Qualification system As with previous editions of the Games, A/B qualifying times will be used, with a target number of 276 swimmers. Times need to be swum in an approved meet sometime between January 1, 2014 and May 1, 2015. A total of 36 open water swimmers will also qualify (18 per gender).
Swimming qualification times The time standards (all long course) for the 2015 Pan American Games are: MaleEvent Female A standard (2 entries) B standard (1 entry) A standard (2 entries) B standard (1 entry) 22.71 24.07 50 freestyle 26.05 27.61 50.05 53.05 100 freestyle 56.91 1:00.32 1:51.49 1:58.18 200 freestyle 2:04.99 2:12.49 3:57.29 4:11.53 400 freestyle 4:17.99 4:33.47 800 freestyle 8:52.99 9:24.97 15:48.39 16:45.29 1500 freestyle 56.59 59.99 100 backstroke 1:04.09 1:07.94 2:06.05 2:13.61 200 backstroke 2:20.19 2:28.60 1:02.79 1:06.56 100 breaststroke 1:11.89 1:16.20 2:19.49 2:27.86 200 breaststroke 2:36.89 2:46.30 53.99 57.23 100 butterfly 1:01.49 1:05.18 2:01.39 2:08.67 200 butterfly 2:17.99 2:26.27 2:07.29 2:14.93 200 individual medley 2:20.49 2:28.92 4:35.99 4:52.55 400 individual medley 4:59.99 5:17.99
Open Water Qualification timeline Event Date Venue 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games November 21–22 Veracruz 2015 South American Championships February 7 Viedma
Summary NOC Men Women Athletes 2 2 4 2 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 4Total: 13 NOC's171936
Qualified swimmers Event Quotas Men Women Host nation2/2 United States2/2 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games6/8 2015 South American Championships7/7 Total 36 17 19
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