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This article details the qualifying phase for swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics. 852 swimmers will compete in thirty-five swimming pool events at the Games, with forty-four more racing through the 10-kilometre open water marathon. The qualification window for swimming pool events will occur between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[2]

Qualification summary

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[1][3][4]

For the relays, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan will directly book a slot for their corresponding event at the Olympics, while the remaining thirteen vying for qualification per relay race must attain their best time from the heats and finals at the combined 2023 and 2024 meet in Doha.[2][5]

NOCs without a swimmer attaining the OQT or invited by World Aquatics through OCT may enter the highest-ranked male and female swimmer based on the Points Table (2024 edition) or one man and one woman if they participate at the 2023 or 2024 World Championships. Similar to the 2020 format, swimmers from NOCs who have achieved the OCT allocated to the universality place may compete in a maximum of two individual pool events, while those without the OQT and OCT are limited to enter only one individual pool event.[3][4]

Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[3]

Time standards

The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[3]

The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024:

Men's events Women's events
Event OQT* OCT^ Event OQT* OCT^
50 m freestyle 21.96 22.07 50 m freestyle 24.70 24.82
100 m freestyle 48.34 48.58 100 m freestyle 53.61 53.88
200 m freestyle 1:46.26 1:46.79 200 m freestyle 1:57.26 1:57.85
400 m freestyle 3:46.78ª 3:47.91 400 m freestyle 4:07.90ª 4:09.14
800 m freestyle 7:51.65 7:54.01 800 m freestyle 8:26.71 8:29.24
1500 m freestyle 15:00.99ª 15:05.49 1500 m freestyle 16:09.09 16:13.94
100 m backstroke 53.74 54.01 100 m backstroke 59.99 1:00.29
200 m backstroke 1:57.50ª 1:58.09 200 m backstroke 2:10.39ª 2:11.04
100 m breaststroke 59.49 59.79 100 m breaststroke 1:06.79 1:07.12
200 m breaststroke 2:09.68 2:10.33 200 m breaststroke 2:23.91 2:24.63
100 m butterfly 51.67 51.93 100 m butterfly 57.92ª 58.21
200 m butterfly 1:55.78 1:56.36 200 m butterfly 2:08.43ª 2:09.07
200 m individual medley 1:57.94 1:58.53 200 m individual medley 2:11.47 2:12.13
400 m individual medley 4:12.50 4:13.76 400 m individual medley 4:38.53ª 4:39.92

* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.
ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.
^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.

Individual events

Those who have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) or the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or have received a Universality place are listed below for each of the following individual events.

Men's individual events

Men's 50 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 21.96 2  Australia  
 
2  France  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Portugal Diogo Ribeiro
Miguel Nascimento
2  United States  
 
1  Canada
1  Hong Kong Ian Ho
1  Hungary
1  Ireland
1  Italy
1  Netherlands
1  Singapore Jonathan Tan
1  Suriname Renzo Tjon-A-Joe
1  Trinidad and Tobago Dylan Carter
1  Ukraine Vladyslav Bukhov
Olympic Consideration Time – 22.07 1
Universality place 1
Total 22

Men's 100 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 48.34 2  Australia  
 
2  Brazil  
 
2  France  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Canada
1  China
1  Hungary
1  Israel Tomer Frankel
1  Italy
1  Japan
1  New Zealand
1  Portugal Diogo Ribeiro
1  Romania David Popovici
1  South Korea Hwang Sun-woo
1  Trinidad and Tobago Dylan Carter
Olympic Consideration Time – 48.58 1
Universality place 1
Total 23

Men's 200 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:46.26 2  Germany  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  South Korea  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  Austria Felix Auböck
1  China
1  Israel Denis Loktev
1  Italy
1  Japan
1  Lithuania Danas Rapšys
1  Romania David Popovici
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:46.79 1
Universality place 1
Total 18

Men's 400 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 3:46.78 2  Australia  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  Italy  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Austria Felix Auböck
1  Belgium Lucas Henveaux
1  Brazil
1  Bulgaria Petar Mitsin
1  China
1  France
1  Hungary
1  Ireland Daniel Wiffen
1  Lithuania Danas Rapšys
1  South Korea Kim Woo-min
1  Switzerland Antonio Djakovic
1  Tunisia Ahmed Hafnaoui
1  Ukraine Mykhailo Romanchuk
1  Venezuela Alfonso Mestre
Olympic Consideration Time – 3:47.91 1
Universality place 1
Total 24

Men's 800 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 7:51.65 2  Australia  
 
2  France  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  Hungary
2  Italy  
 
2  Norway Henrik Christiansen
Jon Jøntvedt
2  United States  
 
1  Brazil
1  Bulgaria Petar Mitsin
1  China
1  Egypt Marwan El-Kamash
1  Great Britain
1  Ireland Daniel Wiffen
1  Romania Vlad Stancu
1  Poland
1  South Korea Kim Woo-min
1  Tunisia Ahmed Hafnaoui
1  Ukraine Mykhailo Romanchuk
1  Venezuela Alfonso Mestre
Olympic Consideration Time – 7:54.01 1
Universality place 1
Total 28

Men's 1500 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 15:00.99 2  France  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  Hungary  
 
2  Italy  
 
2  Turkey Emir Batur Albayrak
Kuzey Tunçelli
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  China
1  Great Britain
1  Ireland Daniel Wiffen
1  Norway Henrik Christiansen
1  Romania Vlad Stancu
1  Spain
1  Tunisia Ahmed Hafnaoui
1  Ukraine Mykhailo Romanchuk
Olympic Consideration Time – 15:05.49 1
Universality place 1
Total 23

Men's 100 m backstroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 53.74 2  France  
 
2  Hungary  
 
2  Poland  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  China
1  Germany
1  Great Britain
1  Greece Apostolos Christou
1  Italy
1  Japan
1  New Zealand
1  Portugal João Nascimento
1  South Africa
1  Spain
1  Switzerland Roman Mityukov
Olympic Consideration Time – 54.01 1
Universality place 1
Total 22

Men's 200 m backstroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:57.50 2  Australia  
 
2  France  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Hungary  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  China
1  Italy
1  New Zealand
1  South Africa
1  South Korea Lee Ju-ho
1  Switzerland Roman Mityukov
1  Ukraine Oleksandr Zheltyakov
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:58.09 1
Universality place 1
Total 21

Men's 100 m breaststroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 59.49 2  China  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  Italy  
 
2  United States
1  Netherlands
1  Turkey Berkay Öğretir
Olympic Consideration Time – 59.79 1
Universality place 1
Total 12

Men's 200 m breaststroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:09.68 2  China  
 
2  France  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  Mexico Miguel de Lara
1  Netherlands
1
1  Sweden
Olympic Consideration Time – 2:10.33 1
Universality place 1
Total 15

Men's 100 m butterfly

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 51.67 2  Australia  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Austria Simon Bucher
1  China
1  France
1  Hungary
1  Israel Tomer Frankel
1  Netherlands
1  Portugal Diogo Ribeiro
1  South Africa
1  Switzerland Noè Ponti
Olympic Consideration Time – 51.93 1
Universality place 1
Total 21

Men's 200 m butterfly

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:55.78 2  China  
 
2  Hungary  
 
2  Italy  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Brazil
1  Canada
1  Chinese Taipei Wang Kuan-hung
1  France
1  Poland
1  Spain
1  Switzerland Noè Ponti
1  Ukraine Denys Kesil
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:56.36 1
Universality place 1
Total 20

Men's 200 m individual medley

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:57.94 2  China  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  Canada
1  France
1  Ukraine Denys Kesil
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:58.53 1
Universality place 1
Total 14

Men's 400 m individual medley

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:12.50 2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  France
1  Great Britain
1  Italy
1  New Zealand
Olympic Consideration Time – 4:13.76 1
Universality place 1
Total 11

Women's individual events

Women's 50 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 24.70 2  Australia  
 
2  China  
 
2  Netherlands  
 
2  Sweden  
 
2  United States  
 
1  France
1  Great Britain
1  Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
1  Poland
Olympic Consideration Time – 24.82 1
Universality place 1
Total 16

Women's 100 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 53.61 2  Australia  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  United States  
 
1  China
1  France
1  Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
1  Netherlands
1  Sweden
Olympic Consideration Time – 53.88 1
Universality place 1
Total 13

Women's 200 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:57.26 2  Australia  
 
2  China  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Belgium Valentine Dumont
1  Canada
1  Germany
1  Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
1  Netherlands
1  New Zealand
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:57.85 1
Universality place 1
Total 16

Women's 400 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:07.90 2  Australia  
 
2  Brazil  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  China  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  New Zealand  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Belgium Valentine Dumont
1  Great Britain
1  Hong Kong Siobhán Haughey
1  Hungary
1  Italy
1  Japan
Olympic Consideration Time – 4:09.14 1
Universality place 1
Total 22

Women's 800 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 8:26.71 2  Australia  
 
2  China  
 
2  New Zealand  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Germany
1  Hungary
1  Italy
Olympic Consideration Time – 8:29.24 1
Universality place 1
Total 13

Women's 1500 m freestyle

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 16:09.09 2  Australia  
 
2  China  
 
2  Germany  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Brazil
1  France
1  Italy
Olympic Consideration Time – 16:13.94 1
Universality place 1
Total 13

Women's 100 m backstroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 59.99 2  Australia  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  China  
 
2  France  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Netherlands  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Belgium Roos Vanotterdijk
1  Poland
1  Spain
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:00.29 1
Universality place 1
Total 19

Women's 200 m backstroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:10.39 2  Australia  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  China  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Poland  
 
2  United States  
 
1  France
1  Hong Kong Cindy Cheung
1  Hungary
1  Italy
1  Japan
1  Portugal Camila Rebelo
1  Spain
Olympic Consideration Time – 2:11.04 1
Universality place 1
Total 21

Women's 100 m breaststroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:06.79 2  Italy  
 
2  South Africa  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia  
 
1  Estonia Eneli Jefimova
1  Germany
1  Ireland
1  Japan
1  Lithuania Rūta Meilutytė
1  Netherlands
1  Sweden
Olympic Consideration Time – 1:07.12 1
Universality place 1
Total 14

Women's 200 m breaststroke

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:23.91 2  United States  
 
1  China
1  Denmark
1  Japan
1  Netherlands
1  South Africa
Olympic Consideration Time – 2:24.63 1
Universality place 1
Total 7

Women's 100 m butterfly

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 57.92 2  Australia  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  China  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Belgium Roos Vanotterdijk
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lana Pudar
1  France
1  Greece Anna Ntountounaki
1  Germany
1  South Africa
1  Sweden
Olympic Consideration Time – 58.21 1
Universality place 1
Total 15

Women's 200 m butterfly

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:08.43 2  Australia  
 
2  China  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Lana Pudar
1  Canada
Olympic Consideration Time – 2:09.07 1
Universality place 1
Total 12

Women's 200 m individual medley

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:11.47 2  Australia  
 
2  Canada  
 
2  China  
 
2  Great Britain  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  France
1  Ireland Ellen Walshe
1  Israel Anastasia Gorbenko
1  Italy
1  Netherlands
1  South Africa
Olympic Consideration Time – 2:12.13 1
Universality place 1
Total 18

Women's 400 m individual medley

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC Qualified swimmers
Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:38.53 2  Great Britain  
 
2  Japan  
 
2  United States  
 
1  Australia
1  Canada
1  China
1  France
1  Italy
Olympic Consideration Time – 4:39.92 1
Universality place 1
Total 11

Relay events

Teams are qualified by one of the following routes:[1]

  • The top three teams in each relay race at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships (scheduled for July 14 to 30 in Fukuoka, Japan), will enter the corresponding event in Paris 2024 based on the results achieved in the finals.
  • The remaining thirteen teams vying for qualification with the fastest times from the heats and finals of both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships (scheduled for February 2 to 18 in Doha, Qatar) will enter the corresponding event in Paris 2024.[6]

Timeline

Event Date Venue
2023 World Aquatics Championships July 23–30, 2023[7] Japan Fukuoka
2024 World Aquatics Championships February 2–18, 2024 Qatar Doha
FINA World Rankings (relay teams) June 3, 2024

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  Australia
 Italy
 United States
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  
 
 
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  
 
 
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  Australia
 United States
 China
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  
 
 
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  
 
 
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay

Qualification event No. of teams Qualified teams
2023 World Championships 3  
 
 
Combined fastest times at both the 2023 and 2024 World Championships 13  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total 16

Open water events

The men's and women's 10 km races featured 22 swimmers each, three less than those in the Tokyo 2020 roster:[8][9][10]

  • 3: the three medalists in the 10 km races at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
  • 13: the top thirteen swimmers vying for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar
  • 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania).
  • 1: from the host nation (France) if not qualified by other means. If one or more French open water swimmers qualify regularly and directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible swimmers from the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Timeline

Event Date Venue
2023 World Aquatics Championships July 15–20, 2023[7] Japan Fukuoka
2024 World Aquatics Championships February 2–18, 2024 Qatar Doha

Men's 10 km open water

Qualification event No. of athletes Qualified swimmer
Host country 1  TBA (FRA)
2023 World Championships 3  Florian Wellbrock (GER)
 Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)
 Oliver Klemet (GER)
2024 World Championships 13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024 World Championships – Africa 1
2024 World Championships – Americas 1
2024 World Championships – Asia 1
2024 World Championships – Europe 1
2024 World Championships – Oceania 1
Total 22

° Unused host quota place
^ Unused continental quota place

Women's 10 km open water

Qualification event No. of athletes Qualified swimmer
Host country 1  TBA (FRA)
2023 World Championships 3  Leonie Beck (GER)
 Chelsea Gubecka (AUS)
 Katie Grimes (USA)
2024 World Championships 13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2024 World Championships – Africa 1
2024 World Championships – Americas 1
2024 World Championships – Asia 1
2024 World Championships – Europe 1
2024 World Championships – Oceania 1
Total 22

° Unused host quota place
^ Unused continental quota place

Notes

a.   ^ Qualified for other events
b.   ^ Under universality place, but attained the Olympic Consideration Time
c.   ^ Achieved the Olympic Consideration Time in another event.

References

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