Qualifying system

For individual diving the top twelve from the 2011 World Championships, the five continental champions and the eighteen semifinalists at the 2012 Diving World Cup will qualify a quota spot. For the pairs events the top three from the world championships, the top four from the world cup and the hosts qualify.

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
2011 European Diving Championships 2011 European Diving Championships The 2011 European Diving Championships took part from 8–13 March 2011 in Turin, Italy. For the second time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships...	March 8 to March 13, 2011	Turin Turin Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
2011 World Aquatics Championships 2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...	July 16 to July 31, 2011	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
Oceania Qualifying Events	August 19 to August 21, 2011	Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
Asian Diving Cup	September 25 to September 27, 2011	Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
2011 Pan American Games 2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...	October 14 to October 30, 2011	Guadalajara Guadalajara Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
2012 FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	February 20 to February 26, 2012	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

• African qualification tournament is currently unknown.

Men's 3m Synchronized Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 3 m synchro springboard The men's 3 m synchro springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 19 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.-Medalists:-Results:...	3
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	4
Host nation	1
TOTAL	8

Men's 10m Synchronized Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 m synchro platform The men's 10 m synchro platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 17 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the final in the evening session.-Medalists:-Results:...	3
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	4
Host nation	1
TOTAL	8

Women's 3m Synchronized Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 m synchro springboard The women's 3 meter synchro springboard competition at 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 16 with the preliminary round in the morning and the final in the evening session. These were the first gold medals awarded of the 2011 World Aquatics Championships...	3
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	4
Host nation	1
TOTAL	8

Women's 10m Synchronized Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m synchro platform The women's 10 meter synchro springboard competition at 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 18 with the preliminary round in the morning and the final in the evening session.-Medalists:-Results:...	3
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	4
Host nation	1
TOTAL	8

Men's 3m Individual Diving

For the individual events, any one diver can only gain 1 quota place per event for their NOC.

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 3 m springboard The men's 3 m springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 21 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and the final on 22 July.-Medalists:-Results:...	12	(He Chong He Chong He Chong is a Chinese diver. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 3m springboard.He split with partner Wang Feng after they won a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event at the 2005 World Championships... ) (Ilya Zakharov) (Evgeny Kuznetsov) (Qin Kai Qin Kai (diver) Qin Kai is a Chinese athlete who competes in diving. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.At the 2001 World Junior Championships, he won the gold on the 3m Springboard and the silver medal on the Platform. At the 2006 National Championships, he won the silver medal on... ) (Troy Dumais Troy Dumais Troy Matthew Dumais is an Olympic diver from California. Dumais represented the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games, 2004 Olympic Games, and 2008 Olympic Games... ) (Yahel Castillo Yahel Castillo Yahel Ernesto Castillo Huerta is a Mexican diver.-References:... ) (Matthieu Rosset) (Jack Laugher Jack Laugher Jack Laugher is an English diver. He represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Greg Louganis has been reported as being impressed with Laugher's diving.-External links:* from... ) (Javier Illana García) (Julián Sánchez) (Bryan Nickson) (Oleksiy Pryhorov)
2011 European Diving Championships 2011 European Diving Championships The 2011 European Diving Championships took part from 8–13 March 2011 in Turin, Italy. For the second time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships...	1	(Patrick Hausding Patrick Hausding Patrick Hausding is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Sascha Klein.-External links:*... )
Oceania Qualifying	1	(Matthew Barnard)
Asia Diving Cup	1	(Yeoh Ken Nee Yeoh Ken Nee Ken Nee Yeoh is a Malaysian diver. As a 15-year-old he competed in Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2009 he competed in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in the Men's 3 m synchro springboard and Men's 3 m springboard, finishing in... )
2011 Pan American Games Diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 3 metre springboard The men's 3 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held on October 27 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion is Alexandre Despatie of Canada, who will not compete due to an injury...	1	none allocated - Mexico already qualified 2 divers
African Championships	1
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	Up to 18
Additional	1
TOTAL	34

Men's 10m Individual Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 m platform The men's 10 m platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 23 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and the final on 24 July.-Medalists:-Results:...	12	(Qiu Bo) (David Boudia David Boudia David Alasdair Boudia is an American diver.He now lives in Noblesville, Indiana. He started diving in 2000, and has been a member of the U.S National Diving Team since 2005. He has been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and synchronized 10-meter platform events. His... ) (Sascha Klein Sascha Klein Sascha Klein is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Patrick Hausding.-External links:*... ) (Victor Minibaev) (Thomas Daley) (Nick McCrory Nick McCrory Nick McCrory is an American diver and has been a member of the national team since 2007.... ) (Iván García) (Oleksandr Bondar Oleksandr Bondar Aleksander Nikolayevich Bondar is a Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine, Member of the parliamentary fraction of OUR UKRAINE - People's Self-Defence, People's Union "Our Ukraine", Political party "Forward, Ukraine!", People's Movement of Ukraine, Ukrainian People's Party, Ukrainian... ) (Riley McCormick Riley McCormick Riley McCormick is a Canadian diver. He won the 2008 national championship on the 10m and 10m synchronized and placed 16th in the individual 10m platform event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He currently studies at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona... ) (Zhou Lüxin Zhou Lüxin Zhou Lüxin is a Chinese diver. He competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Major achievements:He claimed the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup - 10m platform synchro event. He also won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics - 10m platform event... ) (Peter Waterfield Peter Waterfield Peter Graham Waterfield is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and in the synchronised event with his former partner Leon Taylor... ) (Kostyantyn Milyaev)
2011 European Diving Championships 2011 European Diving Championships The 2011 European Diving Championships took part from 8–13 March 2011 in Turin, Italy. For the second time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships...	1	not allocated - Sascha Klein qualified above
Oceania Qualifying	1	(Matthew Barnard)
Asia Diving Cup	1	(Bryan Nickson Lomas)
2011 Pan American Games Diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 10 metre platform The men's 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 29.-Results:The preliminary round was held at 10:00 and the final at 19:30.Green denotes finalists...	1	not allocated - Iván García qualified above
African Championships	1
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	Up to 18
Additional	1
TOTAL	34

Women's 3m Individual Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 3 m springboard The women's 3 m springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 22 with the preliminary round and the semifinal and the final on 23 July.-Medalists:-Results:...	12	(Wu Minxia Wu Minxia Wu Minxia is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.Wu represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a gold medal in the 3 metre women's synchronized springboard along with Guo Jingjing before winning a silver medal in the 3 metre women's springboard, coming in second place... ) (He Zi He Zi He Zi is a Chinese diver, specialising in the 1 meter springboard, 3 meter springboard and 3 meter synchronised dive.Among her achievements are:* 2006 – silver medal in both the 1 m and 3 m springboard events of the Asian Games.... ) (Jennifer Abel Jennifer Abel Jennifer Abel is a Canadian diver from Laval, Quebec. Abel became one of Canada's youngest ever divers when she had her debut Olympics at the age of 16 in 2008... ) (Christina Loukas Christina Loukas Christina Loukas is an American diver. She competes in the 3 m springboard event.Loukas's father is from Greece. She was born and grew up in Riverwoods, Illinois, and studied gymnastics, swimming, and diving from an early age, before switching to diving exclusively at age twelve... ) (Sharleen Stratton Sharleen Stratton Sharleen Stratton is an Australian diver who won gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.... ) (Laura Sánchez) (Kelci Bryant) (Anna Pysmenska) (Tania Cagnotto Tania Cagnotto Tania Cagnotto is an Italian diver. She is the first Italian female diver to win a medal in a World Championship. A member of the sporting federation Sport Federation Federazione Italiana Nuoto, she is sponsored by the GN Fiamme Gialle – Bolzano Nuoto.She was born in Bolzano, the daughter of... ) (Nadezhda Bazhina Nadezhda Bazhina Nadezhda Bazhina is a Russian diver. She won the 3m Springboard event at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships.-References:... ) (Uschi Freitag) (Émilie Heymans Émilie Heymans Émilie-Joane Heymans is a Canadian diver. Born in Brussels, Belgium and raised in Greenfield Park , a suburb of Montreal, she started diving in 1993, at age 11... )
2011 European Diving Championships 2011 European Diving Championships The 2011 European Diving Championships took part from 8–13 March 2011 in Turin, Italy. For the second time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships...	1	(Anna Lindberg Anna Lindberg Anna Lindberg Anna Lindberg Anna Lindberg (born November 16, 1981 in Karlskoga, Sweden, is a Swedish diver. She won the 1m and 3m Springboard events at the 2006 European Aquatics Championships. She is daughter to former Swedish divers Ulrika Knape and Mathz Lindberg.... )
Oceania Qualifying	1	(Sherilyse Gowlett)
Asia Diving Cup	1	not allocated - China already have 2 quotas
2011 Pan American Games Diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 3 metre springboard The women's 3 metre springboard competition of the diving events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 28 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion was Paola Espinosa of Mexico...	1	not allocated - Laura Sánchez qualified above
African Championships	1
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	Up to 18
Additional	1
TOTAL	34

Women's 10m Individual Diving

Competition	Vacancies	Qualifiers
FINA World Championships Diving at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 10 m platform The women's 10 m platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20 with the preliminary round held in the morning and the semifinal in the evening session. The final was held on July 21.-Medalists:...	12	(Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin Chen Ruolin is a Chinese diver. She won the gold medals in women's 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for Team China.-References:*... ) (Hu Yadan) (Paola Espinosa Paola Espinosa Paola Milagros Espinosa Sánchez is an athlete from Mexico. She competes in diving and represented Mexico at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, being her national team's flagbearer in the latter... ) (Meaghan Benfeito Meaghan Benfeito Meaghan Benfeito is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10m synchronized event with Roseline Filion. She was born in Montreal.... ) (Pandelela Rinong) (Iuliia Prokopchuk) (Alex Croak Alex Croak Alexandra Croak is an Australian diver and gymnast who is a dual Olympic representative... ) (Roseline Filion Roseline Filion Roseline Filion is a Canadian diver. She competes in the 10 m synchronized event with Meaghan Benfeito. She was born in Laval, Quebec.... ) (Tonia Couch Tonia Couch Tonia Couch is a British diver.-Diving achievements:-External links:*... ) (Brittany Viola Brittany Viola Brittany Ann Viola is an American platform diver formerly for the University of Miami. In 2008 and 2011, she won the NCAA championship in diving's ten-meter platform. She was named to the United States diving team for the 2009 World Aquatics Championships 2011 World Aquatics Championship held in... ) (Yulia Koltunova Yulia Koltunova Yulia Nikolayevna Koltunova is a Russian diver. Competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics, She won a silver medal in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Natalia Goncharova.-External links:* *... ) (Nora Subschinski Nora Subschinski Nora Subschinski is a German diver. She participates in the 3m springboard and 10m platform competitions.... )
2011 European Diving Championships 2011 European Diving Championships The 2011 European Diving Championships took part from 8–13 March 2011 in Turin, Italy. For the second time, the event was held separately from the European Swimming Championships. The event was held on Monumentale Diving Stadium. The former capital of Italy was hosting European Diving Championships...	1	(Noemi Batki Noemi Batki Noemi Batki is an Italian diver. She is a member of the Italian National Diving Team and is sponsored by Trieste Tuffi.... )
Oceania Qualifying	1	(Rachel Bugg)
Asia Diving Cup	1	not allocated - China already have 2 quotas
2011 Pan American Games Diving at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 10 metre platform The women's 10 metre platform competition of the diving events at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held on October 26 at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center. The defending Pan American Games champion is Paola Espinosa of Mexico...	1	not allocated - Paola Espinosa has already qualified
African Championships	1
FINA Diving World Cup 2012 FINA Diving World Cup The 2012 Fina Diving World Cup will take place in London, U.K., from Monday February 20, 2012 to Sunday February 26, 2012.The 2012 Fina World Diving Cup will be a test event for the London Aquatic Center and will also serve as a qualifying event for nations to attend the 2012 Olympic Games.- Events...	Up to 18
Additional	1
TOTAL	34

Only two athletes per nation can qualify, meaning if there are less than eighteen athletes the remaining quota spots will go to the additional pool.

• Athletes listed in brackets have not qualified, rather have earned a quota spot for their nation.