Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
For the swimming competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics the following qualification systems were in place. The list has been updated to 20 August 2011. Qualification ends on 3 July 2012.
Qualifying standards
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). 1 athlete per event can potentially qualify should they meet the Olympic Selection Time (OST) and if the quota of 900 athletes has not been met. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 swimmer per sex) if they have no swimmers meeting either standard entry time.
The qualifying time standards must be obtained in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by FINA in the period 1 March 2011 to 3 July 2012.
FINA qualifying standards are as follows:[1]
Individual events
Only those with the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) are listed below as on the FINA website as those with the Olympic Selection Time are not guaranteed a place in the Olympic Games.[2][3] Named swimmers have qualified personally through national selection meets or have been nominated by their National Olympic Committee (NOC).
The result is here:
- 438 - OQT (59 NF/NOCs)
- 181 - OST (12 NF/NOCs) - some still to be confirmed
- 131 - Relay-only swimmers
- 150 - Universality (95 NF/NOCs)
- Total: 900 (166 NF/NOCs)
Men's individual events
Men's 50 m freestyle
Men's 100 m freestyle
Men's 200 m freestyle
Men's 400 m freestyle
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 3:48.93 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 3:54.13[4] | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Total | 28 |
Men's 1500 m freestyle
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 15:11.83 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 15:43.74[4] | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 31 |
Men's 100 m backstroke
* Chris Walker-Hebborn qualified in this event by an allocated quota, following a sudden withdrawal of Israel's Jonatan Kopelev.
Men's 200 m backstroke
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:58.48 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:02.63[4] | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 35 |
Men's 100 m breaststroke
Men's 200 m breaststroke
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:11.74 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:16.35[4] | 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Total | 34 |
Men's 100 m butterfly
Men's 200 m butterfly
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 1:56.85 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:00.95[4] | 13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 37 |
Men's 200 m individual medley
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:00.17 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:04.38[4] | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 36 |
Men's 400 m individual medley
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:16.46 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 4:25.44[4] | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 37 |
* to be confirmed by NF/NOC
Women's individual events
Women's 50 m freestyle
Women's 100 m freestyle
Women's 200 m freestyle
Women's 400 m freestyle
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:09.35 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 4:18.07[4] | 13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
Total | 36 |
Women's 800 m freestyle
Women's 100 m backstroke
Women's 200 m backstroke
Women's 100 m breaststroke
Women's 200 m breaststroke
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:26.89 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:32.03[4] | 10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wildcard Places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 34 |
Women's 100 m butterfly
Women's 200 m butterfly
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:08.95 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:13.46[4] | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 27 |
Women's 200 m individual medley
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 2:13.36 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 2:18.03[4] | 17 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Total | 37 |
Women's 400 m individual medley
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes |
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Olympic Qualifying Time – 4:41.75 | 2 | ![]() ![]() |
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Olympic Selection Time – 4:51.75[4] | 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Universality Places | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 36 |
* to be confirmed by NF/NOC
Relay events[7]
Men's relay events
Men's 4x100 m freestyle relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 11 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 15 |
Men's 4x200 m freestyle relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 16 |
Men's 4x100 m medley relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 16 |
Women's relay events
Women's 4x100 m freestyle relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 16 |
Women's 4x200 m freestyle relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 16 |
Women's 4x100 m medley relay
Qualification event | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
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2011 World Championships | 12 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Best times of non-qualifiers | 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
TOTAL | 16 |
Open water events
Men's 10 km marathon
Qualification event | Qualified athletes |
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Host* | ![]() |
2011 World Championships[8][9] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2012 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (9–10 June 2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Continent qualifiers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Women's 10 km marathon
Qualification event | Qualified athletes |
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2011 World Championships[8][10] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2012 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (9–10 June 2012) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Continent qualifiers | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
- * If not qualified by any means. If Great Britain has already qualified quota will be added to the 2012 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
Notes
a. | ^ Qualified in other events |
b. | ^ Under universality place, but reached the Olympic Standard Time |
References
- ↑ "Qualifying Standards" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Best Performers listing". Swim News. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Swimmers invited by achieving OST standard times, FINA
- ↑ OST invited
- ↑ "Three Brazilians Suspended for Positive Tests; Three Separate Bans; Glauber Silva Off Olympic Team". Swimming World Magazine. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
Glauber Silva, who had been a member of the Brazilian Olympic team in the 100 fly, was suspended for two years starting yesterday, and has been removed from the Olympic squad. No replacement will be named.
- ↑ "London 2012 - Swimming - Qualified NF/NOC for the Relays". FINA. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Open water swimming qualification" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ "10km Men" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "10km Women" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 19 July 2011.