The 2016 USA Swimming Olympic trials continue on Thursday with a full slate of events. Wednesday saw Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky and Missy Franklin all punch tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympics, but plenty of spots on the US Olympic swimming team are still up for grabs. Thursday’s events will be available online via NBC Sports and on TV via NBCSN and NBC.
Olympics swimming trials 2016 live stream: How to watch Team USA tryouts online
The Olympic Swimming trials continue on Thursday and all of Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Ryan Lochte and Missy Franklin will be in action.
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Michael Phelps became the first US male swimmer to make it to five Olympic Games when he finished in first place in the 200-meter butterfly finals on Wednesday. He’ll be in the water again on Thursday in the 200-meter individual medley prelims and semifinals. Ryan Lochte, another Olympic gold medalist, will also be participating in that event on Thursday, as well as the 200-meter backstroke (prelims and semis). There will also be finals for the men’s 200-meter breaststroke and 100-meter freestyle.
Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky both have already punched their tickets to Rio, but they’ll try to make it in another event on Thursday when they compete in the 100-meter freestyle prelims and semifinals. There will also be prelims and semifinals for the women’s 200-meter breaststroke and the finals for the 200-meter butterfly.
The first block of prelims, beginning at 11 a.m. and running about three hours, will be streamed but not on television. The second block of prelims begins at 6:30 p.m. and will run on NBCSN through 8 p.m. The first block of semifinals and finals will begin at 8 p.m. and will run an hour on NBC, with the second block lasting another 30 minutes on NBCSN starting at 9 p.m.
All of those events will be live streamed, with links to the specific blocks below.
Olympic trials swimming coverage for Thursday (all times ET)
Men’s Events: 200-meter backstroke (prelims, semifinals), 200-meter individual medley (prelims, semifinals), 200-meter breaststroke (finals), 100-meter freestyle (finals)
Women’s Events: 100-meter freestyle (prelims, semifinals), 200-meter breaststroke (prelims, semifinals), 200-meter butterfly (finals)
Time: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. (prelims), 6:30 - 8 p.m. (prelims), 8 - 9 p.m. (semifinals, finals), 9 - 9:30 p.m. (semifinals, finals)
TV: NBCSN (second prelims, second semifinals/finals), NBC (first semifinals/finals)
Streaming: NBC Sports (prelims 1, prelims 2, semifinals/finals 1, semifinals/finals 2)
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