Olympic qualification processes set out for Tokyo in swimming and diving

The Paris 2024 Olympic nomination policies for swimming and diving have been confirmed, with qualification processes set to begin this summer.

In swimming, the policy provides for three opportunities for individual event qualification through the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan in July, the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar in February 2024 and the Irish Open Championships, currently set for May 2024.

Qualification for the World Championships in Fukuoka will take place from performances at the Irish Open Championships which takes place at the National Aquatic Centre from 1-5 April this year.

In relay swimming, World Aquatics have decreed that only the two World Championships events can be used for qualification to the 2024 Games.

Swimming qualification for the Games is governed by World Aquatics who have set the Olympic Qualification Times (OQT) and the Olympic Consideration Times (OCT) for Paris. OQT's are set from the top 14 times achieved at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games and 2022 World Championships in Budapest. It means qualification standards are set at the highest level to date for an Olympic Games.

OCT’s have been set 0.5% outside of each respective OQT, and in some cases are faster than the previous Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying times.

Swimmers will only go to Tokyo via a consideration time if they are invited to do so by World Aquatics and the International Olympic Committee.

The worldwide number of invites is expected to be very low, as such invitations are only offered once all other athletes have been offered their places at the Games with priority for those via OQTs, those from universality nations and those who are 'relay only’ athletes.

World Aquatics have been allocated a lower number of overall