Thursday, July 22, 2021
One Day to Tokyo: A U.S. Viewer's Guide to Watching Olympic Swimming
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony is tomorrow. Olympic swimming begins in two days. With the action right in front of us, here are all the links and info you need to stay up to date on the action in Tokyo.
Swimming 101 - Courtesy of NBCOlympics.com:
New to watching the sport? Here is a brief overview of what swimming will look like at the Olympic Games:
Pool swimming at the Olympic Games takes place inside a 50-meter-long swimming pool divided into eight lanes. Swimmers race each other at varying distances using one (or all, for medley events) of four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. All swimmers competing in a given race start simultaneously at the sound of a tone. The winner is the first to touch the wall of the pool after swimming the set distance, which can be as short as 50m (one lap) or as long as 1500m (30 laps).
There are 17 total Olympic swimming events per gender. New to the Olympic program for Tokyo is a mixed medley relay, which will include teams of two male and two female swimmers per country.
Learn more about swimming in the Olympics by visiting the Swimming 101 section at https://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming.
Learn more about the official qualifying procedures for the U.S. Olympic Team at www.usaswimming.org/nationalteam.
Competition Schedule
The official competition schedule can be found here.
Broadcast
NBC, the NBC Sports App and Peacock will provide in-depth coverage of all swimming that takes place in Tokyo. Beginning July 24, prelims will begin each morning at 6 a.m. ET and finals will begin each night at 9:30 p.m. ET. If you missed any of the action, head to www.nbcolympics.com/videos/sport/swimming to watch the highlights. All additional broadcast information and links can be found at www.nbcolympics.com/swimming.
U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Coverage
All information on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, specifically, can be found at www.usaswimming.org/Tokyo2020. From individual athlete bios to daily recap articles, this will be the home for all of the U.S. swimmers competing in Tokyo.
Medal Table
Stay up to date on the overall medal table at olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/medal-standings.htm.
Times Database
For all the history buffs and stat-followers out there, head to usaswimming.org and scroll over the Times option at the top. From there, you will see all the resources you need. Records, individuals' best swims, top times in the world, results from past Olympics, it is all there.
Social Media Accounts
To keep up with all things USA Swimming, make sure to follow @USA Swimming on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as @USASwimmingNews on Twitter.
If you want to keep up with our athletes, give them a follow!
Swimming 101 - Courtesy of NBCOlympics.com:
New to watching the sport? Here is a brief overview of what swimming will look like at the Olympic Games:
Pool swimming at the Olympic Games takes place inside a 50-meter-long swimming pool divided into eight lanes. Swimmers race each other at varying distances using one (or all, for medley events) of four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. All swimmers competing in a given race start simultaneously at the sound of a tone. The winner is the first to touch the wall of the pool after swimming the set distance, which can be as short as 50m (one lap) or as long as 1500m (30 laps).
There are 17 total Olympic swimming events per gender. New to the Olympic program for Tokyo is a mixed medley relay, which will include teams of two male and two female swimmers per country.
Learn more about swimming in the Olympics by visiting the Swimming 101 section at https://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming.
Learn more about the official qualifying procedures for the U.S. Olympic Team at www.usaswimming.org/nationalteam.
Competition Schedule
The official competition schedule can be found here.
Broadcast
NBC, the NBC Sports App and Peacock will provide in-depth coverage of all swimming that takes place in Tokyo. Beginning July 24, prelims will begin each morning at 6 a.m. ET and finals will begin each night at 9:30 p.m. ET. If you missed any of the action, head to www.nbcolympics.com/videos/sport/swimming to watch the highlights. All additional broadcast information and links can be found at www.nbcolympics.com/swimming.
U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Coverage
All information on the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team, specifically, can be found at www.usaswimming.org/Tokyo2020. From individual athlete bios to daily recap articles, this will be the home for all of the U.S. swimmers competing in Tokyo.
Medal Table
Stay up to date on the overall medal table at olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/all-sports/medal-standings.htm.
Times Database
For all the history buffs and stat-followers out there, head to usaswimming.org and scroll over the Times option at the top. From there, you will see all the resources you need. Records, individuals' best swims, top times in the world, results from past Olympics, it is all there.
Social Media Accounts
To keep up with all things USA Swimming, make sure to follow @USA Swimming on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as @USASwimmingNews on Twitter.
If you want to keep up with our athletes, give them a follow!