| Swimming at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 ,_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 |
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] The women's open-water marathon was held on August 15, and the men's open water race on August 16 in Fort Copacabana.[2]
- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Daily competition schedule" (PDF). Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2016.