[1][2] A total of 136 divers, with an equal distribution between men and women, competed across eight medal events (four per gender in both individual and synchronized) at these Games, the same amount as Tokyo 2020.

[3] For the first time, Chinese divers swept all of the available events, winning a record eight gold medals.

136 diving quota places, with an equal split between men and women, were available for Paris 2024; NOCs could enter a maximum of two divers each in the men's and women's individual events and a gender-based pair in the synchronized events, respecting a sixteen-member (eight per gender) country limit.

[3] To be eligible for the Games, all divers had to be 14 years old and above on or before December 31, 2023; and had to have participated in various international meets approved by World Aquatics.

[5][6] The qualification spots for each of the individual springboard and platform diving events (both men and women) had been attributed as follows:[5] Each synchronized diving event featured eight teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following:[5] 136 divers from 32 NOCs qualified.