How to watch Swimming at Olympics 2024: free live streams and key dates, World Records fall on final in the pool

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Katie Ledecky of Team USA swims freestyle in the pool at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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Watch swimming at Olympics 2024 with the action in the pool always a highlight of any Games. Given some of the names competing, it should be no different this time. Below we have all the information on how to watch swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics Game from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and free streams.

Saturday night saw Katy Ledecky secure her icon status and make history. She won the 800m freestyle race, beating her great rival Ariarne Titmus to do so. On Sunday, the final day of action in the pool, her compatriots smashed the World Record in the 4x100m medley relay. They finished in a stunning 3:49.63, blowing the rest of the field out of the water. Yhe men's relay was won by China, with Team GB finishing fourth. Star Adam Peaty has been unwell during the week, having tested positive for Covid.

There was another impressive performance from Ireland's Dan Wiffen. Having won the 800m gold on Tuesday, he picked up a bronze in the 800m. That race also saw a World Record smashed by Team USA, as Bobby Finke finished in 14:30:67. In the women's 50m freestyle, Swedish World Record holder Sarah Sjoesstroem improved on her silver from Tokyo 2020, winning gold.

Here's where to watch swimming and 2024 Olympics live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch swimming at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: July 27 – August 4
  • Daily start: 5am ET / 10am BST
  • Finals dates: July 27 – August 4

Best free streams

FREE swimming Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch swimming at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTE in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including Olympic swimming.

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch swimming Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The swimming live stream from Olympics 2024 is on Peacock and NBC and USA in the US.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and MSNBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch swimming Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. There's also a special offer running until 10 August where new subscribers pay £3.99 per month until the end of 2024.

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

Official Olympic swimming broadcasters by region

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Can I watch 2024 Olympic swimming for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include swimming free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the swimming at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic swimming takes place between July 27 – August 4. Start times are at approximately 5am ET / 10am BST each day.

The next session takes play on July 28, starting at 12.30pm ET / 5.30pm BST. It will be broadcast on Peacock and NBC and USA in the USA and BBC One, BBC iPlayer, Eurosport and Discovery Plus in the UK

The 2024 Olympic swimming medal days and finals are from July 27 – August 4.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic swimming on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Charlotte Henry
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Charlotte Henry is a journalist who has covered all things tech and media for a number of years for various publications. She reported in-depth as tech companies became media companies and vice versa. In her newsletter, The Addition, she focuses on the ever-changing streaming ecosystem as the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+ and Disney+ fight for supremacy. Charlotte is also a close follower of sport (she’s a Spurs fan…) watching everything from Premier League football to Major League Baseball. Charlotte’s first book “Not Buying It: The Facts Behind Fake News” was published in 2019. Away from work, she can often be found at heavy metal concerts and festivals.