Qualification Summary
Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 56 athletes (28 men and 28 women) with a maximum of two athletes per individual event and one team per relay event. To qualify in a relay event a nation must finish in the top 12 during the heats at the 2019 World Aquatics Championship. Four more spots will go to the highest ranked nations based on their best performance at an approved competition between March 1st 2019 and May 31st 2020.
In total, 878 athletes will qualify through four methods. Athletes which have swam the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in an approved competition in at least one event between March 1st 2019 and June 29th 2020 will qualify, with a maximum of two athletes per event. Should a nation fail to qualify a male and/or female athlete, they will be allowed to enter one man and/or woman as a Universality Place in one event provided that they competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championship. Nations which have qualified a relay may select relay-only athletes (up to # of relays qualified * 2 athletes) to compete provided that the athletes have reached the Olympic Selection Time (OST). Afterwards, any remaining places will go to athletes which have swam an OST in an approved competition with priority going to the highest ranked athletes on the FINA World Rankings of each event until the quota of 878 has been reached. A nation can only qualify a maximum of one athlete per event through this method and none in events where an athlete from the same nation already qualified through the first method.
In the open water event, each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women). As hosts, Japan will be given 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman) to compete should they fail to qualify normally. The remaining quotas will be decided at the 2019 World Aquatics Championship and 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier. Continental quotas will be decided at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier.
Qualified Nations
Qualification events are listed in hierarchical order.
Last Update: September 16th 2019
Men’s 50m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 22.01 | – |  Algeria Australia Brazil Egypt France France Germany Great Britain Great Britain Greece Hungary Israel Italy Italy Japan Netherlands Poland Russia United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 22.67 | – |
Women’s 50m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 24.77 | – | Australia Australia China China Denmark France Great Britain Netherlands Netherlands Russia Sweden Sweden United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 25.51 | – |
Men’s 100m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 48.57 | – | Algeria Australia Australia Belgium Brazil Brazil China France France Great Britain Hungary Hungary Italy Italy Japan Japan Netherlands Russia Russia Trinidad and Tobago United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 50.03 | – |
Women’s 100m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 54.38 | – | Australia Australia Canada Canada China China Czech Republic Denmark Denmark France France Great Britain Great Britain Hong Kong Italy Japan Netherlands Netherlands Russia Sweden Sweden United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 56.01 | – |
Men’s 200m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:47.02 | – | Australia Australia Brazil China China Germany Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Hungary Italy Italy Japan Lithuania Netherlands Russia Russia Sweden United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 1:50.23 | – |
Women’s 200m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:57.28 | – | Australia Australia Canada Canada China Czech Republic France Hong Kong Hungary Italy Japan Netherlands Russia Sweden United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:00.80 | – |
Men’s 400m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 3:46.78 | – | Australia Australia China China Germany Italy Italy Lithuania Russia United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 3:53.58 | – |
Women’s 400m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 4:07.90 | – |  Argentina Australia Australia China China Germany Germany Hungary Hungary Italy Russia Russia Spain United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 4:15.34 | – |
Men’s 800m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 7:54.31 | – | Australia Australia Austria Brazil China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Denmark France France Germany Germany Great Britain Italy Italy Norway Poland Russia Russia Serbia Ukraine Ukraine United States United States Vietnam |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 8:08.54 | – |
Women’s 800m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 8:33.36 | – | Argentina Australia Australia China China Germany Germany Hungary Italy Italy Japan Japan Liechtenstein Slovenia Spain Spain Turkey United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 8:48.76 | – |
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 15:00.99 | – | Australia Brazil China Croatia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Denmark France France Germany Germany Hungary Italy Italy Norway Ukraine Ukraine United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 15:28.02 | – |
Women’s 1500m Freestyle
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 16:32.04 | – | Argentina Australia Australia Austria Brazil Canada Canada Chile China China France Germany Germany Hungary Hungary Italy Italy Japan Japan Liechtenstein Portugal Portugal Russia Slovenia Spain Spain Turkey United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 17:01.80 | – |
Men’s 100m Backstroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 53.85 | – | Australia Australia Belarus Brazil Canada China France Great Britain Greece Ireland Israel Italy Italy Japan Romania Romania Russia Russia United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 55.47 | – |
Women’s 100m Backstroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:00.25 | – | Australia Australia Canada Canada China China Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Italy Italy Japan Netherlands Russia Russia United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 1:02.06 | – |
Men’s 200m Backstroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:57.50 | – | Australia Australia Canada China China Germany Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Japan Poland Russia United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:01.03 | – |
Women’s 200m Backstroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 2:10.39 | – | Australia Australia Canada Canada China China Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Hungary Italy Italy Japan Japan Moldova New Zealand Russia Spain United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:14.30 | – |
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 59.93 | – | Australia Belarus Brazil Brazil China China Denmark Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Ireland Italy Italy Japan Japan Kazakhstan Lithuania Netherlands Russia Russia South Africa Turkey United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 1:01.73 | – |
Women’s 100m Breaststroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:07.07 | – | Argentina Australia Australia Belgium Canada China Great Britain Italy Italy Jamaica Japan Japan Netherlands Russia South Africa Spain United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 1:09.08 | – |
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 2:10.35 | – | Australia Australia China China Finland Germany Germany Great Britain Great Britain Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Japan Kazakhstan Netherlands Russia Russia Sweden Ukraine United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:14.26 | – |
Women’s 200m Breaststroke
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 2:25.52 | – | Argentina Australia Australia Belgium Canada Canada China China Great Britain Italy Japan Japan Russia Russia South Africa South Africa Spain Spain Switzerland United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:29.89 | – |
Men’s 100m Butterfly
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 51.96 | – |  Argentina Australia Australia Brazil China France Germany Great Britain Guatemala Hungary Hungary Italy Japan Japan Russia South Africa United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 53.52 | – |
Women’s 100m Butterfly
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 57.92 | – | Australia Australia Belarus Canada Canada China France France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Italy Japan Russia Sweden Sweden United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 59.66 | – |
Men’s 200m Butterfly
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:56.48 | – | Australia Australia Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Germany Hungary Hungary Italy Japan Japan Poland Russia South Africa Ukraine United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 1:59.67 | – |
Women’s 200m Butterfly
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 2:08.43 | – | Australia Australia China China Germany Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Hungary Japan Japan Portugal Russia United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:12.28 | – |
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 1:59.67 | – | Australia Australia Brazil China China Chinese Taipei Germany Great Britain Great Britain Greece Hungary Hungary Italy Japan Japan Luxembourg Portugal Portugal Russia Spain Switzerland United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:03.26 | – |
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 2:12.56 | – | Australia Australia Canada Canada China China France Great Britain Great Britain Hungary Israel Italy Japan Japan South Korea Switzerland Turkey United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 2:16.54 | – |
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 4:15.84 | – | Australia Australia Azerbaijan Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Hungary Italy Japan Japan Netherlands New Zealand Russia Spain Switzerland United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 4:21.46 | – |
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Qualification Time – 4:38.53 | – | Canada Canada China France Great Britain Hungary Italy Japan Serbia Spain United States United States |
| Universality Places | – | |
| Olympic Selection Time – 4:46.89 | – |
Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Brazil France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Japan Poland Russia United States
|
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Canada China Czech Republic Germany Hong Kong Japan Netherlands Poland Russia Sweden United States
|
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Brazil China Germany Great Britain Israel Italy Japan Poland Russia Switzerland United States |
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Canada China Germany Hong Kong Hungary Japan New Zealand Poland Russia South Korea United States |
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Belarus Brazil Canada China Germany Great Britain Hungary Japan Lithuania Russia United States |
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Canada China Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Netherlands Russia Sweden Switzerland United States |
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 12 | Australia Belarus Canada Germany Great Britain Hungary Israel Italy Netherlands Poland Russia United States |
| FINA World Rankings (May 31 2020) |
4 |
Men’s 10km Open Water
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 10 | France France Germany Germany Hungay Italy Italy Netherlands Spain United States
|
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier | 9 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Africa | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Americas | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Asia | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Europe | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Oceania | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |
Women’s 10km Open Water
| Qualification Event | Places | Qualified Nations |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 World Aquatics Championships | 10 | Australia Brazil China France Germany Germany Italy Netherlands United States United States
|
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier | 9 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Africa | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Americas | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Asia | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Europe | 1 | |
| 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier – Oceania | 1 | |
| Host Nation | 1 | Japan |