Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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).[1]

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[2] 17–19 February 2023 Australia Melbourne —
9–12 March 2023 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro
16–19 March 2023 United Kingdom Sheffield
20–22 April 2023 United States Minneapolis
29 April – 1 May 2023 Singapore Singapore
11–14 May 2023 Germany Berlin
26–28 May 2023 France Limoges
5–8 October 2023 Mexico Tijuana
2023 World Para Swimming Championships[3] 31 July – 6 August 2023 United Kingdom Manchester 270 qualified slots
142 male
128 female
2022 Asian Para Games 22–28 October 2023 China Hangzhou —
2023 Parapan American Games 17–25 November 2023 Chile Santiago —
MQS Slot Allocation 1 October 2022 – 31 January 2024 — 325 qualified slots
178 male
147 female
Bipartite Commission Invitation 16 April 2024 — 10 qualified slots
5 male
5 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 MQS MET
50m freestyle S3 54.92 59.22 —
S4 40.63 43.24 44.50 49.93
S5 35.15 35.96 —
S6 — 35.69 37.63
S7 29.48 31.76 —
S8 — 33.03 34.48
S9 26.29 26.62 —
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 — 2:37.18 4:30.36
S4 1:33.79 1:38.42 —
S5 1:18.77 1:20.46 1:32.01 1:40.09
S6 1:09.34 1:11.35 —
S7 — 1:16.07 1:18.69
S8 1:00.72 1:01.61 —
S9 — 1:04.77 1:05.87
S10 55.75 56.30 1:04.77 1:05.87
S11 — 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 —
S3 4:10.92 4:39.21 —
S4 3:20.72 3:31.99 —
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 — 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 —
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 —
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 —
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 —
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 — 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 — 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 —
S12 1:01.95 1:04.21 —
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 —
SM4 2:50.06 2:59.45 3:08.62 3:42.83
200m individual medley SM5 — 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 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 4:23.97
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49pts (VI) 4:25.09
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts 4:41.09
Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts 5:31.72

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Citi Para Swimming World Series 2023". World Para Swimming. 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships". World Para Swimming. 10 April 2023.