How To Watch Swimming At The 2024 Olympic Games Around The World

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES

• Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
  • Open Water Swimming: August 8 – 9, 2024
• La Défense Arena — Paris, France
• LCM (50 meters)
• Meet Central
• Full Schedule
• SwimSwam Preview Index
• Entry Lists
• Live Stream (USA)

It’s the most exciting time of year for swimming fans, with the Olympics just a few days away from getting underway in Paris.

As one of the marquee sports of the Games, swimming will be widely available across the globe on both streaming platforms and broadcast television. Below, we’ll outline where you can watch the action from wherever you are in the world.

• See the full swimming schedule and session start times in every major city here.

UNITED STATES

American viewers can find finals live on the main NBC broadcast network daily at 2:30 p.m. ET, or they can alternatively stream it on either Peacock or NBC Olympics. Full prelim sessions will also be available on both streaming platforms.

Read more here.

CANADA

Similarly in Canada, finals sessions (and some prelim action) can be found on the country’s primary broadcast network, CBC, and full sessions for both prelims and finals can be found via streaming on CBC Gem and CBC Sports.

AUSTRALIA

In Australia, the Olympics will be broadcast live on the Network Nine TV channels, and live streams of all sessions can be found on 9Now and Stan Sport.

GREAT BRITAIN

In the United Kingdom, free coverage of the Olympics will be provided on BBC One from 8 am to 10 pm (BST) daily, with coverage switching to BBC Two during off hours. There will also be BBC Olympics coverage streaming on its iPlayer hub here.

There will also be comprehensive coverage on Discovery+ (subscription).

REST OF EUROPE

European viewers can watch the Olympics on linear TV on Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2, providing “wall-to-wall action across every day of competition.”

Discovery+ is the primary streaming option for Europe, described by Eurosport as the “streaming home of the Olympics.”

Each nation’s national broadcast rights holder will typically also have varying levels of Olympic coverage, which usually prioritized swimming during the first week.

See a breakdown here:

AFRICA

The primary destination for Olympic coverage in African countries is SuperSport, which reports that it will be broadcasting all gold medal events live. SuperSport is South African-based but is accessible in several other African countries including Nigeria and Kenya.

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