Olympic Men’s and Women’s Swimming begins Friday, July 24, 2021, at 6 am ET. This article will explain how to watch every Olympic Swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics, even if you don’t have cable. We also include a link to the full Olympic Swimming TV schedule, so you know when and where to watch every event. For other Olympic events aside from Swimming, see our guide on how to watch the Olympics in 2021.
How To Watch Olympic Swimming: All Olympic Swimming events will stream live on the NBC Sports App. event coverage can be streamed live and watched on-demand with FuboTV (7-day free trial) or Hulu Live TV (7-day free trial). Using a free trial from each will allow you to watch every Olympic Swimming event for free! These services will also allow you to log into the NBC Sports apps to watch all Swimming events.
Watch Swimming on The NBC Sports App
All Swimming events air on the NBC Sports app. Thankfully you can log into the NBC Sports App using your fuboTV or Hulu Live TV credentials and watch those events. NBC Sports app will also air replays of past events and even carry events scheduled to air on NBCSN, USA, and CNBC. The steps to use the NBC Sports App are below:
- Use a Free Trial to a Service that carries NBC Sports. Those are:
- FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
- Hulu Live TV – Offers a 1-week free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM – Has a 5-Day free trial.
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial.
- Go to the channel store or app store on your device. On Roku, it’s called the “Channel Store.” But you can download the NBC Sports app on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more.
- Search for the NBC Sports app
- Add the NBC Sports app to your device and then open it.
- Go to “Browse” on the menu to the left of the screen. Under “All Networks,” navigate to the “NBC Sports App” and press the OK button on your remote.
- Using a computer or mobile web browser, you go to https://www.nbcsports.com/activate.
- You will then be asked for a TV provider and a username/password. If you subscribe to fuboTV, select “fuboTV,” then enter your login and password for Hulu.
- Once you sign in, your TV screen will refresh after a minute or so. You should now have access to all Swimming events through the app. Just got to “Browse”, then “Swimming,” and scroll down to the “Live” and “Replays” section depending on whether you want to watch live or past events.
Olympic Swimming TV Schedule
Olympic Men’s and Women’s Swimming will have multiple events daily. All events are available to watch in the NBC Sports App. Your account credentials from these services will also allow you to log into the App to watch all Olympic Swimming events, even events not carried on a TV network:
- FuboTV – offers a 1-week free trial.
- Hulu Live TV – Offers a 1-week free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM – Has a 5-Day free trial.
- YouTube TV – offers a 1-week free trial.
Below is the schedule for every Olympic Swimming Event
- Saturday, July 24
- 6:02 a.m. – Men’s 400m Individual Medley QUALIFYING
- 6:28 a.m. – Women’s 100m Butterfly QUALIFYING
- 6:48 a.m. – Men’s 400m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 7:30 a.m. – Women’s 400m Individual Medley QUALIFYING
- 7:55 a.m. – Men’s 100m Breaststroke QUALIFYING
- 8:15 a.m. – Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 400m Individual Medley FINAL
- 9:40 p.m. – Women’s 100m Butterfly SEMIFINAL
- 9:52 p.m. – Men’s 400m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:12 p.m. – Women’s 400m Individual Medley FINAL
- 10:33 p.m. – Men’s 100m Breaststroke SEMIFINAL
- 10:45 p.m. – Women’s 4×100 Freestyle FINAL
- Sunday, July 25
- 6:02 a.m. – Women’s 100m Backstroke QUALIFYING
- 6:22 a.m. – Men’s 200m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:59 a.m. – Women’s 100m Breaststroke QUALIFYING
- 7:19 a.m. – Men’s 100m Backstroke QUALIFYING
- 7:39 a.m. – Women’s 400m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 8:10 a.m. – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Women’s 100m Butterfly FINAL
- 9:37 p.m. – Men’s 200m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 9:50 p.m. – Women’s 100m Backstroke SEMIFINAL
- 10:12 p.m. – Men’s 100m Breaststroke FINAL
- 10:20 p.m. – Women’s 400m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:31 p.m. – Men’s 100m Backstroke SEMIFINAL
- 10:53 p.m. – Women’s 100m Backstroke SEMIFINAL
- 11:05 p.m. – Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay FINAL
- Monday, July 26
- 6:20 a.m. – Women’s 200m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:29 a.m. – Men’s 200m Butterfly QUALIFYING
- 6:56 a.m. – Women’s 200m Individual Medley QUALIFYING
- 7:32 a.m. – Women’s 1500m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Women’s 200m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 9:43 p.m. – Men’s 200m Freestyle FINAL
- 9:51 p.m. – Women’s 100m Backstroke FINAL
- 9:59 p.m. – Men’s 100m Backstroke FINAL
- 10:17 p.m. – Women’s 100m Breaststroke FINAL
- 10:35 p.m. – Men’s 200m Butterfly SEMIFINAL
- 10:58 p.m. – Women’s 200m Individual Medley SEMIFINAL
- Tuesday, July 27
- 6:02 a.m. – Men’s 100m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:28 a.m. – Women’s 200m Butterfly QUALIFYING
- 6:50 a.m. – Men’s 200m Breaststroke QUALIFYING
- 7:17 a.m. – Men’s 4x200m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 7:37 a.m. – Men’s 800m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 100m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 9:41 p.m. – Women’s 200m Freestyle FINAL
- 9:49 p.m. – Men’s 200m Butterfly FINAL
- 9:57 p.m. – Women’s 200m Butterfly SEMIFINAL
- 10:21 p.m. – Men’s 200m Breaststroke SEMIFINAL
- 10:45 p.m. – Women’s 200m Individual Medley FINAL
- 10:54 p.m. – Women’s 1500m Freestyle FINAL
- 11:26 p.m. – Men’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay FINAL
- Wednesday, July 28
- 6:02 a.m. – Women’s 100m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:25 a.m. – Men’s 200m Backstroke QUALIFYING
- 6:52 a.m. – Women’s 200m Breaststroke QUALIFYING
- 7:15 a.m. – Men’s 200m Individual Medley QUALIFYING
- 7:34 a.m. – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 800m Freestyle FINAL
- 9:44 p.m. – Men’s 200m Breaststroke FINAL
- 9:53 p.m. – Women’s 100m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 10:04 p.m. – Men’s 200m Backstroke SEMIFINAL
- 10:28 p.m. – Women’s 200m Butterfly FINAL
- 10:37 p.m. – Men’s 100m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:54 p.m. – Women’s 200m Breaststroke SEMIFINAL
- 11:08 p.m. – Men’s 200m Individual Medley SEMIFINAL
- 11:31 p.m. – Women’s 4x200m Freestyle FINAL
- Thursday, July 29
- 6:02 a.m. – Women’s 800m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:50 a.m. – Men’s 100m Butterfly QUALIFYING
- 7:08 a.m. – Women’s 200m Backstroke QUALIFYING
- 7:28 a.m. – Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay SEMIFINAL
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 100m Butterfly SEMIFINAL
- 9:41 p.m. – Women’s 200m Breaststroke FINAL
- 9:50 p.m. – Men’s 200m Backstroke FINAL
- 9:59 p.m. – Women’s 100m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:16 p.m. – Men’s 200m Individual Medley FINAL
- 10:35 p.m. – Women’s 200m Backstroke SEMIFINALS
- Friday, July 30
- 6:02 a.m. – Men’s 50m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:24 a.m. – Women’s 50m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 6:48 a.m. – Men’s 1500m Freestyle QUALIFYING
- 8:36 a.m. – Women’s 4x100m Medley QUALIFYING
- 8:50 a.m. – Men’s 4x100m Medley QUALIFYING
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 100m Butterfly FINAL
- 9:37 p.m. – Women’s 200m Backstroke FINAL
- 9:46 p.m. – Women’s 800m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:11 p.m. – Men’s 50m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 10:32 p.m. – Women’s 50m Freestyle SEMIFINAL
- 10:43 p.m. – Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay FINAL
- Saturday, July 31
- 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 50m Freestyle FINAL
- 9:37 p.m. – Women’s 50m Freestyle FINAL
- 9:44 p.m. – Men’s 1500m Freestyle FINAL
- 10:15 p.m. – Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay FINAL
- 10:36 p.m. – Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay FINAL
See Full Schedule: Olympic Swimming Schedule.
Best Streaming Services for Olympic Swimming
In order to watch every Olympic Swimming event, you can use any live streaming service below as they cay all channels that will air the Olympics and will allow you to log into the NBC Sports App to watch every Swimming event. We’ve summarized those services below, or you can check any of the following guides for information on watching a specific channel without cable.
Below is a summary of each live TV streaming service offering all three of those channels.
FuboTV
FuboTV is an excellent service to watch Olympic Swimming as it carries NBCSN, USA Network, and CNBC in its Pro Plan along with over 80 other channels for $74.99 (after a 7-day free trial). The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV. FuboTV’s standard plan includes the following:
- over 100 live channels found on cable including NBCSN, CNBC, and USA
- live local NBC, FOX, and CBS in many markets
- a cloud DVR with 30 hours of storage
- watch on two screens at the same time
You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.
Hulu
You can watch every Olympic Swimming event on Hulu Live TV. The service carries NBCSN, CNBC, and USA along with many other channels. Hulu is most known for its vast on-demand streaming library. However, you can also subscribe to Hulu’s Live TV service for $69.99 a month. That price includes Hulu on-demand, making it one of the best live TV streaming services available. The service includes the following features:
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
- Watch on two screens at once. (Upgrades available)
- Comes with six customizable profiles
- Includes entire Hulu streaming library
Hulu supports Roku, Amazon Fire TV, iOS, Android and more. Check out our full review of Hulu Live TV for more details.
Check out Hulu + Live TV here.
DIRECTV STREAM
You can watch every Olympic Swimming event on DIRECTV STREAM. The service provides NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network in its “Entertainment” channel plan for $74.99 per month. The service provides a 5-day free trial when signing up. AT&T provides the following features in all it’s channel plans:
- watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels like NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more
You can check out everything this service offers by taking advantage of their online offer or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV also offers NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and more with limitless storage space for recording your shows. Your library of recorded shows can be streamed anywhere. The base package costs $64.99 a month.
A subscription to YouTube TV provides:
- access to NBCSN, CNBC, USA, and over 70 other channels
- unlimited cloud DVR storage
- stream on three devices at once
- YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies.
- Includes YouTube TV on-demand
Check our review of YouTube TV for more details. They also offer a 1-week free trial.
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