The RFEN affects several points in the specific criteria for Paris 2024 in swimming

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation published this Tuesday a slight changes to the individual qualification process for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in swimming. He also ended up defining the relay classification process. With the three qualifying competitions established from the start, there will be slight variations in the ‘tempo’ used in calling. Furthermore, the main novelty is one of the qualifying events, The Spanish Summer Open already has dates: it is from June 18 to 22, 2024.

As mentioned at the beginning, there are three individual competitions that qualify for the Games. It’s about Fukuoka World Cup 2023 (minimum and final requested, something achieved only Hugo Gonzalez in both the 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle; produced minimums without finals and therefore did not meet the preselection criteria Hugo González in the 100 backstroke, Arbidel González in the 200 butterfly and África Zamorano in the 200 backstroke), the Doha World Cup 2024 (from February 2 to 18 worldwide, minimum) and that Spanish Open Summer 2024 (minimum).

However, the initial criteria spoke of preselection after Fukuoka and Doha, after which a first official list of those selected would be established. This situation is changing because the Summer Open will finally be pre-selective as welltherefore It is understood that this can be achieved without that initial list. The requirement for grades at an individual level does not vary, with a minimum A of World Aquatics being the qualifying route.

Swimmers to be pre-selected for the Paris Olympic Games, according to criteria, after the Fukuoka World Cup

-Hugo González: 200 backstroke and 200 medley (minimum FINA A and final in both events)

Of course, in the process the situation is detailed for Minimum Olympic B from World Aquatics. This is nothing unusual, because it refers to the standard situation that usually governs international swimming: they do not provide direct passage to Paris 2024 because to perform they must receive an invitation from the international organization. Spain notifies that they will be taken into account should this unusual event occur. with countries with direct qualification as it already happened for Tokyo 2020 with César Castro who did not receive the approval of what used to be called FINA.

The relays, marked by World Aquatics and with RFEN nuances for selection of the Doha World Cup

Meanwhile, in terms of relays, the standard for Paris 2024 has been set for several months by World Aquatics. In each event, the first three finishers in the Fukuoka World Championship get a direct pass, while the remaining thirteen teams in each modality will be determined after joint ranking times between the Japanese universal championship and Doha. After Fukuoka, excluding podium teams already classified, Spain will be 4th in men’s 4×100 freestyle (if its series record holds), 10th in men’s 4×200 freestyle, 11th in men’s 4×100 freestyle, 13th in the women’s 4×100. and 11th in the Women’s 4×200 freestyle. She would be 17th in the women’s 4×100 medley and unranked in the mixed 4×100 medley.

RFEN added that, although World Aquatics has left the invitation open to swimmers from countries that have qualified in the relays but not the relevant individual minimums to throw them, Participation is only guaranteed at half of the individual minimum in each relay (except in the case of the inclusion of seven relays, in which case a minimum of twelve would be valid). That invitation in case of non-availability of individual hours does not depend on the RFEN, but on the international organization. In fact, for a relay to compete it is necessary for its quota of participants to be met on an individual level.

Therefore, the selection criteria for Doha 2024, with direct marks or individual summaries which has already been established between the competitions this summer of 2023 (Fukuoka World Cup, Junior European, Summer National, U23 European and Junior World Cup). What has been established, when the Fukuoka World Cup is held, is the sums of brands that provide access to Doha in relays and, with it, the option of defending or improving times and continuing to fight for Olympic places.

Open water, with the World Aquatics process

The classification process open water for Paris 2024 defined by RFEN is the one already published by World Aquatics a few months ago. The first three at the Fukuoka World Championships in 10 kilometers in each sex qualify for the Games. They will be joined by the thirteen best from the Doha 2024 World Cup and, after those quotas have been established, the best swimmers from each continent that did not get a direct ticket (Europe, America, Oceania, Africa and Asia). As a novelty, in addition, for Paris 2024, swimmers with a minimum of 800 or 1500 freestyle will be able to participate in the 10 kilometers without having to be classified according to specific open water criteria.
Facing the Doha World Cupthe Spanish selective consists of the last Fukuoka World Cup, with confirmed places in the 5 kilometers (non-Olympic event) and in the 10 kilometers (Olympic) for Angela Martinezand the Eilat World Cup, which the team will finish setting up on December 1 and 2.