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Detailed Information
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Competition Dates
20 to 26 Jul 1996
Venue
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center
Capacity: 14,600
Events/Disciplines
32 Events
Men | Women |
50m freestyle | 50m freestyle |
100m freestyle | 100m freestyle |
200m freestyle | 200m freestyle |
400m freestyle | 400m freestyle |
1500m freestyle | 800m freestyle |
100m breaststroke | 100m breaststroke |
200m breaststroke | 200m breaststroke |
100m backstroke | 100m backstroke |
200m backstroke | 200m backstroke |
100m butterfly | 100m butterfly |
200m butterfly | 200m butterfly |
200m individual medley | 200m individual medley |
400m individual medley | 400m individual medley |
4 x 100m freestyle relay | 4 x 100m freestyle relay |
4 x 200m freestyle relay | 4 x 200m freestyle relay |
4 x 100m medley relay | 4 x 100m medley relay |
Number of Athletes
Estimated 400 men, 400 women, 800 total
Changes Since Barcelona
Added: Women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay
Qualifications
For a country to qualify two swimmers per event, both must meet “A” qualifying
times. To qualify one athlete per event, he/she must meet a slower “B” standard,
and no country may enter more than 26 men and 26 women. Countries may enter one
man and one woman regardless of qualifying times. Each FINA-member country holds
selection meets, or chooses swimmers by 5 Jul 1996.
Qualification Standards
Women | Men | ||||
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Event | A Standard | B Standard | A Standard | B Standard | |
50m Freestyle | 26.24 | 27.55 | 22.90 | 24.05 | |
100m Freestyle | 56.19 | 59.00 | 50.40 | 52.92 | |
200m Freestyle | 2:01.84 | 2:07.93 | 1:50.13 | 1:55.64 | |
400m Freestyle | 4:14.98 | 4:27.73 | 3:52.87 | 4:04.51 | |
800m Freestyle | 8:46.36 | 9:12.68 | |||
1500m Freestyle | 15:28.57 | 16:15.00 | |||
100m Backstroke | 1:03.21 | 1:06.37 | 56.62 | 59.45 | |
200m Backstroke | 2:15.15 | 2:21.91 | 2:01.46 | 2:07.53 | |
100m Breaststroke | 1:10.95 | 1:14.50 | 1:02.72 | 1:05.86 | |
200m Breaststroke | 2:32.34 | 2:39.96 | 2:15.59 | 2:22.37 | |
100m Butterfly | 1:01.69 | 1:04.77 | 54.59 | 57.32 | |
V200m Butterfly | 2:14.32 | 2:21.04 | 2:00.65 | 2:06.68 | |
200m Ind. Medley | 2:17.90 | 2:24.80 | 2:03.72 | 2:09.91 | |
400m Ind. Medley | 4:49.74 | 5:04.23 | 4:22.10 | 4:35.21 | |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay | 3:56.00 | 3:31.68 | |||
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay | 8:49.81 | 7:42.56 | |||
4 x 100m Medley Relay | 4:24.64 | 3:55.55 |
Competition Format
Preliminaries take place in the morning (with the eight fastest swimmers
advancing to the Final A and swimmers nine through 16 advancing to the
Final B that same evening) for all events except the 800m and 1500m freestyles.
In those two events, finals are swum the day following preliminaries.
International Federation
Federation Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA)
Avenue de Beaumont 9
Rez-de-Chaussee
1021 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: (41-21) 312-6602
Fax: (41-21) 312-6610
Olympic Debut
Men: 1896
Women: 1912
1996 U.S. Swimming Trials. Video Clips Courtesy of NBC.
| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |