Artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for artistic swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (The Olympics was postponed to at least 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[1] The competition at these Games will comprise a total of 104 athletes coming from their respective NOCs; each has been allowed to enter a maximum of eight if qualified in the women's team and two if qualified only for the women's duet. NOCs qualified in the team event may select two of the team members to compete in the duet. Host nation Japan is considered the Asian continental representative, having reserved a spot on all events.

For the team competitions, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships, with the exception of the host country Japan which will represent the Asian continent, obtains a secured place for the Games, while the remaining NOCs will compete for the two highest-ranked spots at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and the three highest-ranked spots at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. For the duet, the best ranked NOC in each of the five continental championships that do not have a qualified team assures a secured spot, while the other seven top-ranked NOCs will be selected through Olympic Qualification Tournament. All 10 NOCs that have already qualified in the team event each automatically qualify two synchronized swimmers (who must be members of the team) to form a duet.[2]

Timeline

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Event Date Venue
European Champions Cup May 10–12, 2019   Saint Petersburg
2019 FINA World Championships July 12–20, 2019   Gwangju
African Continental Selection
Asian Continental Selection
Oceania Continental Selection
2019 Pan American Games July 29–31, 2019   Lima
2021 FINA Olympic Qualification Tournament June 10–13, 2021   Barcelona[3]

Qualification summary

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Nation Team Duet Athletes
  Australia     8
  Austria   2
  Belarus   2
  Canada     8
  China     8
  Colombia   2
  Egypt     8
  France   2
  Great Britain   2
  Greece     8
  Italy     8
  Israel   2
  Japan     8
  Kazakhstan   2
  Liechtenstein   2
  Mexico   2
  Netherlands   2
  ROC     8
  South Africa   2
  Spain     8
  Ukraine     8
  United States   2
Total: 22 NOCs 80 44 104

Women's team

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Event Place Qualified team
Host nation 1   Japan
African Continental Selection (2019 Worlds) 1   Egypt
2019 Pan American Games 1   Canada
2019 European Champions Cup 1   ROC
Oceania Continental Selection (2019 Worlds) 1   Australia
2019 FINA World Championships 2   China
  Ukraine
2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3   Italy
  Spain
  Greece
Total 10

Women's duet

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Event Place Qualified NOC
Qualified in the team event 10   Australia
  Canada
  China
  Greece
  Italy
  Egypt
  Japan
  ROC
  Spain
  Ukraine
African Continental Selection (2019 Worlds) 1   South Africa
2019 Pan American Games 1   Mexico
Asian Continental Selection (2019 Worlds) 1   Kazakhstan
2019 European Champions Cup 1   Great Britain
Oceania Continental Selection (2019 Worlds) 0   New Zealand1
2021 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 8   Austria
  France
  Belarus
  Netherlands
  United States
  Israel
  Liechtenstein
  Colombia
Total 22
^1 – New Zealand declined the duet quota.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Artistic Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "PR 18 - Barcelona (ESP) will host the Artistic Swimming Olympic Qualification event". FINA (Press release). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 - Qualifying Procedures". FINA. Retrieved 11 May 2021.