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Friday, June 1st, 2018

U.S. OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALISTS MICHAEL HIXON, SAM DORMAN AND STEELE JOHNSON HEADLINE NBC SPORTS’ COVERAGE OF THE 2018 FINA DIVING WORLD CUP BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 4

Coverage Begins with Mixed Synchronized Platform Finals Monday at 4:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

NBC Sports Presents More 15 Hours of Live Coverage of 2018 FINA Diving World Cup June 4-10

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 1, 2018 – NBC Sports presents more than 15 hours of live coverage of the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup – the most significant international diving event of the year – from Wuhan, China, beginning Monday, June 4, at 4:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and concluding Sunday, June 10, at 7:30 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. NBCSN will present same-day delay coverage of select events from the FINA Diving World Cup throughout the week.

NBCSN’s coverage will also be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA content will be streamed via authentication on NBCSports.comOlympicChannel.com, the NBC Sports app, and the Olympic Channel app.

NBC Sports’ presentation is headlined by 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon, who will compete in both individual and synchronized springboard events, and 2016 Olympian Katrina Young, who will compete in both individual and mixed synchronized platform competitions. Hixon will team up with his Rio Olympic partner Sam Dorman for the men’s synchronized springboard, while Olympic synchronized platform silver medalist Steele Johnson will compete in Wuhan with Brandon Loschiavo. In total, Team USA’s roster features five Olympians and nine first-time World Cup qualifiers.

Live coverage concludes Sunday, June 10, with the men’s platform final and women’s synchro springboard at 4:30 a.m. ET and 7:30 a.m. ET, respectively, on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Chris Vosters (play-by-play) will call all of the action alongside analyst and former Olympic bronze medalist Cynthia Potter on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

Following is a complete telecast schedule of NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2018 FINA Diving World Cup:

Date Time (ET) Event Network
Mon., June 4 4:30 a.m. Mixed Synchronized Platform Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  7 a.m. Team Event Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  12 p.m. Mixed Synchronized Platform* NBCSN
  1 p.m. Team Event Final* NBCSN
  8 p.m. Mixed Synchronized Platform (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  9:30 p.m. Team Event Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  10:30 p.m. Mixed Synchronized Platform (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  12 a.m. Team Event Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Tues., June 5 6 a.m. Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  6 p.m. Men’s Synchronized Springboard Final* NBCSN
  8 p.m. Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  11:30 p.m. Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Wed., June 6 6 a.m. Women’s Platform Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  4 p.m. Women’s Platform Final* NBCSN
  8 p.m. Women’s Platform Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  11:30 p.m. Women’s Platform Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Thurs., June 7 4:30 a.m. Men’s Springboard Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  6 a.m. Women’s Synchronized Platform Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  4 p.m. Women’s Synchronized Platform Final* NBCSN
  8 p.m. Men’s Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  11:30 p.m. Men’s Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Fri., June 8 7:30 a.m. Men’s Synchronized Platform Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  8 p.m. Men’s Synchronized Platform Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  11 p.m. Men’s Synchronized Platform Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
Sat., June 9 4:30 a.m. Mixed Synchronized Springboard Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  7:30 a.m. Women’s Springboard Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  9:30 p.m. Women’s Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  1 a.m. Women’s Springboard Final* NBCSN
Sun., June 10 4:30 a.m. Men’s Platform Final Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  7:30 a.m. Women’s Synchronized Springboard Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  12 p.m. Men’s Platform Final* NBCSN
  1 p.m. Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final* NBCSN
  11 p.m. Men’s Platform Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
  12:30 a.m. Women’s Synchronized Springboard Final (Encore) Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA

*Same-day delay

NBC SPORTS APP: NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app — NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs — will stream coverage via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10, and Xbox.

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