Approximately six weeks out from the Paris Olympics, the country’s best swimmers will descend upon Indianapolis to vie for their spot on Team USA.
The 2024 Olympic Swimming Trials begin Saturday and run through June 23 at Lucas Oil Stadium. Home of the Indianapolis Colts, the NFL stadium has been converted into the country’s largest natatorium for the duration of the trials.
Across nine days of competition, the trials will include preliminary, semi-final and final rounds for each of the individual events that will be held in Paris. An athlete can qualify for a spot on Team USA by placing in the top two in any event, assuming they have achieved the Olympic Standard time necessary to compete at the 2024 Games. Additional swimmers can qualify for one of Team USA’s relay teams by finishing in third through sixth places in the 100m and 200m freestyle events.
USA Swimming does not award automatic qualifying spots, so these trials are the only opportunity for athletes to go to Paris. Team USA can send a maximum of 52 swimmers — 26 men and 26 women — to the Games, including relay competitors.
The trials will feature decorated Olympians, including seven-time Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel, who look to make their fourth and third consecutive Olympic teams, respectively. The spotlight will also be on first-time Olympic hopefuls, such as breakout stars Dare Rose and Gretchen Walsh, both 21 years old.
The Paris Olympic Games are slated to begin July 26. The first swimming events will be contested July 27 at Paris’ La Défense Arena.
Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming swimming trials:
How to watch the swimming trials, live stream
All sessions will be streamed on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com and NBC Sports app. Delayed re-plays of the events will also be available on USA Network.
NBC will also live broadcast the evening sessions, which include all of the event finals, at 8 p.m. ET each night.
The preliminary heats are scheduled for morning sessions, starting at 11 a.m. ET Saturday.
Full schedule of heats and finals
Saturday, June 15 Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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W 100 Butterfly
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W 400 Freestyle
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M 100 Breaststroke
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M 400 Freestyle
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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W 100 Butterfly Semi
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M 400 Freestyle Final
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W 400 Freestyle Final
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M 100 Breaststroke Semi
Sunday, June 16 Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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M 200 Freestyle
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M 400 IM
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W 100 Breaststroke
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M 100 Backstroke
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W 200 Freestyle
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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M 400 IM Final
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W 100 Butterfly Final
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M 200 Freestyle Semi
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W 100 Breaststroke Semi
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M 100 Backstroke Semi
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M 100 Breaststroke Final
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W 200 Freestyle Semi
Monday, June 17
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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W 400 IM
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W 100 Backstroke
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M 800 Freestyle
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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W 400 IM Final
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M 200 Freestyle Final
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W 100 Backstroke Semi
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M 100 Backstroke Final
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W 100 Breaststroke Final
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W 200 Freestyle Final
Tuesday, June 18
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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M 200 Butterfly
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M 100 Freestyle
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W 1500 Freestyle
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W 100 Freestyle
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M 200 Breaststroke
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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M 100 Freestyle Semi
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M 200 Butterfly Semi
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W 100 Backstroke Final
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M 800 Freestyle Final
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W 100 Freestyle Semi
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M 200 Backstroke Semi
Wednesday, June 19
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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W 200 Breaststroke
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M 200 Backstroke
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W 200 Butterfly
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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W 100 Freestyle Final
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M 200 Butterfly Final
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W 200 Butterfly Semi
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W 1500 Freestyle Final
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M 200 Backstroke Semi
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W 200 Breaststroke Semi
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M 200 Breaststroke Final
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M 100 Freestyle Final
Thursday, June 20
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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W 200 Backstroke
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M 50 Freestyle
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M 200 IM
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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W 200 Butterfly Final
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M 200 Backstroke Final
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M 50 Freestyle Semi
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W 200 Breaststroke Final
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W 200 Backstroke Semi
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M 200 IM Semi
Friday, June 21
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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M 100 Butterfly
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W 200 IM
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W 800 Freestyle
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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M 50 Freestyle Final
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W 200 Backstroke Final
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M 200 IM Final
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M 100 Butterfly Semi
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W 200 IM Semi
Saturday, June 22
Preliminary heats: 11 a.m. ET
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W 50 Freestyle
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M 1500 Freestyle
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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M 100 Butterfly Final
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W 50 Freestyle Semi
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W 200 IM Final
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W 800 Freestyle Final
Sunday, June 23
Finals: 8 p.m. ET
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W 50 Freestyle Final
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M 1500 Freestyle final
A full list of athlete Olympic trials entries is available here.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 US Swimming Olympic Trials: TV schedule and how to stream
