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 diving begin on the day of the opening ceremony (when events are traditionally not held on the day of the ceremony).

[3] The winners of the four individual competitions, will qualify their country a quota place for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

If the host nation of the Olympics (Brazil) wins the event, the runner up will qualify instead.

Each nation might enter a team of up to eight divers (six if not competing in synchronized events).

If the total number of divers exceeds 60, then Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA) will use the world rankings, and finishes in tournaments to determine the competing athletes.