| Swimming at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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 %2c_Rio_2016.png) Pictograms for Swimming (left) and Marathon Swimming (right) | |
| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Stadium (pool) Fort Copacabana (open water) |
| Dates | 6–13 August 2016 15–16 August (Marathon) |
| No. of events | 34 |
| Competitors | 955 from 174 nations |
| Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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| 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 |
Theswimming competitions at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 13 August at theOlympic Aquatics Stadium.[1] The women's open-water marathon was held on August 15, and the men's open water race on August 16 inFort Copacabana.[2]
The location for open-water events was a source of concern for athletes since scientists have found microbes in the waters off of Fort Copacabana anddrug-resistant super bacteria off the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in 2014 and 2016 studies due to the daily dumping of hospital waste and household raw sewage into the rivers and ocean. Ten percent of the Copacabana water test samples contained drug-resistant super bacteria.[3][4] However, during the races the water quality was good.[5][6]
Similar to the program's format in 2012, swimming features a total of 34 events (17 each for men and women), including two 10 kmopen-water marathons. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in metres unless stated):
Similar to previous Olympics since 2000, with the exception of 2008, the swimming program schedule occurred in two segments. For the pool events, prelims are held in the afternoon, followed by the semifinals and final in the evening and the night session (due to the substantial feesNBC 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[7] and is also one of the major sources of revenue for the IOC).[8][9] The dates in the table are for August.
| H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
A = Afternoon session, starting at 13:00 local time (16:00UTC).
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 | Aug 16 | |||||||||
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| Event ↓ | A | N | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Date → | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | Aug 9 | Aug 10 | Aug 11 | Aug 12 | Aug 13 | Aug 15 | |||||||||
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| Event ↓ | A | N | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 km open water | F | |||||||||||||||||
FINA By-Law BL 9.3.6.4 (swimming) and BL 9.3.7.5.3 (open water) laid out the qualification procedures for the "Swimming" competition at the Olympics.[11] 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.
On January 15, 2015,FINA posted the qualifying times for individual events for the2016 Summer Olympics.[12] The time standards consisted of two types: an "OlympicQualifying Time" (OQT) and an "OlympicSelection 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 theinvitation 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.[12][13]
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.[13]
Each relay event features 16 teams, composed of:
The men's and women's 10 km races at the2016 Summer Olympics featured 25 swimmers:[14]
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 (39)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bahamas (3)
Bahrain (1)
Bangladesh (2)
Barbados (2)
Belgium (10)
Benin (2)
Belarus (8)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (2)
Brazil (36)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Bulgaria (3)
Burkina Faso (2)
Burundi (2)
Cambodia (2)
Canada (30)
Cayman Islands (2)
Central African Republic (2)
Chile (2)
China (45)
Colombia (4)
Comoros (2)
Republic of the Congo (2)
Cook Islands (2)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (1)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (8)
Denmark (15)
Djibouti (1)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (3)
Egypt (7)
El Salvador (2)
Estonia (2)
Ethiopia (2)
Fiji (2)
Finland (8)
France (30)
Gabon (1)
The Gambia (1)
Georgia (2)
Germany (29)
Great Britain (28)
Ghana (2)
Greece (15)
Grenada (2)
Guam (2)
Guinea (2)
Guatemala (2)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (2)
Hong Kong (7)
Hungary (35)
Iceland (3)
India (2)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (1)
Iraq (1)
Ireland (3)
Israel (7)
Italy (38)
Ivory Coast (2)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (36)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kenya (2)
Kosovo (2)
Independent Olympic Athletes (2)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Laos (2)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (2)
Libya (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Lithuania (6)
Luxembourg (3)
Macedonia (2)
Madagascar (2)
Malaysia (3)
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)
Netherlands (17)
Nepal (2)
New Zealand (9)
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 (20)
Portugal (5)
Qatar (2) Refugee Olympic Team (2)
Romania (6)
Puerto Rico (2)
Russia (36)
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 (10)
South Africa (13)
South Korea (8)
Spain (24)
Sri Lanka (2)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (8)
Sudan (2)
Suriname (2)
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 (47)
Uruguay (2)
Uzbekistan (2)
Venezuela (6)
Vietnam (2)
Virgin Islands (2)
Yemen (2)
Zambia (2)
Zimbabwe (2)* Host nation (Brazil)
| 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 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 35 | 35 | 34 | 104 | |
a Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
b Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
| 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 | 51.85r | 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 |
Legend: r – First leg of relay
The first of the two new studies [...] showed the presence of the microbes at five of Rio's showcase beaches, including the ocean-front Copacabana, where open-water and triathlon swimming will take place.
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