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Magdalena Kuras ( born 14 May 1988 ) is a Swedish freestyle swimmer representing Malmö KK . She represented Sweden in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships , where she swum the 100 m freestyle and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and in the 2008 European Aquatics Championships , where she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay along with Claire Hedenskog , Josefin Lillhage , Ida Marko - Varga . The 2008 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Eindhoven , Netherlands , from 13  24 March 2008 . They were the European championships for ___MASK47___ ( 50 m ), diving and synchronised ___MASK47___ for 2008 . Two new events were contested : the 800 m freestyle men and the 1500 m freestyle women . This is the first time that the men ' s and women ' s ___MASK47___ programs are identical . Malmö SS , " Malmö Simsällskap ", is a Swedish swim team from Malmö founded 1869 . The competitive ___MASK47___ and diving ended in 1982 when an alliance with Limhamns SS called Malmö KK started , but Malmö SS still hands beginner ' s ___MASK47___ and diving . Malmö SS most famous swimmer is two time Olympic champion Gunnar Larsson . The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe , which is organized by LEN  the governing body for aquatics in Europe . The Championships are currently held every two years ( in even years ); and since 1999 , they have included 4 aquatics disciplines : ___MASK47___ ( long course / 50m pool ), Diving , Synchronized ___MASK47___ and Open water ___MASK47___ . Prior to 1999 , the championships also included Water polo , which beginning in 1999 LEN split - off into a separate championships . The open water events are not held during the Olympic year . The Netherlands is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the ___MASK27___ , and Germany . The largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole of the country of the Netherlands . The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne , Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007 . The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne : the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre ( ___MASK21___ and water ___MASK97___ ), St Kilda Beach ( open water ), and Rod Laver Arena in a temporary pool christened the Susie O ' Neill Pool ( synchro and ___MASK47___ ). Malmö KK , " Malmö Kappsimningsklubb ", is a Swedish swim team from Malmö founded 1982 as competitive team for Malmö SS and Limhamns SS . Rod Laver Arena is a multipurpose arena located within Melbourne Park , in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . The arena is the main venue for the Australian Open , a ___MASK9___ Grand Slam event since 1988 . The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008 , was a major international multi - ___MASK82___ event that took place in Beijing , China , from 8 to 24 August 2008 . A total of 10 , 942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games ). China became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games . It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia , after Tokyo , Japan , in 1964 and Seoul , South Korea , in 1988 . Claire Hedenskog ( born 10 March 1980 ) is a Swedish swimmer from Gothenburg , representing Göteborg Sim . Hedenskog participated in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay prelims at the 2008 Summer Olympics , where the Swedish team finished 11th .