The first set of Olympic swimming gold medals will be handed out Saturday night.
The field has already experienced major shake-ups in the first round of events. Japanese star Daiya Seto missed the final of the 400-meter individual medley, while Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (400 freestyle) and Kazakhstan’s Dmitriy Baladin (100 breaststroke) also missed the cut.
It was a great round of swimming for the Americans, however. Every swimmer and relay unit advanced to the semifinals or finals in their respective events.
There will be four finals races Saturday, including the always-thrilling women’s 4×100 freestyle relay. Be sure to keep an eye on American swimmer Emma Weyant in the 400 individual medley; she swam the top preliminary time, 4:33.55. Olympic and world record-holder Katinka Hosszu finished seventh at 4:36.01.
Sporting News will be providing live updates and highlights of each Olympic swimming event Saturday.
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Olympics swimming results
Saturday, July 24
| Time (ET) | Event | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
| 9:30 p.m. | Men’s 400 Individual Medley (Final) | – | – | – |
| 9:40 p.m. | Women’s 100 Butterfly (Semifinal 1) | – | – | – |
| 9:46 p.m. | Women’s 100 Butterfly (Semifinal 2) | – | – | – |
| 9:52 p.m. | Men’s 400 Freestyle (Final) | – | – | – |
| 10:12 p.m. | Women’s 400 Individual Medley (Final) | – | – | – |
| 10:33 p.m. | Men’s 100 Breaststroke (Semifinal 1) | – | – | – |
| 10:39 p.m. | Men’s 100 Breaststroke (Semifinal 2) | – | – | – |
| 10:45 p.m. | Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay (Final) | – | – | – |
Live swimming updates, highlights from 2021 Olympics
Men’s 400 IM (final)
9:36 p.m.: Kalisz expanding out to a big lead in the 400 IM heading into freestyle. He finished the breaststroke portion of the 400 IM at 3:09.47 with Clareburt 2.47 seconds behind him.
9:35 p.m.: USA’s Chase Kalisz has a strong performance on backstroke to come in second 0.34 seconds behind Australia’s Lewis Clareburt for the lead after back.
9:34 p.m.: France’s Leon Marchand takes the early lead at 56.14 after the first 100 in the butterfly.
9:33 p.m.: And they’re off. The first swimming final race in the 2021 Olympics is underway.
9:30 p.m.: Have you missed Michael Phelps at the Olympics? He’s in the booth to provide analysis for the races tonight.
Olympics swimming schedule 2021
With the exception of July 31, each day will begin with heats starting at 6 a.m. ET and will end with finals races starting at 9:30 p.m. ET. USA Network will carry the heats in the United States and NBC will have the finals, while CBC will provide coverage of both in Canada.
Those in the United States hoping to see replays of the qualifying heats can tune in to NBC every afternoon to see how swimmers performed earlier in the morning.
Saturday, July 24
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Sunday, July 25
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Monday, July 26
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Tuesday, July 27
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Wednesday, July 28
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Thursday, July 29
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Friday, July 30
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heats | 6 a.m. | USA | CBC |
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
Saturday, July 31
| Event | Time (ET) | Channel (U.S.) | Channel (Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | 9:30 p.m. | NBC | CBC |
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