A nation may earn up to 1 boat in each of the 14 Rowing events.
Note that though crew members' names are given below, for boats which qualified at the 2007 World Championships the crew racing at the Olympics is not required to include the same crew members as the crew which qualified.
* Open to NOCs that are members of Organización Deportiva Panamericana, with the exception of USA and Canada.
** Open to all NOCs except in the M1x, LM2x, W1x and LW2x events where the NOCs from Africa, Asia and Latin America are excluded.
* Nation invited via Unused Quota Places.