Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both athletes have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Selection Time (OST) or if the quota of 878 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 reaching either of the standard entry times (OQT/OST). In the relay events, a maximum of 16 qualifying teams in each relay event must be permitted to accumulate a total of 112 relay teams; each NOC may enter only one team. The first twelve teams in each relay event at the 2019 World Championships will automatically compete for the relay events at the Olympics; while the remaining four per relay event must obtain their fastest entry times based on the FINA World Rankings during the process. Swimmers from NOCs, having achieved the OST allocated to the universality place, may be entered to a maximum of two individual events, whereas those without the OQT and OST were limited to enter in one individual event only. == Individual events ==

Those who have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) or the Olympic Selection Time (OST), or have been guaranteed a Universality place are listed below for each of the following individual events. Men's individual events 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 individual events 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 ==

Source: 16 teams qualify in each relay event, for a total of 112 relay teams. Teams can qualify by one of two routes: • The twelve highest placed nations in relay events at the 18th FINA World Championships 2019 in Gwangju qualified for the corresponding relay event at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 based upon the results achieved in the heats. • The remaining four teams per relay event will be the teams with the fastest times in the FINA World Rankings of 31 May 2021 achieved during the qualification period, in the qualifying events approved by FINA • If any of the qualified teams from either group are not able to participate for any reason, the next highest ranked eligible team from the FINA World Rankings will be offered the relay team quota place. Qualification summary Men's freestyle relay Men's freestyle relay Men's medley relay Women's freestyle relay Women's freestyle relay Women's medley relay Mixed medley relay == Open water events ==

Timeline Men's 10 km marathon ° Unused host quota place ^ Unused continental quota place • No eligible athlete from Oceania competed in the men's race at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, which meant the top 10 qualified. Women's 10 km marathon ^ Unused continental quota place • No eligible athlete from Oceania competed in the women's race at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, which meant the top 10 qualified. == Notes ==