The 2024 Paris Olympics are here, and you know what that means: It’s time to once again watch Katie Ledecky dominate in swimming. Ledecky made her Olympic debut at age 15 during the London 2012 Games. Now, at 27, she has the chance to become the most decorated women’s swimmer in Olympic history. Ledecky already has 10 medals to her name: seven gold and three silver. At the Paris Games, shell compete in four events: the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyle individual events and the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.
Are you ready to watch Katie Ledecky in Olympic Swimming? Here’s what you need to know about tuning in, including the full Team USA Swimming roster, Ledecky’s Olympic Swimming schedule and more.
Dates: July 27 – August 8
Location: La Defense Arena, Seine River
TV channels: NBC, USA Network, CNBC, Telemundo, NBC Universo
Streaming: Peacock
You can watch every single Olympic sport and event this summer on Peacock, including every swimming event. You can also find most events covered on NBCOlympics.com but you’ll only get a 30-minute free trial to watch before you’ll be prompted to login with your cable provider (or simply sign up for Peacock).
In addition to streaming on Peacock, select swimming events will air live or on delay on NBC or USA Network. To check if an event is airing live on TV, check out the official NBC Olympics schedule and toggle the filter to “TV only.”
Starting at $8 a month, a Peacock subscription is the easiest way to stream all of the 2024 Olympics. Peacock will have coverage of every Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Plus, the platform offers subscribers an Olympics Discovery Multiview, allowing you to watch up to four events at once. Peacock will also have several original shows covering the Games, including Gold Zone, Watch with Alex Cooper and a mobile-app exclusive, customizable and individualized Olympics recap show, narrated by an A.I.-generated voice of Al Michaels.
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Ledecky qualified for five Olympic Swimming events at the Paris Games: 800m freestyle, 1,500m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay and 200m freestyle. She is expected to abstain from the 200m freestyle event to focus on the other four all of which she has medaled in before.
All times Eastern
Saturday, July 27
Heats: M&W 400m Free, M&W 4x100m Free & more: 5 – 7:15 a.m.
*Finals: M&W 400m Free, M&W 4x100m Free: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30
Heats: M&W 100m Free, W 1500m Free & more: 5 – 7:45 a.m.
Wednesday, July 31
*Finals: W 1500m Free, M&W 100m Free & more: 2:30 – 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, August 1
Heats: M 50m Free, W 200m Back & more: 5 – 7 a.m.
*Finals: W 200m Fly, M 200m Back & more: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, August 2
Heats: M 100m Fly, W 800m Free & more: 5 – 7 a.m.
Saturday, August 3
*Finals: M 100m Fly, W 800m Free & more: 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
*If Ledecky advances
Phoebe Bacon
Katharine Berkoff
Kate Douglass
Erin Gemmell
Katie Grimes
Torri Huske
Lilly King
Katie Ledecky
Paige Madden
Simone Manuel
Alex Shackell
Regan Smith
Alex Walsh
Gretchen Walsh
Emma Weber
Claire Weinstein
Jack Alexy
Hunter Armstrong
Shaine Casas
Caeleb Dressel
Matt Fallon
Nic Fink
Bobby Finke
Carson Foster
Chris Guiliano
Thomas Heilman
Luke Hobson
David Johnston
Keaton Jones
Chase Kalisz
Kalisz, 30, will be competing in the 400m IM.
Drew Kibler
Josh Matheny
Ryan Murphy
Aaron Shackell
Kieran Smith
Charlie Swanson
Luca Urlando
Luke Whitlock
After the Opening Ceremony parade on the river, there will be two days of men’s and women’s Open Water Swimming events held on August 8 and 9. In addition, both the Triathlon and Marathon Swimming will be held in the Seine River as well.