Monday’s finals races might not feature the big names of Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus, but there will undoubtedly be some serious talent put on display.
The swimmers in both the men’s and women’s 100-meter backstrokes will be fighting for medals, with the women’s fielded loaded with talent in Olympic record-holder Regan Smith (USA), world record-holder Kaylee McKeown (Australia) and Canadian record-holder Kylie Masse, who beat McKeown in the second semifinal of the race on Sunday. American and world record-holder Ryan Murphy will look to hold off Russia’s Kliment Kolsnikov for the gold medal in the 100 backstroke.
Two American stars, world record-holder Lilly King and 17-year-old Alaskan Lydia Jacoby, will fight in a close field with South African Tatjana Schoenmaker and Swedish record-holder Sophie Hansson in the 100 breaststroke finals. In the men’s 200 freestyle, American Kieran Smith will hope to topple Great Britain’s Duncan Scott in the 200 freestyle and stay ahead of Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys following a tightly contested semifinal.
Swimming fans will also have another chance to watch Ledecky and Titmus compete on Monday in the 200 freestyle semifinals, though they will swim from different heats: Titmus swims in the first semifinal against Canadian Penny Oleksiak, while Ledecky swims in the second. The two will match up again Tuesday night for the finals event in what will be the latest chapter of the two swimmers’ rivalry after Titmus won Sunday night in the 400 freestyle.
Sporting News will be providing live updates and highlights from each event during the third day of Olympic swimming finals.
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Olympics swimming results
| Time (ET) | Event | Winner | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 p.m. | Women’s 200 Freestyle (Semifinal 1) | — | — | — |
| 9:36 p.m. | Women’s 200 Freestyle (Semifinal 2) | — | — | — |
| 9:43 p.m. | Men’s 200 Freestyle (Final) | — | — | — |
| 9:51 p.m. | Women’s 100 Backstroke (Final) | — | — | — |
| 9:59 p.m. | Men’s 100 Backstroke (Final) | — | — | — |
| 10:17 p.m. | Women’s 100 Breaststroke (Final) | — | — | — |
| 10:35 p.m. | Men’s 200 Butterfly (Semifinal 1) | — | — | — |
| 10:41 p.m. | Men’s 200 Butterfly (Semifinal 2) | — | — | — |
| 10:58 p.m. | Women’s 200 Individual Medley (Semifinal 1) | — | — | — |
| 11:05 p.m. | Women’s 200 Individual Medley (Semifinal 2) | — | — | — |
Live swimming updates, highlights from 2021 Olympics
Women’s 200 freestyle (final)
Updates will begin at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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 up at 9:30 p.m. ET each day. The USA Network will carry the heats in the United States and NBC will have the finals, while CBC will provide coverage of both events in Canada.
Those in the United States hoping to see replays of the qualifying heats can tune into NBC every afternoon to see how swimmers performed earlier in the morning.
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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