The qualifying phase for

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occurred between 1 March 2023, and 23 June 2024. 852 athletes qualified for 35 swimming pool events at the Games, with 57 more qualifying for the 10-kilometre open water marathon swims. Athletes qualified for the individual swimming pool events through achieving

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' specified time standards, or through universality places to ensure a wide range of nations were included. National teams qualified for the relay events through their performances at the 2023 or 2024 World Championships, as did the individual qualifiers for the marathon swimming events.

Pool swimming

Qualification processes

Individual events

Each

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(NOC) was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them had attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). After accepting the two athletes from each NOC who achieved the OQT, World Aquatics considered athletes who had only qualified in a relay event, and then athletes qualifying through universality: NOCs were given one event entry for each gender, which could be used by any athlete regardless of qualification time, providing the spaces had not already been taken by athletes from that nation who had achieved the OQT. Finally, the rest of the spaces were filled by athletes who had met the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT). The event OQTs corresponded to the time achieved by the fourteenth-place swimmer in their preliminary heat at the previous Games, while the OCTs were derived by adding 0.5% onto the OQT. The qualifying time standards had to have been achieved at one of the international meets approved by

between 1 March 2023, and 23 June 2024. These included the

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and 2024 World Championships, continental meets, national championships and selection trials, and some other competitions approved by World Aquatics.

Relay events

Each NOC could enter one team per event and there were a total of sixteen qualification places available in each event. The first three qualifying places were given to the podium finishers at the 2023 World Championships, and the final thirteen qualifying places were allocated to the fastest performances at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships. All athletes who qualified for individual events were allowed to be used by the relay teams in any event, regardless of what individual event they qualified for.

Qualified athletes

Individual events

In total, 852 athletes qualified for the individual events. They are listed below.

= Men's 50 m freestyle

= Men's 100 m freestyle

= Men's 200 m freestyle

= Men's 400 m freestyle

= Men's 800 m freestyle

= Men's 1500 m freestyle

= Men's 100 m backstroke

= Men's 200 m backstroke

= Men's 100 m breaststroke

= Men's 200 m breaststroke

= Men's 100 m butterfly

= Men's 200 m butterfly

= Men's 200 m individual medley

= Men's 400 m individual medley

= Women's 50 m freestyle

= Women's 100 m freestyle

= Women's 200 m freestyle

= Women's 400 m freestyle

= Women's 800 m freestyle

= Women's 1500 m freestyle

= Women's 100 m backstroke

= Women's 200 m backstroke

= Women's 100 m breaststroke

= Women's 200 m breaststroke

= Women's 100 m butterfly

= Women's 200 m butterfly

= Women's 200 m individual medley

= Women's 400 m individual medley

Relay events

The relay event qualifiers are listed below.

= Men's freestyle relay

= Men's medley relay

= Women's freestyle relay

= Women's medley relay

= Mixed medley relay

Marathon swimming

Qualification process

Each

(NOC) was permitted to enter a maximum of two qualified athletes per event.

provided a qualification pathway to fulfil their quota of at least 22 competing athletes. Athletes were selected in the following order: * The three medalists in the 10 km races at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships * The top thirteen swimmers in the 10 km races at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships * One representative from each World Aquatics continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) * One representative from the host nation (France) if not qualified by other means In addition to the athletes invited to fulfil the quota, any athletes who achieved the Olympic Qualification Time in either the 800 or 1500 metres freestyle were invited to compete.

Qualified athletes

In total, 54 athletes qualified for the open water events. They are listed below, ordered from fastest qualifying time to slowest.

Men's 10 km open water

Women's 10 km open water

Notes

References

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