[3][4] Finally, the rest of the spaces were filled by athletes who had met the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), which was 16:13.94 for this event.

Beatriz Dizotti qualified to represent Brazil during the 2024 Brazilian Swimming Championships.

Isabel Gose and Leonie Märtens qualified to represent Germany during the 2024 German Swimming Championships.

Gose won the competition with a time of 15:52.02, and Märtens qualified as the second-highest German swimmer, finishing in third with a 16:12.48.

Other athletes that have qualified through the OQT are: Gao Weizhong and Li Bingjie of China, Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of France, Vivien Jackl of Hungary, and Simona Quadarella and Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy.