Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium (pool) Fort Copacabana (open water) |
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| Dates | 6–13 August 2016 (pool) 15–16 August (open water) |
| Competitors | 900 (pool), 50 (open water) |
| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Marathon | ||||
| 10 km | men | women | ||
The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is scheduled to take place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, whereas the open-water marathon will be held from 6 to 7 August in Fort Copacabana.[1][2]
Events
Similar to the program's format in 2012, swimming featured a total of 34 events (17 each for men and women) including two 10 km open-water marathons. The following events were contested (all pool events were long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
- Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (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
- Marathon: 10 kilometres
Schedule
Similar to the previous Olympics since 2000, with the exception of 2008, swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. For the pool events, prelims are held in the afternoon, followed by the semifinals and final on the evening session.
| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date → | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Tue 16 | |||||||||
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| Event ↓ | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Date → | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Mon 15 | |||||||||
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| Event ↓ | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N | A | N |
| 50 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 100 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m freestyle | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m freestyle | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 800 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 | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||
Qualification
FINA By-Law BL 9.3.6.4 (swimming) and BL 9.3.7.5.3 (open water) lays out the qualification procedures for the "Swimming" competition at the Olympics.[4] 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.
Swimming – individual events
On January 15, 2015, FINA posted the qualifying times for individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] The time standards consist 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.[5][6]
If a country has no swimmers meeting either qualifying standard, it may enter one male and one female. A country that does not receive an allocation spot but has at least one swimmer who meets a qualifying standard may enter the swimmer with the highest ranking.[6]
Swimming – relay events
Each relay event featured 16 teams, composed of:
- 12: the top-12 finishers at the 2015 World Championships in each relay event.[6]
- 4: the 4 fastest non-qualified teams, based on times in the 15-months preceding the Olympics.[6]
Open-water swimming
The men's and women's 10 km races at the 2016 Summer Olympics featured 25 swimmers:[7]
- 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2015 World Championships
- 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (June 11–12, 2016 in Setúbal, Portugal)[8]
- 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania). (These have been selected based on the finishes at the qualifying race in Setúbal.)
- 1: from the host nation (Brazil) if not qualified by other means. If Brazil already contains a qualifier in the race, this spot has been allocated back into the general pool from the 2012 Olympic race.
Results
Men's events
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 1500 m freestyle |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 200 m backstroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 200 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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| 400 m individual medley |
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| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
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| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
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| 4×100 m medley relay |
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| 10 km open water |
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AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | OR Olympic record | WR World record | ||||||
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 50 m freestyle |
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| 100 m freestyle |
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| 200 m freestyle |
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| 400 m freestyle |
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| 800 m freestyle |
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| 100 m backstroke |
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| 200 m backstroke |
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| 100 m breaststroke |
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| 200 m breaststroke |
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| 100 m butterfly |
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| 200 m butterfly |
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| 200 m individual medley |
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| 400 m individual medley |
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| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
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| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
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| 4×100 m medley relay |
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| 10 km open water |
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AF African record | AM Americas record | AS Asian record | ER European record | OC Oceania record | OR Olympic record | WR World record | ||||||
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
See also
References
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Swimming". Rio 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Marathon Swimming". Rio 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Rio 2016: Ticket Guide – Search for Sessions". Rio 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "FINA By Law 9". FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "FINA Releases 2016 Olympic Qualifying Time Standards". Swimming World Magazine. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Marathon Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (7 January 2015). "2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier returning to Setubal, Portugal". SwimSwam.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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