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).^[1]

Athletes have to compete in at least one of the following competitions in order to be qualified for the Summer Paralympics.

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Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths
2023 Para Swimming World Series[2]	17–19 February 2023	Melbourne	—
	9–12 March 2023	Lignano Sabbiadoro
	16–19 March 2023	Sheffield
	20–22 April 2023	Minneapolis
	29 April – 1 May 2023	Singapore
	11–14 May 2023	Berlin
	26–28 May 2023	Limoges
	5–8 October 2023	Tijuana
2023 World Para Swimming Championships[3]	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

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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.

• Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification