's diving pool, during the 2016 Summer Olympics. A nation could have no more than 16 divers qualify (up to eight males and eight females) and could enter up to two divers in individual events and one pair in synchronized events. For the individual diving events, qualifiers were: • the top 12 finishers in each event from the
2015 World Championships, • the five continental champions in each event, and • up to 18 semi-finalists from the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup. For the synchronized events (pairs), qualifiers were: • the top three finishers in each event from the 2015 World Championships, • the top four from in each event the 2016 World Cup, and • the host nation (
Brazil). Note: Qualifying spots went to the nation – they were not tied to the individual diver who achieved the place/finish at the qualifying event. However, an individual diver might only qualify one spot for their nation. ==Participating nations==