2016 Olympic Swimming TV Schedule

The television schedule for the 2016 Summer Olympics swimming competition.

olympicsnbcrioAll of the swimming events will air on the NBC broadcast network, with coverage airing live in the Eastern and Central time zones. With the exception of the last day of competition, coverage will include an afternoon window at Noon ET and then primetime coverage from 9:00 PM until 11 or midnight.

The complete Olympic TV schedule, including all of the other events, is available here.

2016 Olympic Swimming TV Schedule
Individual event times from nbcsports.com

Time Event TV
COMPETITON COMPLETE
For open water and synchronized swimming, see the main Olympics schedule.
Saturday, August 6
12:02 PM Men’s 400m Individual Medley
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:28 PM Women’s 100m Butterfly
Qualifying
12:48 PM Men’s 400m Freestyle
Qualifying
1:14 PM Women’s 400m Individual Medley
Qualifying
1:40 PM Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Qualifying
2:03 PM Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay
Qualifying
9:03 PM Men’s 400m Individual Medley
Final
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:14 PM Women’s 100m Butterfly
Semifinal
9:30 PM Men’s 400m Freestyle
Final
9:49 PM Women’s 400m Individual Medley
Final
10:08 PM Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Semifinal
10:24 PM Women’s 4×100 Freestyle
Final
Sunday, August 7
12:02 PM Women’s 100m Backstroke
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:22 PM Men’s 200m Freestyle
Qualifying
12:59 PM Women’s 100m Breaststroke
Qualifying
1:19 PM Men’s 100m Backstroke
Qualifying
1:39 PM Women’s 400m Freestyle
Qualifying
2:11 PM Men’s 4x100m Freestyle
Qualifying
9:03 PM Women’s 100m Breaststroke
Semifinal
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:11 PM Men’s 200m Freestyle
Semifinal
9:29 PM Women’s 100m Backstroke
Semifinal
9:53 PM Men’s 100m Breaststroke
Final
10:01 PM Women’s 400m Freestyle
Final
10:12 PM Men’s 100m Backstroke
Semifinal
10:36 PM Women’s 100m Backstroke
Semifinal
10:54 PM Men’s 4x100m Freestyle
Final
Monday, August 8
12:02 PM Women’s 200m Freestyle
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:29 PM Men’s 200m Butterfly
Qualifying
12:56 PM Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Qualifying
9:03 PM Women’s 200m Freestyle
Semifinal
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:21 PM Men’s 200m Freestyle
Final
9:30 PM Women’s 100m Backstroke
Final
9:38 PM Men’s 100m Backstroke
Final
9:54 PM Women’s 200m Breaststroke
Final
10:10 PM Men’s 200m Butterfly
Semifinal
10:36 PM Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Semifinal
Tuesday, August 9
12:02 PM Men’s 100m Freestyle
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:28 PM Women’s 200m Butterfly
Qualifying
12:50 PM Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Qualifying
1:17 PM Men’s 4x200m Freestyle
Qualifying
9:03 PM Men’s 100m Freestyle
Semifinal
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:19 PM Women’s 200m Freestyle
Final
9:28 PM Men’s 200m Butterfly
Final
9:37 PM Women’s 200m Butterfly
Semifinal
10:03 PM Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Semifinal
10:29 PM Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Final
10:38 PM Men’s 4×200 Freestyle
Final
Wednesday, August 10
12:02 PM Women’s 100m Freestyle
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:25 PM Men’s 200m Backstroke
Qualifying
12:52 PM Women’s 200m Breaststroke
Qualifying
1:14 PM Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Qualifying
1:36 PM Women’s 4x200m Freestyle
Qualifying
9:03 PM Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Final
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:12 PM Women’s 100m Freestyle
Semifinal
9:28 PM Men’s 200m Backstroke
Semifinal
9:54 PM Women’s 200m Butterfly
Final
10:03 PM Men’s 100m Freestyle
Final
10:11 PM Women’s 200m Breaststroke
Semifinal
10:29 PM Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Semifinal
10:55 PM Women’s 4x200m Freestyle
Final
Thursday, August 11
12:02 PM Men’s 50m Freestyle
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:20 PM Women’s 800m Freestyle
Qualifying
1:22 PM Men’s 100m Butterfly
Qualifying
1:42 PM Women’s 200m Backstroke
Qualifying
9:03 PM Men’s 50m Freestyle
Semifinal
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:17 PM Women’s 200m Breaststroke
Final
9:26 PM Men’s 200m Backstroke
Final
9:35 PM Women’s 200m Backstroke
Semifinal
10:01 PM Men’s 200m Individual Medley
Final
10:18 PM Women’s 100m Freestyle
Final
10:34 PM Men’s 100m Butterfly
Semifinal
Friday, August 12
12:02 PM Women’s 50m Freestyle
Qualifying
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
12:40 PM Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Qualifying
1:54 PM Women’s 4x100m Medley
Qualifying
2:12 PM Men’s 4x100m Medley
Qualifying
9:03 PM Women’s 200m Backstroke
Final
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:12 PM Men’s 100m Butterfly
Final
9:20 PM Women’s 800m Freestyle
Final
9:44 PM Men’s 50m Freestyle
Final
10:00 PM Women’s 50m Freestyle
Semifinal
Saturday, August 13
9:03 PM Women’s 50m Freestyle
Final
NBC (LIVE ET/CT)
9:11 PM Men’s 1500m Freestyle
Final
9:49 PM Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay
Final
10:04 PM Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay
Final

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