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How to watch swimming today at the 2024 Paris Olympics today: Events, schedule, more

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Katie Ledecky of Team United States prepares to compete in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

American swimmer Katie Ledecky just added another gold medal to her trove at the Paris Summer Olympic Games, breaking records as she goes. Ledecky has also earned a bronze medal in women's 400-meter freestyle and silver in the women's 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay swimming.

Team USA men's swimming superstar Caeleb Dressel earned his first medal of the Summer Olympic Games, bringing home a gold medal in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay. With so many Olympic men's and women's swimming events remaining at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, fans won't want to miss a single heat, stroke or flip.

Find out how to watch Ledecky, Dressel and all the talented swimmers compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, even if you don't have cable.


When are the swimming events at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

Swimming events at the 2024 Summer Olympics will begin on July 27, 2024 and conclude on August 4, 2024. A total of 852 swimmers from around the world will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.


When does Katie Ledecky compete next at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

After scoring a victory in her qualifying heat, 27-year-old swimming sensation Katie Ledecky will seek her fourth consecutive gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 3:08 p.m. ET (12:08 p.m. PT).

The event will stream on Peacock.


When does Caeleb Dressel compete next at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

On Friday, August 2, 2024, watch Dressel compete in the men's 50-meter freestyle final at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT). The event will air on NBC and stream on Peacock and the platforms featured below.


How to watch swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics 

NBC and Telemundo will broadcast at least nine hours of coverage from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET each day. Some events will air on the USA Network, Golf Channel, CNBC and E!. 

Peacock will livestream every event of the Paris 2024 Olympics, including the opening and closing ceremonies and every Olympic basketball game.


How to watch swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics without cable

While many cable packages include NBC and the other channels broadcasting the 2024 Summer Olympics, it's easy to watch the 2024 Summer Olympics if those channels aren't included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don't have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)

Watch every event of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Peacock

In addition to major sporting events like the 2024 Paris Olympics, Peacock offers its subscribers live-streaming access to NFL games that air on NBC and sports airing on USA Network. The streaming service has plenty more live sports to offer, including Big Ten basketball, Premier League soccer and WWE wrestling (including formerly PPV-only events such as WrestleMania). There are 80,000 hours worth of recorded content to watch as well, including hit movies and TV series such as "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation."

A Peacock subscription costs $8 per month. An annual plan is available for $80 per year (best value). You can cancel anytime.

Top features of Peacock:

  • Peacock's Olympic coverage will include "multi-view" options in which fans can curate their viewing journey, choosing the Olympic events they are most interested in watching.
  • Peacock will air exclusive coverage of PGA Tour events, Olympic trials and Paris Olympics 2024 events.
  • Peacock features plenty of current and classic NBC and Bravo TV shows, plus original programming such as the award-winning reality show "The Traitors."

Stream swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sling TV for half price

For streaming all the action of the 2024 Paris Olympics today and all the sports to follow this fall, we like Sling TV. The cable TV replacement option is currently offering half off every pricing tier. For $22.50 (regularly $45), subscribe to your first month of the Sling Blue tier, which includes your local network affiliates. You also get access to E! and USA Network (including 400 hours of Olympics programming on USA in 4K resolution).

We suggest leveling up your coverage to the Sling Orange + Blue tier, which includes your local network affiliates plus ESPN, TNT, TBS and other popular cable channels, all for $30 for your first month of service (regularly $60).

We like that there's a $11 per month sports add-on plan called Sports Extra and the option to add on Paramount+ if you want to catch even more sporting events this fall.

Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue plan:

  • Sling TV is our top choice for streaming major sporting events like NASCAR.
  • There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local NBC, Fox and ABC affiliates (where available).
  • You get access to most local NFL games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
  • All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
  • You can add Golf Channel, NBA TV, NHL Network, NFL RedZone, MLB Network, Tennis Channel and more sports-oriented channels (19 in total) via Sling TV's Sports Extras add-on.

Watch swimming events at the 2024 Paris Olympics airing on network TV with Fubo

You can also catch the 2024 Summer Olympics airing on network TV on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to network-aired sports like the Tour de France, and almost every NFL game next season. Packages include the live feed of sports and programming airing on CBS, Fox, NBC, ESPN, NFL Network and more, so you'll be able to watch more than just the Summer Olympics- all without a cable subscription.

To watch the 2024 Summer Olympic Games without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet or computer. In addition to Olympic events, you'll have access to NFL football, Fubo offers NCAA college sports, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games. Fubo's Pro Tier is priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial.

Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, for an extra $10 per month.

Top features of Fubo Pro Tier:

  • There are no contracts with Fubo -- you can cancel at any time.
  • You can watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live with Fubo's lookback feature.
  • The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, including NFL Network and Golf Channel.
  • Fubo includes all the channels you'll need to watch college and pro sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
  • All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
  • Stream on your TV, phone, and other devices.

Watch Olympic swimming on Hulu + Live TV

You can watch the 2024 Summer Olympics and more top-tier sports coverage, including NFL Network, with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including Golf Channel. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and every NFL game on every network next season with Hulu + Live TV,  plus exclusive live regular season NFL games, popular studio shows (including NFL Total Access and the Emmy-nominated show Good Morning Football) and lots more.

Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month after a three-day free trial.


Watch swimming events at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games live with a digital HDTV antenna

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You can also watch the 2024 Summer Olympic Games airing on network TV with an affordable indoor antenna, which pulls in local over-the-air HDTV channels such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision and more. Here's the kicker: There's no monthly charge.

For anyone living in a partially blocked-off area (those near mountains or first-floor apartments), a digital TV antenna may not pick up a good signal -- or any signal at all. But for many homes, a digital TV antenna provides a seriously inexpensive way to watch sports without paying a cable company. Indoor TV antennas can also provide some much-needed TV backup if a storm knocks out your cable.

This ultra-thin, multi-directional Mohu Leaf Supreme Pro digital antenna with a 65-mile range can receive hundreds of HD TV channels, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox and Univision, and can filter out cellular and FM signals. It delivers a high-quality picture in 1080p HDTV, top-tier sound and comes with a 12-foot digital coax cable.


2024 Summer Olympic Games schedule: Swimming

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(L-R) Gold Medalists, Claire Curzan, Kate Douglass, Hunter Armstrong and Nic Fink of Team United States pose with their medals after the Medal Ceremony for the Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final on day thirteen of the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships. Adam Nurkiewicz/Getty Images

Below is a schedule of the Olympic swimming medal races.

Event

Schedule

Men's 400m Freestyle Final

2:42pm ET on July 27

Women's 400m Freestyle Final

2:52pm ET on July 27

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

3:34pm ET on July 27

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final

3:44pm ET on July 27

Men's 400m Individual Medley Final

2:30pm ET on July 28

Women's 100m Butterfly Final

2:40pm ET on July 28

Men's 100m Breaststroke Final

3:44pm ET on July 28

Women's 400m Individual Medley Final

2:30pm ET on July 29

Men's 200m Freestyle Final

2:40pm ET on July 29

Men's 100m Backstroke Final

3:19pm ET on July 29

Women's 100m Breaststroke Final

3:25pm ET on July 29

Women's 200m Freestyle Final

3:41pm ET on July 29

Women's 100m Backstroke Final

2:56pm ET on July 30

Men's 800m Freestyle Final

3:02pm ET on July 30

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final

4:01pm ET on July 30

Women's 100m Freestyle Final

2:30pm ET on July 31

Men's 200m Butterfly Final

2:36pm ET on July 31

Women's 1500m Freestyle Final

3:07pm ET on July 31

Men's 200m Breaststroke Final

4:14pm ET on July 31

Men's 100m Freestyle Final

4:22pm ET on July 31

Women's 200pm Butterfly Final

2:30pm ET on Aug 1

Men's 200m Backstroke Final

2:37pm ET on Aug 1

Women's 200m Breaststroke Final

3:04pm ET on Aug 1

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final

3:49pm ET on Aug 1

Men's 50m Freestyle Final

2:30pm ET on Aug 2

Women's 200m Backstroke Final

2:36pm ET on Aug 2

Men's 200m Individual Medley Final

2:43pm ET on Aug 2

Men's 100m Butterfly Final

2:30pm ET on Aug 3

Women's 200m Individual Medley Final

3:01pm ET on Aug 3

Women's 800m Freestyle Final

3:08pm ET on Aug 3

Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final

3:34pm ET on Aug 3

Women's 50m Freestyle Final

12:30pm ET on Aug 4

Men's 1500m Freestyle Final

12:36pm ET on Aug 4

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final

1:06pm ET on Aug 4

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final

1:26pm ET on Aug 4


What are Katie Ledecky's events at the 2024 Summer Olympics?

The Stanford graduate plans to swim in the 400 meter, 800 and 1500 freestyle individual events at the Paris Olympics, and join the 4x200 relay team.  Ledecky holds the world records in the women's 1500-meter freestyle (15:20.48) and the women's 800 freestyle (8:04.79). 

She has broken 16 world records and 37 American records.


Who are the athletes on the Team USA swimming team?

A total of 46 American pool swimmers qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Women

ATHLETEEVENT(S)
Phoebe Bacon200m backstroke
Katharine Berkoff100m backstroke
Erika Connolly4x100m freestyle relay
Kate Douglass200m breaststroke
200m IM
4x100m freestyle relay
Erin Gemmell200m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
Katie Grimes1500m freestyle
400m IM
Torri Huske100m freestyle
100m butterfly
4x100m freestyle relay
Lilly King100m breaststroke
200m breaststroke
Katie Ledecky400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
Paige Madden400m freestyle
800m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
Simone Manuel50m freestyle
4x100m freestyle relay
Anna Peplowski4x200m freestyle relay
Alex Shackell200m butterfly
4x200m freestyle relay
Regan Smith100m backstroke
200m backstroke
200m butterfly
Alex Walsh200m IM
Gretchen Walsh50m freestyle
100m freestyle
100m butterfly
4x100m freestyle relay
Emma Weber100m breaststroke
Claire Weinstein200m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
Abbey Weitzeil4x100m freestyle relay
Emma Weyant400m IM

Men

ATHLETEEVENT(S)
Jack Alexy100m freestyle
4x100m freestyle relay
Hunter Armstrong100m backstroke
4x100m freestyle relay
Shaine Casas200m IM
Brooks Curry4x200m freestyle relay
Caeleb Dressel50m freestyle
100m butterfly
4x100m freestyle relay
Matt Fallon200m breaststroke
Nic Fink100m breaststroke
Bobby Finke800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
Carson Foster200m IM
400m IM
Chris Guiliano50m freestyle
100m freestyle
200m freestyle
4x100m freestyle relay
4x200m freestyle relay
Thomas Heilman100m butterfly
200m butterfly
Ryan Held4x100m freestyle relay
Luke Hobson200m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
David Johnston1500m freestyle
Keaton Jones200m backstroke
Chase Kalisz400m IM
Drew Kibler4x200m freestyle relay
Matt King4x100m freestyle relay
Josh Matheny200m breaststroke
Ryan Murphy100m backstroke
200m backstroke
Blake Pieroni4x200m freestyle relay
Luca Urlando200m butterfly
Aaron Shackell400m freestyle
Kieran Smith400m freestyle
4x200m freestyle relay
Charlie Swanson100m breaststroke
Luke WhitlockMen's 800m freestyle

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