Qualification for swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begin on 1 October 2022 and finish on 31 January 2024. There will be a total of 325 male and 280 female quotas in 141 swimming events (71 male, 64 female and 6 mixed open relays).

Timeline Athletes have to compete in at least one of the following competitions in order to be qualified for the Summer Paralympics. Means of qualification Date Venue Berths 2023 Para Swimming World Series 17–19 February 2023 Melbourne rowspan=8 9–12 March 2023 Lignano Sabbiadoro 16–19 March 2023 Sheffield 20–22 April 2023 Minneapolis 29 April – 1 May 2023 Singapore 11–14 May 2023 Berlin 26–28 May 2023 Limoges 5–8 October 2023 Tijuana 2023 World Para Swimming Championships 31 July – 6 August 2023 Manchester 270 qualified slots142 male128 female 2022 Asian Para Games 22–28 October 2023 Hangzhou 2023 Parapan American Games 17–25 November 2023 Santiago MQS Slot Allocation 1 October 2022 – 31 January 2024 — 325 qualified slots178 male147 female Bipartite Commission Invitation 16 April 2024 — 10 qualified slots5 male5 female Total 605

Quotas The qualification slots are allocated to the NPC not to the individual athlete. In Bipartite Commission Invitation method, the slot is allocated to the individual athlete not to the NPC. An NPC can allocate a maximum of three eligible athletes per individual medal event. NPCs can allocate an eligible athlete who has met at least one MQS (Minimum Qualification Standard) in an unlimited number of medal events - as long as the athlete has met the MET (Minimum Entry Time) for each event. NPCs can allocated one team in each relay event. All team members must have entered at least one individual medal event in order to be selected as a member of the relay team.

Allocated time targets Event Class Male Female MQS MET 50m freestyle S3 54.92 59.22 colspan=2 S4 40.63 43.24 44.50 49.93 S5 35.15 35.96 colspan=2 S6 colspan=2 35.69 37.63 S7 29.48 31.76 colspan=2 S8 colspan=2 33.03 34.48 S9 26.29 26.62 colspan=2 S10 25.49 25.72 28.88 29.41 S11 27.69 28.25 33.13 34.99 S13 24.96 25.34 28.57 29.07 100m freestyle S3 colspan=2 2:37.18 4:30.36 S4 1:33.79 1:38.42 colspan=2 S5 1:18.77 1:20.46 1:32.01 1:40.09 S6 1:09.34 1:11.35 colspan=2 S7 colspan=2 1:16.07 1:18.69 S8 1:00.72 1:01.61 colspan=2 S9 colspan=2 1:04.77 1:05.87 S10 55.75 56.30 1:04.77 1:05.87 S11 colspan=2 1:13.90 1:15.54 S12 56.97 58.29 1:05.79 1:08.42 200m freestyle S2 5:00.25 5:52.51 colspan=2 S3 4:10.92 4:39.21 colspan=2 S4 3:20.72 3:31.99 colspan=2 S5 2:56.38 3:02.47 3:29.29 4:02.64 S14 1:57.95 2:00.54 2:15.56 2:17.89 400m freestyle S6 5:27.37 5:31.35 5:54.31 6:01.73 S7 5:05.24 5:17.73 5:38.52 6:00.00 S8 4:43.89 4:51.00 5:21.86 5:44.21 S9 4:26.93 4:28.23 4:56.28 5:05.75 S10 colspan=2 4:58.86 5:02.46 S11 5:04.43 5:22.96 5:50.35 7:44.46 S13 4:31.59 4:37.10 4:58.07 5:44.28 50m backstroke S1 1:53.32 1:53.32 colspan=2 S2 1:09.31 1:30.58 1:55.28 1:55.28 S3 56.99 1:00.49 1:13.49 2:09.11 S4 49.22 52.01 54.97 1:02.11 S5 39.38 41.79 48.96 53.88 100m backstroke S1 4:05.98 4:05.98 colspan=2 S2 2:28.15 3:16.21 3:54.95 3:54.95 S6 1:21.53 1:23.70 1:30.43 1:35.53 S7 1:15.74 1:20.26 colspan=2 S8 1:10.91 1:14.35 1:24.91 1:27.32 S9 1:06.30 1:07.60 1:16.48 1:19.85 S10 1:04.00 1:05.79 1:14.43 1:16.22 S11 1:12.94 1:15.63 1:24.68 1:30.38 S12 1:09.02 1:13.72 1:20.50 1:28.73 S13 1:03.28 1:06.22 1:12.66 1:17.17 S14 1:02.06 1:03.07 1:12.27 1:13.93 50m breaststroke SB2 1:24.25 1:42.78 colspan=2 SB3 55.77 58.06 1:07.05 1:10.97 100m breaststroke SB4 1:56.83 2:00.75 2:20.91 2:51.00 SB5 1:42.49 1:46.05 2:01.79 2:11.48 SB6 1:25.36 1:27.84 1:42.59 1:50.45 SB7 colspan=2 1:43.34 1:47.16 SB8 1:14.84 1:18.71 1:28.79 1:31.61 SB9 1:12.19 1:14.06 1:22.51 1:25.25 SB11 1:24.11 1:28.09 1:34.52 1:45.81 SB12 colspan=2 1:29.41 1:38.06 SB13 1:11.90 1:17.13 1:23.39 1:27.57 SB14 1:08.69 1:10.03 1:23.30 1:25.29 50m butterfly S5 37.61 38.77 51.52 57.92 S6 33.22 34.46 40.20 40.96 S7 32.50 34.08 38.23 40.45 100m butterfly S8 1:05.27 1:07.01 1:26.93 1:34.00 S9 1:02.53 1:03.48 1:12.53 1:14.85 S10 59.48 1:01.71 1:13.42 1:19.75 S11 1:10.30 1:17.12 colspan=2 S12 1:01.95 1:04.21 colspan=2 S13 1:00.04 1:02.12 1:12.61 1:17.25 S14 58.32 58.74 1:10.45 1:11.70 150m individual medley SM3 3:44.30 4:42.88 colspan=2 SM4 2:50.06 2:59.45 3:08.62 3:42.83 200m individual medley SM5 colspan=2 4:47.34 5:15.98 SM6 2:55.12 3:06.56 3:15.14 3:28.28 SM7 2:45.82 2:54.49 3:12.14 3:32.77 SM8 2:31.87 2:39.65 3:03.77 3:12.83 SM9 2:24.20 2:25.74 2:40.96 2:46.65 SM10 2:23.17 2:25.37 2:40.02 2:45.38 SM11 2:40.33 2:49.86 3:03.89 3:15.69 SM13 2:19.54 2:22.95 2:39.83 2:44.50 SM14 2:14.06 2:16.61 2:36.45 2:38.42 Mixed 4 x 50m freestyle relay 20pts 3:02.91 Mixed 4 x 50m medley relay 20pts 3:37.50 Mixed freestyle relay S14 4:23.97 Mixed freestyle relay 49pts (VI) 4:25.09 Mixed freestyle relay 34pts 4:41.09 Mixed medley relay 34pts 5:31.72

See also Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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