The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.

Events

Similar to the program's format in 2012, swimming features a total of 32 events (16 each for men and women). The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in metres unless stated): Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1500 (men); Backstroke: 100 and 200; Breaststroke: 100 and 200; Butterfly: 100 and 200; Individual medley: 200 and 400; Relays: 4 × 100 free, 4 × 200 free; 4 × 100 medley

Schedule Similar to previous Olympics since 2000, with the exception of 2008, the swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. The prelims are held in the afternoon, followed by the semifinals and final in the evening and the night session (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible; NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion contract extension on May 7, 2014, to air the Olympics through the 2032 games and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC). The dates in the table are for August.

A = Afternoon session, starting at 13:00 local time (16:00 UTC). N = Night session, starting at 22:00 local time (01:00 UTC the next day).

+Men Date → Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13Event ↓ A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle HF 1500 m freestyle H F 100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley HF 4 × 100 m freestyle relay HF 4 × 200 m freestyle relay HF 4 × 100 m medley relay H F +Women Date → Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 12 Aug 13Event ↓ A N A N A N A N A N A N A N A N50 m freestyle H ½ F 100 m freestyle H ½ F 200 m freestyle H ½ F 400 m freestyle HF 800 m freestyle H F100 m backstroke H ½ F 200 m backstroke H ½ F 100 m breaststroke H ½ F 200 m breaststroke H ½ F 100 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m butterfly H ½ F 200 m individual medley H ½ F 400 m individual medley HF 4 × 100 m freestyle relay HF 4 × 200 m freestyle relay HF 4 × 100 m medley relay H F

Qualification

FINA By-Law BL 9.3.6.4 laid out the qualification procedures for the "Swimming" competition at the Olympics. Each country is allowed to enter up to two swimmers per individual event (provided they qualify), and one entry per relay; and a country may not have more than 26 males and 26 females (52 total) on its team.

Individual events On January 15, 2015, FINA posted the qualifying times for individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The time standards consisted of two types: an "Olympic Qualifying Time" (OQT) and an "Olympic Selection time" (OST). Each country was able to enter up to two swimmers per event, provided both swimmers met the (faster) qualifying time. A country was able to enter one swimmer per event that met the invitation standard. Any swimmer who met the "qualifying" time was entered in the event for the Games; a swimmer meeting the "invitation" standard was eligible for entry, and their entry was allotted/filled in by ranking.

If a country had had no swimmers who meet either qualifying standard, it may have entered one male and one female. A country that did not receive an allocation spot but had at least one swimmer who met a qualifying standard might have enter the swimmer with the highest ranking.

Relay events Each relay event features 16 teams, composed of: 12: the top-12 finishers at the 2015 World Championships in each relay event. 4: the 4 fastest non-qualified teams, based on times in the 15-months preceding the Olympics.

Participation Participating nations A total of 906 swimmers (489 men and 417 women) competed in the 32 events (26 individual, plus six relays) contested at the Aquatics Stadium in Rio. Brazil, as the host country, receives guaranteed quota place in case it would not qualify any qualification places.

Medal summary Medal table

Men's events 50 m freestyle 21.40 21.41 21.49 100 m freestyle 47.58 WJ 47.80 NR 47.85 200 m freestyle 1:44.65 1:45.20 AF 1:45.23 400 m freestyle 3:41.55 3:41.68 3:43.49 1500 m freestyle 14:34.57 14:39.48 AM 14:40.86 100 m backstroke 51.97 52.31 52.40 200 m backstroke 1:53.62 1:53.96 1:53.97 ER 100 m breaststroke 57.13 58.69 58.87 AM 200 m breaststroke 2:07.46 NR 2:07.53 2:07.70 NR 100 m butterfly 50.39 , AS 51.14Not awardedas there was a tie for silver. 200 m butterfly 1:53.36 1:53.40 1:53.62 200 m individual medley 1:54.66 1:56.61 1:57.05 400 m individual medley 4:06.05 AS 4:06.75 4:09.71 4 × 100 m freestyle relayCaeleb Dressel (48.10)Michael Phelps (47.12)Ryan Held (47.73)Nathan Adrian (46.97)Jimmy FeigenBlake PieroniAnthony Ervin3:09.92Mehdy Metella (48.08)Fabien Gilot (48.20)Florent Manaudou (47.14)Jérémy Stravius (47.11)Clément MignonWilliam Meynard3:10.53James Roberts (48.88)Kyle Chalmers (47.38)James Magnussen (48.11)Cameron McEvoy (47.00)Matthew Abood3:11.37 4 × 200 m freestyle relayConor Dwyer (1:45.23)Townley Haas (1:44.14)Ryan Lochte (1:46.03)Michael Phelps (1:45.26)Clark SmithJack CongerGunnar Bentz7:00.66Stephen Milne (1:46.97)Duncan Scott (1:45.05)Daniel Wallace (1:46.26)James Guy (1:44.85)Robbie Renwick7:03.13 NRKosuke Hagino (1:45.34)Naito Ehara (1:46.11)Yuki Kobori (1:45.71)Takeshi Matsuda (1:46.34)7:03.50 4 × 100 m medley relayRyan Murphy (51.85) Cody Miller (59.03)Michael Phelps (50.33)Nathan Adrian (46.74)David PlummerKevin CordesTom ShieldsCaeleb Dressel3:27.95 Chris Walker-Hebborn (53.68)Adam Peaty (56.59)James Guy (51.35)Duncan Scott (47.62)3:29.24 NRMitch Larkin (53.19)Jake Packard (58.84)David Morgan (51.18)Kyle Chalmers (46.72)Cameron McEvoy3:29.93 Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women's events 50 m freestyle 24.07 NR 24.09 24.11 NR 100 m freestyle 52.70 , WJ, AM52.70 , AMNot awardedas there was a tie for gold. 52.99 200 m freestyle 1:53.73 1:54.08 NR 1:54.92 400 m freestyle 3:56.46 4:01.23 4:01.92 800 m freestyle 8:04.79 8:16.17 8:16.37 NR 100 m backstroke 58.45 NR 58.75 58.76 NR58.76 NR 200 m backstroke 2:05.99 2:06.05 2:07.54 100 m breaststroke 1:04.93 1:05.50 1:05.69 200 m breaststroke 2:20.30 2:21.97 2:22.28 100 m butterfly 55.48 56.46 WJ, NR 56.63 200 m butterfly 2.04.85 2.04.88 2.05.20 200 m individual medley 2:06.58 2:06.88 NR 2:08.79 400 m individual medley 4:26.36 4:31.15 4:32.39 4 × 100 m freestyle relayEmma McKeon (53.41)Brittany Elmslie (53.12)Bronte Campbell (52.15)Cate Campbell (51.97)Madison Wilson3:30.65 Simone Manuel (53.36)Abbey Weitzeil (52.56)Dana Vollmer (53.18)Katie Ledecky (52.79)Amanda WeirLia NealAllison Schmitt3:31.89 AMSandrine Mainville (53.86)Chantal Van Landeghem (53.12)Taylor Ruck (53.19)Penny Oleksiak (52.72)Michelle Williams3:32.89 NR 4 × 200 m freestyle relayAllison Schmitt (1:56.21)Leah Smith (1:56.69)Maya DiRado (1:56.39)Katie Ledecky (1:53.74)Missy FranklinMelanie MargalisCierra Runge7:43.03Leah Neale (1:57.95)Emma McKeon (1:54.64)Bronte Barratt (1:55.81)Tamsin Cook (1:56.47)Jessica Ashwood7:44.87Katerine Savard (1:57.91)Taylor Ruck (1:56.18)Brittany MacLean (1:56.36)Penny Oleksiak (1:54.94)Kennedy GossEmily Overholt7:45.39 NR 4 × 100 m medley relayKathleen Baker (59.00)Lilly King (1:05.70)Dana Vollmer (56.00)Simone Manuel (52.43)Olivia SmoligaKatie MeiliKelsi WorrellAbbey Weitzeil3:53.13Emily Seebohm (58.83)Taylor McKeown (1:07.05)Emma McKeon (56.95)Cate Campbell (52.17)Madison WilsonMadeline GrovesBrittany Elmslie3:55.00Mie Nielsen (58.75)Rikke Møller Pedersen (1:06.62)Jeanette Ottesen (56.43)Pernille Blume (53.21)3:55.01 ER Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Olympic and world records broken

Men Event Established for Date Round Name Nationality Time Record DayMen's 100 metre breaststroke (same) 6 August Heats Adam Peaty 57.55 1Men's 100 metre breaststroke (same) 7 August Final Adam Peaty 57.13 2Men's 100 metre backstroke (same) 8 August Final Ryan Murphy 51.97 3Men's 200 metre breaststroke (same) 9 August Semifinal Ippei Watanabe 2:07.22 4Men's 100 metre butterfly (same) 12 August Final Joseph Schooling 50.39 7Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Men's 100 metre backstroke 13 August Final Ryan Murphy 51.85 r 8Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay (same) 13 August Final Ryan Murphy (51.85)Cody Miller (59.03)Michael Phelps (50.33)Nathan Adrian (46.74) 3:27.95 8

Women Event Date Round Name Nationality Time Record DayWomen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 6 August Heats Madison Wilson (54.11)Brittany Elmslie (53.22)Bronte Campbell (53.26)Cate Campbell (51.80) 3:32.39 1Women's 100 metre butterfly 6 August Semifinal Sarah Sjöström 55.84 1Women's 400 metre individual medley 6 August Final Katinka Hosszú 4:26.36 1Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 6 August Final Emma McKeon (53.41)Brittany Elmslie (53.12)Bronte Campbell (52.15)Cate Campbell (51.97) 3:30.65 1Women's 400 metre freestyle 7 August Heats Katie Ledecky 3:58.71 2Women's 100 metre butterfly 7 August Final Sarah Sjöström 55.48 2Women's 400 metre freestyle 7 August Final Katie Ledecky 3:56.46 2Women's 200 metre individual medley 8 August Heats Katinka Hosszú 2:07.45 3Women's 100 metre breaststroke 8 August Final Lilly King 1:04.93 3Women's 200 metre individual medley 9 August Final Katinka Hosszú 2:06.58 4Women's 100 metre freestyle 10 August Heats Cate Campbell 52.78 5Women's 100 metre freestyle 10 August Semifinals Cate Campbell 52.71 5Women's 800 metre freestyle 11 August Heats Katie Ledecky 8.12.86 6Women's 100 metre freestyle11 August Final Simone Manuel 52.70 6Women's 100 metre freestyle11 August Final Penny Oleksiak 52.70 6Women's 800 metre freestyle 12 August Final Katie Ledecky 8.04.79 7

Legend: r – First leg of relay

All world records (WR) are consequently Olympic records (OR).

See also Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

References

External links

NBC Olympics: Swimming Results Book – Swimming