Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of eight athletes, four per each gender and two per each event.

As hosts, China is given the maximum quota and 112 places, 56 per each gender will be decided by the Tripartite Commission.

Also only the 16 nations with the most FINA points after the 2013 World Aquatics Championships will be allowed to qualify the maximum quota.

[1] To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics, athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.

[1] The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.