenrique Rodrigues 3:22.814 × 200 m freestyle Robert BaleThomas ParrisRyan BennettChristopher Walker-Hebborn 7:20.18CR Joel AxLucien HassdenteufelJan-David SchepersDimitri Colupaev 7:20.27 Kohei MasudaYuta TakahashiYuki KoboriYuya Horihata 7:24.724 × 100 m medley Christopher Walker-HebbornDaniel SliwinskiJames DoolanRobert Bale 3:41.69CR Takashi IyobeTakeshi YamadaShinri ShiouraKenta Ito 3:42.61 Timothy JohnsonEric FriedlandTimothy PhillipsWalter Rumans 3:42.79

Girl's events

Girl's freestyle50 mElodie Schmitt 25.88 Hannah Riordan 25.95 Nathalie Lindborg 26.01100 mSamantha Tucker 55.59CR Silke Lippok 56.08 Megan Romano 56.32200 mDagny Knutson 1:59.78CR Samantha Tucker 2:00.41 Ellen Fullerton 2:01.18400 mElena Sokolova 4:06.30CR, NR Margaux Fabre 4:12.44 Katie Gardocki 4:13.00800 mElena Sokolova 8:32.75CR Katie Gardocki 8:37.08 Andreina Pinto 8:37.821500 mElena Sokolova 16:28.77CR Kalliopi Araouzou 16:33.68 Andreina Pinto 16:36.33 Girl's backstroke50 mGrace Loh 28.83CR Etiene Medeiros 29.44 Elizabeth Pelton 29.45100 mGrace Loh 1:02.02 Elizabeth Pelton 1:02.37 Tess Simpson 1:02.96200 mZuzanna Mazurek 2:12.56CR Elizabeth Pelton 2:13.53 Karolina Urbanska 2:13.83 Girl's breaststroke50 mAnna Carlson 31.81 Laura Sogar 31.94 Amanda Reason 32.02100 mSamantha Marshall 1:08.72CR Mina Matsushima 1:08.99 Ekaterina Baklakova 1:09.06200 mOlga Detenyuk 2:25.19CR Keiko Fukudome 2:25.39 Laura Sogar 2:26.41 Girl's butterfly50 mSilvia di Pietro 26.77CRMélanie Henique 27.09Ellese Zallewsky 27.13100 mNatsuki Akiyama 59.58 Silvia di Pietro 59.60 Yui Miyamoto 1:00.05200 mNatsuki Akiyama 2:08.10CR Nina Schiffer 2:09.36 Yui Miyamoto 2:09.41 Girl's individual medley200 mDagny Knutson 2:12.97CR Ellen Fullerton 2:14.73 Victoria Andreeva 2:16.21400 mDagny Knutson 4:43.49CREllen Fullerton 4:45.17Barbara Jardin 4:49.10 Girl's relays4 × 100 m freestyleDagny KnutsonMegan RomanoElizabeth PeltonSamantha Tucker 3:43.54CR Silke LippokFranziska JansenLisa VittingSina Sutter 3:46.63 Hannah RiordanHilary BellPaige SchultzAlexandra Gabor 3:47.304 × 200 m freestyleSamantha TuckerLily MoldenhauerDagny KnutsonElizabeth Pelton 8:04.49CRSasha MatthewsRebecca TurnerLucy WorrallLauren Collins 8:06.52Alexandra GaborBarbara JardinHilary BellPaige Schultz 8:10.084 × 100 m medleyElizabeth PeltonLaura SogarCaroline McElhanySamantha Tucker 4:06.90CR Grace LohSamantha MarshallEllese ZalewskiEllen Fullerton 4:07.59 Tess SimpsonAmanda ReasonKendra ChernoffHannah Riordan 4:07.76

See also 2008 in swimming

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