Competitors 312 from 37 nations | Dates 14 Jul 2015 – 18 Jul 2015 | |
Other Instances 2023 Pan American Games, 2007 Pan American Games, 2003 Pan American Games, 1999 Pan American Games, 1995 Pan American Games | ||
Swimming competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 14 to 18 at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre (CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Aquatics Centre and Field House). Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. Due to Pan American Games being scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, the swimming events were condensed into a five-day schedule.
Contents
Format
The competition will feature 32 long course (50m) events, divided evenly between males and females into the following 16 events:
There will also be two open water swim events (one each for men and women) over 10 km.
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the swimming competitions:
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
* Swimmers who swam in preliminary heats and received medals.
Participating nations
A total of 37 countries have qualified 312 athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Qualification
As with previous editions of the Games, A/B qualifying times will be used, with a target number of 276 swimmers. Times need to be swum in an approved meet sometime between January 1, 2014 and April 15, 2015. A total of 36 open water swimmers will also qualify (18 per gender).