Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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The swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.[1]
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium |
| Dates | 6–13 August 2016 |
| No. of events | 32 |
| Competitors | 906 from 174 nations |
Events
Similar to the program's format in 2012, swimming features a total of 32 events (16 each for men and women). The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
- Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1500 (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
Schedule
Similar to previous Olympics since 2000, with the exception of 2008, the swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. The prelims are held in the afternoon, followed by the semifinals and final in the evening and the night session (due to the substantial fees NBC has paid for rights to the Olympics, the IOC has allowed NBC to have influence on event scheduling to maximize U.S. television ratings when possible; NBC agreed to a $7.75 billion contract extension on May 7, 2014, to air the Olympics through the 2032 games[2] and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC).[3][4] The dates in the table are for August.
| H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
A = Afternoon session, starting at 13:00 local time (16:00 UTC).
N = Night session, starting at 22:00 local time (01:00 UTC the next day).
| Date → | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | Aug 9 | Aug 10 | Aug 11 | Aug 12 | Aug 13 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Date → | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | Aug 9 | Aug 10 | Aug 11 | Aug 12 | Aug 13 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | 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 | ||||||||||||||
Qualification
FINA By-Law BL 9.3.6.4 laid out the qualification procedures for the "Swimming" competition at the Olympics.[6] 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.
Individual events
On January 15, 2015, FINA posted the qualifying times for individual events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7] The time standards consisted 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.[7][8]
If a country had had no swimmers who meet either qualifying standard, it may have entered one male and one female. A country that did not receive an allocation spot but had at least one swimmer who met a qualifying standard might have enter the swimmer with the highest ranking.[8]
Relay events
Each relay event features 16 teams, composed of:
- 12: the top-12 finishers at the 2015 World Championships in each relay event.[8]
- 4: the 4 fastest non-qualified teams, based on times in the 15-months preceding the Olympics.[8]
Participation
Participating nations
A total of 906 swimmers (489 men and 417 women) competed in the 32 events (26 individual, plus six relays) contested at the Aquatics Stadium in Rio. Brazil, as the host country, receives guaranteed quota place in case it would not qualify any qualification places.
Albania (2)
Algeria (1)
Andorra (2)
Angola (2)
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (2)
Aruba (2)
Australia (37)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahamas (3)
Bahrain (1)
Bangladesh (2)
Barbados (2)
Belarus (8)
Belgium (10)
Benin (2)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (2)
Brazil (33)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Burkina Faso (2)
Burundi (2)
Cambodia (2)
Canada (28)
Cayman Islands (2)
Central African Republic (2)
Chile (2)
China (43)
Colombia (4)
Comoros (2)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Cook Islands (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (2)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (7)
Denmark (15)
Djibouti (1)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Fiji (2)
Finland (8)
France (28)
Gabon (1)
The Gambia (1)
Georgia (2)
Germany (27)
Great Britain (26)
Ghana (2)
Greece (13)
Grenada (2)
Guam (2)
Guinea (2)
Guatemala (2)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (2)
Hong Kong (7)
Hungary (33)
Iceland (3)
India (2)
Independent Olympic Athletes (2)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (1)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (3)
Israel (7)
Italy (35)
Ivory Coast (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (34)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (2)
Kosovo (2)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (2)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (2)
Libya (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg (3)
Macedonia (2)
Madagascar (2)
Malaysia (2)
Malawi (2)
Maldives (2)
Mali (2)
Malta (2)
Marshall Islands (2)
Mauritius (2)
Mexico (3)
Federated States of Micronesia (2)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (2)
Montenegro (2)
Morocco (2)
Mozambique (2)
Myanmar (1)
Nepal (2)
Netherlands (16)
New Zealand (8)
Nicaragua (2)
Niger (2)
Nigeria (2)
Norway (2)
Palau (2)
Palestine (2)
Pakistan (2)
Panama (2)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (2)
Philippines (2)
Poland (19)
Portugal (4)
Puerto Rico (2)
Qatar (2)- Refugee Olympic Team (2)
Romania (6)
Russia (34)
Rwanda (2)
Saint Lucia (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
Samoa (2)
Senegal (2)
Serbia (6)
Seychelles (2)
Sierra Leone (2)
Singapore (3)
Slovakia (3)
Slovenia (9)
South Africa (11)
South Korea (8)
Spain (23)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sudan (2)
Suriname (2)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (8)
Syria (2)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Tajikistan (2)
Tanzania (2)
Thailand (2)
Togo (2)
Tonga (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (4)
Turkmenistan (2)
Uganda (2)
Ukraine (7)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (44)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (2)
Venezuela (4)
Vietnam (2)
Virgin Islands (2)
Yemen (1)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (2)
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 16 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 |  Australia | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 |  China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 |  France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 98 | |
Men's events
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Olympic and world records broken
Men
| Event | Established for | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | Record | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke | (same) | 6 August | Heats | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 57.55 | WR | 1 |
| Men's 100 metre breaststroke | (same) | 7 August | Final | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 57.13 | WR | 2 |
| Men's 100 metre backstroke | (same) | 8 August | Final | Ryan Murphy | United States | 51.97 | OR | 3 |
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke | (same) | 9 August | Semifinal | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:07.22 | OR | 4 |
| Men's 100 metre butterfly | (same) | 12 August | Final | Joseph Schooling | Singapore | 50.39 | OR | 7 |
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 13 August | Final | Ryan Murphy | United States | 51.85 r | WR | 8 |
| Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay | (same) | 13 August | Final | Ryan Murphy (51.85) Cody Miller (59.03) Michael Phelps (50.33) Nathan Adrian (46.74) | United States | 3:27.95 | OR | 8 |
Women
Legend: r – First leg of relay
- All world records (WR) are consequently Olympic records (OR).
