Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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Qualification for swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics begin on 1 October 2018 and finish on 31 January 2020. There are 340 male and 280 female athlete quotas in 146 swimming events (76 male, 67 female, 3 mixed 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
2018 European Championships 13–19 August 2018 Republic of Ireland Dublin N/A
2019 World Series[1] 15–17 February 2019 Australia Melbourne
4–6 April 2019 United States Indianapolis
25–27 April 2019 Brazil Sao Paulo
25–28 April 2019 United Kingdom Glasgow
10–12 May 2019 Singapore Singapore
30 May - 2 June 2019 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro
6–9 June 2019 Germany Berlin
2019 Parapan American Games 23 August - 1 September 2019 Peru Lima
2019 World Para Swimming Championships 9–15 September 2019 United Kingdom London 278 qualified slots
148 males
130 females
2020 World Series[2][3]
Most swimming meets were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic		 14–16 February 2020 Australia Melbourne N/A
27 February - 1 March 2020 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro
25–28 March 2020 Brazil Sao Paulo
9–12 April 2020 United Kingdom Sheffield
16–18 April 2020 United States Indianapolis
1–3 May 2020 Singapore Singapore
2020 European Open Championships 16–22 May 2021 Portugal Madeira N/A
2021 World Series 8–11 April 2021 United Kingdom Sheffield N/A
15–17 April 2021 United States Lewisville
17–18 April 2021 Italy Lignano Sabbiadoro
17–20 June 2021 Germany Berlin
MQS Slot Allocation[4] 1 October 2018 – 31 January 2020 N/A 323 qualified slots
187 males
145 females
Bipartite Commission Invitation 15 February - 10 April 2020 N/A 10 qualified slots
5 males
5 females
Total 620

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. World Para Swimming (WPS) reserves the right to allocate slots to the use of certain sports classes particularly for swimmers with complex needs; the slot shall be used as allocated or the NPC must return the slot to WPS.[5]

  • An NPC can allocate a maximum of 34 male and 28 female qualification slots in a maximum of 62 qualification slots. Exceptions may be granted through the Bipartite Invitation Commission method.
  • An NPC can enter a maximum of three eligible swimmers per medal event.
  • NPCs can enter an athlete who has met at least one MQS (Minimum Qualification Standard) time in any medal event and have met the MET (Minimum Entry Time) to any medal event.
  • An NPC can only enter one relay event team as long as they meet the MQS for any of the events. All team members have to be qualified in at least one individual event to be selected in the relay team.

Allocated time targets[]

Event Class Male Female
MQS MET MQS MET
50m freestyle S3 54.52 1:11.00 N/A
S4 42.97 47.46 47.84 55.62
S5 36.19 36.84 N/A
S6 N/A 37.78 38.98
S7 29.94 31.03 N/A
S8 N/A 33.61 34.88
S9 26.74 27.86 N/A
S10 25.47 26.09 28.99 29.88
S11 28.47 29.23 33.72 35.56
S13 25.55 26.25 28.88 29.54
100m freestyle S3 N/A 2:33.78 4:47.35
S4 1:37.67 1:56.98 N/A
S5 1:20.70 1:23.81 1:34.86 1:46.15
S6 1:11.48 1:14.34 N/A
S7 N/A 1:17.98 1:20.32
S8 1:01.79 1:03.40 N/A
S9 N/A 1:05.84 1:07.33
S10 55.28 57.11 1:03.11 1:04.06
S11 N/A 1:15.48 1:18.95
S12 57.95 1:01.32 1:08.05 1:12.85
200m freestyle S2 5:28.14 6:23.56 N/A
S3 4:43.70 5:01.06 N/A
S4 3:37.23 4:06.74 N/A
S5 3:02.23 3:05.56 3:33.74 3:59.82
S14 2:01.29 2:03.63 2:18.21 2:21.20
400m freestyle S6 5:38.47 5:46.98 5:55.92 6:21.68
S7 5:08.98 5:17.62 5:46.79 6:02.25
S8 4:50.25 5:00.35 5:21.68 5:32.35
S9 4:29.80 4:35.02 5:04.07 5:10.83
S10 4:20.45 4:24.42 4:49.14 4:54.81
S11 5:23.76 5:33.76 5:57.51 6:45.53
S13 4:34.61 4:48.40 4:59.02 5:10.75
50m backstroke S1 1:53.26 1:53.26 N/A
S2 1:14.55 1:26.31 1:53.58 1:53.58
S3 59.06 1:07.00 1:14.71 2:12.50
S4 52.67 56.33 1:03.14 1:12.50
S5 42.08 43.53 51.08 56.32
100m backstroke S1 3:54.62 3:54.62 N/A
S2 2:40.18 3:16.79 3:36.93 3:36.93
S6 1:24.94 1:28.87 1:34.75 1:42.10
S7 1:19.54 1:21.61 1:30.06 1:32.57
S8 1:12.78 1:13.85 1:23.99 1:25.84
S9 1:06.34 1:07.72 1:16.25 1:18.01
S10 1:03.84 1:05.93 1:14.52 1:15.71
S11 1:18.95 1:22.21 1:29.09 1:36.31
S12 1:08.98 1:11.84 1:21.97 1:30.21
S13 1:04.58 1:08.95 1:13.03 1:17.76
S14 1:04.40 1:05.30 1:14.58 1:17.69
50m breaststroke SB2 3:18.37 3:18.37 N/A
SB3 56.40 1:02.59 1:08.39 1:23.79
100m breaststroke SB4 1:58.19 2:03.86 2:24.49 2:48.02
SB5 1:48.80 1:52.38 1:59.21 2:04.74
SB6 1:28.56 1:31.47 1:49.76 1:52.96
SB7 1:26.51 1:29.03 1:45.04 1:51.96
SB8 1:18.83 1:21.78 1:32.49 1:37.44
SB9 1:13.48 1:15.33 1:24.68 1:27.72
SB11 1:25.54 1:28.59 1:41.11 1:50.43
SB12 1:16.17 1:18.73 1:31.51 1:39.73
SB13 1:14.14 1:16.61 1:25.67 1:28.68
SB14 1:10.16 1:12.07 1:26.08 1:27.95
50m butterfly S5 40.61 43.44 56.59 1:21.87
S6 34.96 36.54 42.49 45.71
S7 32.90 34.87 40.25 44.46
100m butterfly S8 1:06.44 1:09.59 1:21.52 1:25.41
S9 1:03.41 1:04.52 1:12.69 1:16.05
S10 1:00.97 1:02.66 1:10.35 1:15.98
S11 1:20.22 1:25.98 N/A
S12 1:03.41 1:08.74 N/A
S13 1:00.84 1:03.33 1:14.58 1:23.23
S14 59.87 1:00.69 1:11.98 1:14.14
150m individual medley SM3 4:42.97 6:40.09 N/A
SM4 3:09.71 3:22.69 3:43.55 5:12.98
200m individual medley SM5 N/A 4:41.15 6:37.18
SM6 3:05.82 3:10.89 3:24.27 3:37.81
SM7 2:51.39 2:57.09 3:22.16 3:42.56
SM8 2:34.21 2:38.30 3:07.10 3:12.80
SM9 2:26.50 2:28.49 2:46.53 2:51.84
SM10 2:18.96 2:27.00 2:36.69 2:42.23
SM11 2:49.92 2:58.48 3:10.45 3:35.03
SM13 2:21.49 2:24.38 2:40.48 2:46.99
SM14 2:17.68 2:19.02 2:40.88 2:43.02
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts 4:40.00 6:15.00
4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts 5:00.00 6:40.00
Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 3:35.00
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 5:00.00
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49pts 5:30.00

Quotas achieved[]

  • Two top medalists in all swimming medal events at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships will earn a qualification slot for their representing country. As of 15 September 2019.[6]
  • Athletes who has achieved an MQS performance at any World Para Swimming recognised competition between 1 October 2018 and 31 January 2020 but didn't achieve a direct allocation at the World Championships will be given an allocation slot for their NPC.[7]
Qualified nation Quotas
achieved
2019 WPSC		 Quotas
achieved
MQS		 Total quotas
 Argentina (ARG) — 9 9
 Australia (AUS) 9 32 41
 Austria (AUT) — 3 3
 Azerbaijan (AZE) 1 3 4
 Belgium (BEL) — 1 1
 Belarus (BLR) 3 10 13
 Brazil (BRA) 7 35 42
 Canada (CAN) 7 19 26
 Chile (CHI) 1 2 3
 China (CHN) 14 42 56
 Colombia (COL) 3 11 14
 Croatia (CRO) 1 3 4
 Cuba (CUB) — 1 1
 Cyprus (CYP) — 1 1
 Czech Republic (CZE) 1 5 6
 Denmark (DEN) — 1 1
 Egypt (EGY) — 3 3
 Estonia (EST) — 3 3
 Finland (FIN) — 2 2
 France (FRA) 3 9 12
 Germany (GER) 4 15 19
 Great Britain (GBR) 16 33 49
 Greece (GRE) 2 10 12
 Hong Kong (HKG) — 4 4
 Hungary (HUN) 2 7 9
 Iceland (ISL) — 2 2
 Indonesia (INA) — 1 1
 India (IND) — 1 1
 Ireland (IRL) — 4 4
 Israel (ISR) 2 6 8
 Italy (ITA) 13 29 42
 Japan (JPN) 5 27 32
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) — 6 6
 Latvia (LAT) — 1 1
 Lithuania (LTU) — 1 1
 Malaysia (MAS) — 2 2
 Mexico (MEX) 3 18 21
 Myanmar (MYA) — 1 1
 Netherlands (NED) 5 15 20
 New Zealand (NZL) 3 6 9
 Norway (NOR) — 3 3
 Peru (PER) — 1 1
 Philippines (PHI) — 1 1
 Poland (POL) 2 8 10
 Portugal (POR) — 5 5
Refugee Para Team — 1 1
 RPC (RUS) 17 51 68
 Singapore (SGP) 1 4 5
 Slovakia (SVK) — 1 1
 Slovenia (SLO) — 1 1
 South Africa (RSA) — 4 4
 South Korea (KOR) — 5 5
 Spain (ESP) 7 24 31
 Sweden (SWE) — 2 2
 Switzerland (SUI) — 2 2
 Thailand (THA) — 2 2
 Turkey (TUR) 1 4 5
 Ukraine (UKR) 17 40 57
 United States (USA) 14 34 48
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 3 7 10
 Venezuela (VEN) — 1 1
 Vietnam (VIE) — 4 4
Total 167 591 758

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "World Para Swimming World Series 2019". World Para Swimming. 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "World Para Swimming World Series 2020". World Para Swimming. 27 November 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "World Para Swimming World Series event in Italy cancelled". World Para Swimming. 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). World Para Swimming. 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). World Para Swimming. 24 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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