For the swimming competitions at the 2008 Olympics the following qualification systems were in place.

Pool: Individual Events A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter swimmers regardless of time (1 per gender) if they have no swimmers meeting qualifying B standard.

The qualifying time standards were required to be obtained in Continental Championships, National Olympic Trials or International Competitions approved by FINA in the period March 15, 2007 to July 15, 2008.

FINA Qualifying Standards are as follows: Men's EventsWomen's Events Event Men's A Men's B Event Women's A Women's BMen's 50 metre freestyle 22.35 23.13 Women's 50 metre freestyle 25.43 26.32Men's 100 metre freestyle 49.23 50.95 Women's 100 metre freestyle 55.24 57.17Men's 200 metre freestyle 1:48.72 1:52.53 Women's 200 metre freestyle 1:59.30 2:03.50Men's 400 metre freestyle 3:49.95 3:58.00 Women's 400 metre freestyle 4:11.26 4:20.05 - - - Women's 800 metre freestyle 8:36.00 8:54.04Men's 1500 metre freestyle 15:13.16 15:45.12 - - -Men's 100 metre backstroke 55.14 57.07 Women's 100 metre backstroke 1:01.70 1:03.86Men's 200 metre backstroke 1:59.72 2:03.90 Women's 200 metre backstroke 2:12.73 2:17.40Men's 100 metre breaststroke 1:01.57 1:03.72 Women's 100 metre breaststroke 1:09.00 1:11.43Men's 200 metre breaststroke 2:13.70 2:18.37 Women's 200 metre breaststroke 2:28.20 2:33.40Men's 100 metre butterfly 52.86 54.70 Women's 100 metre butterfly 59.35 1:01.43Men's 200 metre butterfly 1:57.67 2:01.80 Women's 200 metre butterfly 2:10.84 2:15.42Men's 200 metre individual medley 2:01.40 2:05.65 Women's 200 metre individual medley 2:15.27 2:20.00Men's 400 metre individual medley 4:18.40 4:27.45 Women's 400 metre individual medley 4:45.10 4:55.06

Pool: Relays The 2008 Olympics relay field consisted of 16 teams per event. These spots were allocated to: the top 12 finishers at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships; the fastest 4 teams not qualified via the 2007 Worlds, based on performances from April 2007-July 2008.

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay Competition Qualifiers (16)2007 World Championships (12) World Ranking (4)

References

External links Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Federation Internationale de Natation