Swimming Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

[dcro 10,210]

Costa Rica will have just one swimmer, Maria Meza in women's 100m. LINK

 

Nepal will have two swimmers. LINK

 

Tajikistan will also have two swimmers. LINK

 

Benin will have two (actually their full Olympic team accross all sports can be seen here).

Edited July 13, 2016 by dcro

[MantaRaymarc 132]

42 minutes ago, dcro said:

Costa Rica will have just one swimmer, Maria Meza in women's 100m. LINK

 

Nepal will have two swimmers. LINK

 

Tajikistan will also have two swimmers. LINK

 

Benin will have two (actually their full Olympic team accross all sports can be seen here).

Thanks for the update, dcro (sorry if I don't know your name)!

[mrv86 3,240]

Mexican Olympic Committee rejected the "B" standards, so only 3 swimmers (all with OQT) this time

[MantaRaymarc 132]

18 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

Mexican Olympic Committee rejected the "B" standards, so only 3 swimmers (all with OQT) this time

How do we know if the MOC has decided not to accept "B" standards to the swimmers? At the previous Games, Mexico has permitted to send swimmers with B-cuts.

[heywoodu 16,004]

6 minutes ago, MantaRaymarc said:

How do we know if the MOC has decided not to accept "B" standards to the swimmers? At the previous Games, Mexico has permitted to send swimmers with B-cuts.

Probably because he's Mexican and reading Mexican websites/statements?  

[MantaRaymarc 132]

12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Probably because he's Mexican and reading Mexican websites/statements?  

Duh. I'm sure he'll explain to us about the selection of swimmers. Just wait patiently. Hahahaha.

[mrv86 3,240]

7 hours ago, MantaRaymarc said:

How do we know if the MOC has decided not to accept "B" standards to the swimmers? At the previous Games, Mexico has permitted to send swimmers with B-cuts.

Here's the press release (in Spanish) from the Mexican Committee in which they argue that they are respecting the initial selection criteria (also in Spanish set by the national swimming federation, in which they stated no OST athletes will be selected for Rio. In said document, it says clearly that the federation will only nominate those athletes with "A" mark, also shortening their qualification period until May 15.

 

To not make this long, this is just another power game between the idiot authorities that is affecting our competitors; it's sad to left behind the 2 or 3 swimmers that could be added to the team, but if they allowed the Mexican Athletics federation to change the selection process (to include 3 more athletes, that initially didn't qualify through) this is a clear case of lack of equity in the process.

Edited July 13, 2016 by mrv86

[intoronto 6,406]

6 hours ago, MantaRaymarc said:

Duh. I'm sure he'll explain to us about the selection of swimmers. Just wait patiently. Hahahaha.

 

you ask a lot of questions that are pretty obvious

[MantaRaymarc 132]

1 hour ago, intoronto said:

 

you ask a lot of questions that are pretty obvious

Well you already know what I'm doing whenever I get curious with so many things. Just to share something for those who do not know their standards, selection procedures, and other details on internal qualification for each sport.

[dcro 10,210]

Sierra Leone will apparently have two swimmers (first Sierra Leone Olympic swimmers since 1996).

 

Their female swimmer needed 54 seconds to swim 50m free in Kazan last year. But, she has allegedly improved since then and now she can do it in 40s.

 

http://awoko.org/2016/07/14/sierra-leone-sports-salone-swimmers-ready-for-rio-games/