Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification
| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics  | ||
|---|---|---|
| Qualification | ||
| 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 | 
For the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems were in place. Qualification ended on 3 July 2016.