# Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Qualification for swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begin on 1 October 2022 and finish on 31 January 2024. There will be a total of 325 male and 280 female quotas in 141 swimming events (71 male, 64 female and 6 mixed open 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 |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 17–19 February 2023 | Melbourne | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 9–12 March 2023 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 16–19 March 2023 | Sheffield | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 20–22 April 2023 | Minneapolis | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 29 April – 1 May 2023 | Singapore | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 11–14 May 2023 | Berlin | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 26–28 May 2023 | Limoges | — |
| 2023 Para Swimming World Series | 5–8 October 2023 | Tijuana | — |
| 2023 World Para Swimming Championships | 31 July – 6 August 2023 | Manchester | 270 qualified slots 142 male 128 female |
| 2022 Asian Para Games | 22–28 October 2023 | Hangzhou | — |
| 2023 Parapan American Games | 17–25 November 2023 | Santiago | — |
| MQS Slot Allocation | 1 October 2022 – 31 January 2024 | — | 325 qualified slots 178 male 147 female |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation | 16 April 2024 | — | 10 qualified slots 5 male 5 female |
| Total | | | 605 |

## 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.
* An NPC can allocate a maximum of three eligible athletes per individual medal event.
* NPCs can allocate an eligible athlete who has met at least one MQS (Minimum Qualification Standard) in an unlimited number of medal events - as long as the athlete has met the MET (Minimum Entry Time) for each event.
* NPCs can allocated one team in each relay event. All team members must have entered at least one individual medal event in order to be selected as a member of the relay team.

### Allocated time targets

| Event | Class | Male | Male | Female | Female |
| Event | Class | MQS | MET | MQS | MET |
| 50m freestyle | S3 | 54.92 | 59.22 | — | — |
| 50m freestyle | S4 | 40.63 | 43.24 | 44.50 | 49.93 |
| 50m freestyle | S5 | 35.15 | 35.96 | — | — |
| 50m freestyle | S6 | — | — | 35.69 | 37.63 |
| 50m freestyle | S7 | 29.48 | 31.76 | — | — |
| 50m freestyle | S8 | — | — | 33.03 | 34.48 |
| 50m freestyle | S9 | 26.29 | 26.62 | — | — |
| 50m freestyle | S10 | 25.49 | 25.72 | 28.88 | 29.41 |
| 50m freestyle | S11 | 27.69 | 28.25 | 33.13 | 34.99 |
| 50m freestyle | S13 | 24.96 | 25.34 | 28.57 | 29.07 |
| 100m freestyle | S3 | — | — | 2:37.18 | 4:30.36 |
| 100m freestyle | S4 | 1:33.79 | 1:38.42 | — | — |
| 100m freestyle | S5 | 1:18.77 | 1:20.46 | 1:32.01 | 1:40.09 |
| 100m freestyle | S6 | 1:09.34 | 1:11.35 | — | — |
| 100m freestyle | S7 | — | — | 1:16.07 | 1:18.69 |
| 100m freestyle | S8 | 1:00.72 | 1:01.61 | — | — |
| 100m freestyle | S9 | — | — | 1:04.77 | 1:05.87 |
| 100m freestyle | S10 | 55.75 | 56.30 | 1:04.77 | 1:05.87 |
| 100m freestyle | S11 | — | — | 1:13.90 | 1:15.54 |
| 100m freestyle | S12 | 56.97 | 58.29 | 1:05.79 | 1:08.42 |
| 200m freestyle | S2 | 5:00.25 | 5:52.51 | — | — |
| 200m freestyle | S3 | 4:10.92 | 4:39.21 | — | — |
| 200m freestyle | S4 | 3:20.72 | 3:31.99 | — | — |
| 200m freestyle | S5 | 2:56.38 | 3:02.47 | 3:29.29 | 4:02.64 |
| 200m freestyle | S14 | 1:57.95 | 2:00.54 | 2:15.56 | 2:17.89 |
| 400m freestyle | S6 | 5:27.37 | 5:31.35 | 5:54.31 | 6:01.73 |
| 400m freestyle | S7 | 5:05.24 | 5:17.73 | 5:38.52 | 6:00.00 |
| 400m freestyle | S8 | 4:43.89 | 4:51.00 | 5:21.86 | 5:44.21 |
| 400m freestyle | S9 | 4:26.93 | 4:28.23 | 4:56.28 | 5:05.75 |
| 400m freestyle | S10 | — | — | 4:58.86 | 5:02.46 |
| 400m freestyle | S11 | 5:04.43 | 5:22.96 | 5:50.35 | 7:44.46 |
| 400m freestyle | S13 | 4:31.59 | 4:37.10 | 4:58.07 | 5:44.28 |
| 50m backstroke | S1 | 1:53.32 | 1:53.32 | — | — |
| 50m backstroke | S2 | 1:09.31 | 1:30.58 | 1:55.28 | 1:55.28 |
| 50m backstroke | S3 | 56.99 | 1:00.49 | 1:13.49 | 2:09.11 |
| 50m backstroke | S4 | 49.22 | 52.01 | 54.97 | 1:02.11 |
| 50m backstroke | S5 | 39.38 | 41.79 | 48.96 | 53.88 |
| 100m backstroke | S1 | 4:05.98 | 4:05.98 | — | — |
| 100m backstroke | S2 | 2:28.15 | 3:16.21 | 3:54.95 | 3:54.95 |
| 100m backstroke | S6 | 1:21.53 | 1:23.70 | 1:30.43 | 1:35.53 |
| 100m backstroke | S7 | 1:15.74 | 1:20.26 | — | — |
| 100m backstroke | S8 | 1:10.91 | 1:14.35 | 1:24.91 | 1:27.32 |
| 100m backstroke | S9 | 1:06.30 | 1:07.60 | 1:16.48 | 1:19.85 |
| 100m backstroke | S10 | 1:04.00 | 1:05.79 | 1:14.43 | 1:16.22 |
| 100m backstroke | S11 | 1:12.94 | 1:15.63 | 1:24.68 | 1:30.38 |
| 100m backstroke | S12 | 1:09.02 | 1:13.72 | 1:20.50 | 1:28.73 |
| 100m backstroke | S13 | 1:03.28 | 1:06.22 | 1:12.66 | 1:17.17 |
| 100m backstroke | S14 | 1:02.06 | 1:03.07 | 1:12.27 | 1:13.93 |
| 50m breaststroke | SB2 | 1:24.25 | 1:42.78 | — | — |
| 50m breaststroke | SB3 | 55.77 | 58.06 | 1:07.05 | 1:10.97 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB4 | 1:56.83 | 2:00.75 | 2:20.91 | 2:51.00 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB5 | 1:42.49 | 1:46.05 | 2:01.79 | 2:11.48 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB6 | 1:25.36 | 1:27.84 | 1:42.59 | 1:50.45 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB7 | — | — | 1:43.34 | 1:47.16 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB8 | 1:14.84 | 1:18.71 | 1:28.79 | 1:31.61 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB9 | 1:12.19 | 1:14.06 | 1:22.51 | 1:25.25 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB11 | 1:24.11 | 1:28.09 | 1:34.52 | 1:45.81 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB12 | — | — | 1:29.41 | 1:38.06 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB13 | 1:11.90 | 1:17.13 | 1:23.39 | 1:27.57 |
| 100m breaststroke | SB14 | 1:08.69 | 1:10.03 | 1:23.30 | 1:25.29 |
| 50m butterfly | S5 | 37.61 | 38.77 | 51.52 | 57.92 |
| 50m butterfly | S6 | 33.22 | 34.46 | 40.20 | 40.96 |
| 50m butterfly | S7 | 32.50 | 34.08 | 38.23 | 40.45 |
| 100m butterfly | S8 | 1:05.27 | 1:07.01 | 1:26.93 | 1:34.00 |
| 100m butterfly | S9 | 1:02.53 | 1:03.48 | 1:12.53 | 1:14.85 |
| 100m butterfly | S10 | 59.48 | 1:01.71 | 1:13.42 | 1:19.75 |
| 100m butterfly | S11 | 1:10.30 | 1:17.12 | — | — |
| 100m butterfly | S12 | 1:01.95 | 1:04.21 | — | — |
| 100m butterfly | S13 | 1:00.04 | 1:02.12 | 1:12.61 | 1:17.25 |
| 100m butterfly | S14 | 58.32 | 58.74 | 1:10.45 | 1:11.70 |
| 150m individual medley | SM3 | 3:44.30 | 4:42.88 | — | — |
| 150m individual medley | SM4 | 2:50.06 | 2:59.45 | 3:08.62 | 3:42.83 |
| 200m individual medley | SM5 | — | — | 4:47.34 | 5:15.98 |
| 200m individual medley | SM6 | 2:55.12 | 3:06.56 | 3:15.14 | 3:28.28 |
| 200m individual medley | SM7 | 2:45.82 | 2:54.49 | 3:12.14 | 3:32.77 |
| 200m individual medley | SM8 | 2:31.87 | 2:39.65 | 3:03.77 | 3:12.83 |
| 200m individual medley | SM9 | 2:24.20 | 2:25.74 | 2:40.96 | 2:46.65 |
| 200m individual medley | SM10 | 2:23.17 | 2:25.37 | 2:40.02 | 2:45.38 |
| 200m individual medley | SM11 | 2:40.33 | 2:49.86 | 3:03.89 | 3:15.69 |
| 200m individual medley | SM13 | 2:19.54 | 2:22.95 | 2:39.83 | 2:44.50 |
| 200m individual medley | SM14 | 2:14.06 | 2:16.61 | 2:36.45 | 2:38.42 |
| Mixed 4 x 50m freestyle relay 20pts | Mixed 4 x 50m freestyle relay 20pts | 3:02.91 | 3:02.91 | 3:02.91 | 3:02.91 |
| Mixed 4 x 50m medley relay 20pts | Mixed 4 x 50m medley relay 20pts | 3:37.50 | 3:37.50 | 3:37.50 | 3:37.50 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay S14 | 4:23.97 | 4:23.97 | 4:23.97 | 4:23.97 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49pts (VI) | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 49pts (VI) | 4:25.09 | 4:25.09 | 4:25.09 | 4:25.09 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts | Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34pts | 4:41.09 | 4:41.09 | 4:41.09 | 4:41.09 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts | Mixed 4 × 100 m medley relay 34pts | 5:31.72 | 5:31.72 | 5:31.72 | 5:31.72 |