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Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and the rest of the U.S. Olympic swimming team are about to embark on another Summer Games.
Team USA is gearing up for the swimming competition at the 2024 Olympics. The U.S. swimming team lapped the field at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, earning 30 total medals and 11 golds in the sport. Ledecky and Dressel will be joined by 44 fellow American swimmers in the French capital as they look to add more medals to their collection.
Here is how you can watch all the swimming action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
How to watch swimming at the 2024 Olympics
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Swimming events at the 2024 Olympics will air on TV on NBC and USA Network. Streaming will be available on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC Olympics app and the NBC app.
Swimming schedule for the 2024 Olympics
Swimming events will be held at La Défense Arena from Saturday, July 27, through Sunday Aug. 4. Open water swimming events will be held on Thursday, Aug. 8, and Friday, Aug. 9.
Below is the full streaming schedule for swimming at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, featuring the main events in each session (all times ET).
| Date/time | Events | Stream |
| Saturday, July 27, 5-7:15 a.m. | Heats: M/W 400m freestyle, M/W 4x100m freestyle relay and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, July 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: M/W 400m freestyle, M/W 4x100m freestyle relay | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sunday, July 28, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: M 400m IM, W 100m breaststroke and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sunday, July 28, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: M 400m IM, W 100m butterfly, M 100m breaststroke | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Monday, July 29, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: W 400m IM, W 100m backstroke, M 800m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Monday, July 29, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: W 400m IM, M 100m backstroke and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Tuesday, July 30, 5-7:45 a.m. | Heats: M/W 100m Free, W 1500m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Tuesday, July 30, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: W 100m backstroke, M 800m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Wednesday, July 31, 5-6:30 a.m. | Heats: W 200m breaststroke, M 200m backstroke, W 200m butterfly | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2:30-4:45 p.m. | Finals: W 1500m freestyle, M/W 100m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: M 50m freestyle, W 200m backstroke and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: W 200m butterfly, M 200m backstroke and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 2, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: M 100m butterfly, W 800m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 2, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: M 50m freestyle, W 200m backstroke, M 200m IM | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, Aug. 3, 5-7:15 a.m. | Heats: M/W 4x100m medley, W 50m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, Aug. 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Finals: M 100m butterfly, W 800m freestyle and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Sunday, Aug. 4, 12:30-2:30 p.m. | Finals: W 50m freestyle, M/W 4x100m medley and more | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 8, 1:30-4:30 a.m. | Women's 10km open water | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 9, 1:30-4:30 a.m. | Men's 10km open water | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
How to watch Katie Ledecky at the 2024 Olympics
Ledecky is heading into her fourth Olympics with a chance to become the most decorated women's swimmer in the history of the Games.
The 27-year-old swimmer already has 10 Olympic medals (seven gold and three silver) to her name. Only Jenny Thompson has more with 12 (eight gold, three silver and one bronze).
Ledecky qualified for five events at the 2024 Olympics and is expected to compete in four. She will look to win her fourth straight gold in the 800m freestyle and second straight gold in the 1,500m freestyle, an event that debuted at the last Olympics. She will also compete in the 400m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay, two events where she took home silver in Tokyo. Additionally, Ledecky qualified for the 200m freestyle, but she is expected to opt out so she can concentrate on her three other individual events and the relay.
Here is the streaming schedule to catch Ledecky in action at the 2024 Olympics:
| Date/time | Events | Stream |
| Saturday, July 27, 5-7:15 a.m. | Heats: W 400m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, July 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: W 400m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Tuesday, July 30, 5-7:45 a.m. | Heats: W 1500m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Wednesday, July 31, 2:30-4:45 p.m. | Final: W 1500m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: W 4x200m freestyle relay | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: W 4x200m freestyle relay | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 2, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: W 800m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, Aug. 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: W 800m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
How to watch Caeleb Dressel at the 2024 Olympics
After earning five gold meals at the Tokyo Olympics, Dressel will compete in three events in Paris: the 4x100m freestyle relay, the 50m freestyle and the 100m butterfly. He is the defending Olympic champion in all three events, and he's looking to win a third consecutive gold in the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Here is the streaming schedule for Dressel at the 2024 Olympics (Note: He may not compete in the 4x100m freestyle relay heats, as six U.S. swimmers qualified for the event.)
| Date/time | Events | Stream |
| Saturday, July 27, 5-7:15 a.m. | Heats: M 4x100m freestyle relay | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, July 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: M 4x100m freestyle relay | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: M 50m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Thursday, Aug. 1, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Semis: M 50m freestyle | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 2, 5-7 a.m. | Heats: M 100m butterfly | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Friday, Aug. 2, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: M 50m freestyle; Semis: M 100m butterfly | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
| Saturday, Aug. 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m. | Final: M 100m butterfly | Peacock, NBCOlympics.com |
Swimming events at the 2024 Olympics
Here is the full list of medal events in swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
- 50m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 100m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 200m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 400m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 800m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 1500m freestyle (men's and women's)
- 100m backstroke (men's and women's)
- 200m backstroke (men's and women's)
- 100m breaststroke (men's and women's)
- 200m breaststroke (men's and women's)
- 100m butterfly (men's and women's)
- 200m butterfly (men's and women's)
- 200m individual medley (men's and women's)
- 400m individual medley (men's and women's)
- 4x100m freestyle relay (men's and women's)
- 4x200m freestyle relay (men's and women's)
- 4x100m medley relay (men's, women's and mixed)
- 10km open water (men's and women's)
