{"id":636288,"date":"2026-02-03T15:26:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=636288"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:26:41","slug":"world-aquatics-ioc-approve-2028-olympic-diving-qualification-pathway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-aquatics-ioc-approve-2028-olympic-diving-qualification-pathway\/","title":{"rendered":"World Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Aquatics, IOC Approve 2028 Olympic Diving Qualification Pathway<\/strong><\/p>\n

The International Olympic Committee this week approved the diving qualification pathway<\/a> at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The process was developed via collaboration from the IOC Sports Department, World Aquatics\u2019 technical diving committee and the larger World Aquatics Bureau and stakeholders in the process. It\u2019s the latest qualification pathway to be approved by IOC at meetings ahead of the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina.<\/p>\n

The process maintains many of the same procedures as in the past. Diving competition will continue to comprise eight events: Four on 3-meter springboard (men\u2019s, women\u2019s, men\u2019s synchro, women\u2019s synchro) and four on 10-meter platform ((men\u2019s, women\u2019s, men\u2019s synchro, women\u2019s synchro).<\/p>\n

Diving has a quota of 136 athletes. As the host country, the U.S. receives quota places for the four synchro events as the host nation.<\/p>\n

Qualification will begin at the 2027 World Aquatics Championships in 2027. They will comprise continental competitions that year and conclude in the first two World Aquatics Diving World Cup stops in 2028, at locations and dates to be determined. The World Cup stops will be used to determine all synchro team spots and be an additional qualification opportunity for individuals.<\/p>\n