German swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):[4] Swimmers must qualify at the 2015 German Swimming Championships and the 2015 German Open (for pool events) to confirm their places for the Worlds.[5]
Thirty-one swimmers have been nominated to the German team including world record holder Paul Biedermann in the freestyle and 2013 Worlds silver medalist Marco Koch in the breaststroke.[3][5]