FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 27th, 2021
NBC OLYMPICS TO PRESENT RECORD COVERAGE OF U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS AHEAD OF TOKYO OLYMPICS
Most-Ever Coverage of Team Trials Ahead of Tokyo Olympics: 85+ Hours, Including More Than 50 Hours in Primetime
U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming, Gymnastics, Track & Field, and Diving in June to be Presented Across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and NBC Sports Digital Platforms
June’s Coverage Begins with U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming on Friday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA
STAMFORD, Conn. – May 27, 2021 – NBC Olympics is presenting record coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, totaling 85+ hours and more than 50 hours in primetime across NBC, NBCSN, Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, and NBC Sports digital platforms in the lead up to the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan, which will take place July 23-Aug. 8.
NBC Olympics’ 85.25 hours of programming is the most ever for the Team Trials, topping the 76.5 hours of coverage prior to the Rio Olympics in 2016. Throughout the month of June, NBC Olympics will present 22 days of Trials coverage, including 13 nights in primetime on NBC, covering four sports — swimming, gymnastics, track & field, and diving, which are expected to feature some of the most anticipated stories and athletes leading into the Tokyo Olympics, including:
- Swimming: five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, who could tie or break the all-time record for Olympic gold medals won by a U.S. woman (8); two-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel; four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel; and 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, who is trying to make his fifth team at the age of 36. Coverage will take place in two waves, beginning June 4-7 as well as June 13-20, and includes eight nights of primetime coverage on NBC.
- Gymnastics: the most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who could become the first woman in more than 50 years to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles, and as with Ledecky, has a chance to tie or break the all-time record for gold medals won by a U.S. woman (8); two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak; four-time world medalist Jade Carey; and three-time world medalist Suni Lee. Carey and Lee are aiming to make their Olympic debuts in Tokyo. Coverage takes place June 24-27 and culminates with the women’s final live in primetime on NBC.
- Track & Field: the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix, who is aiming for her fifth Olympics appearance at age 35; current 200m world champion Noah Lyles, who is attempting to make his first Olympic team; 2016 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad; and member of the 4x400m relay world championship team Sydney McLaughlin. Track & field coverage runs from June 18-21 and June 24-27, featuring six nights of primetime on NBC.
- Diving: four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia, aiming for his fourth consecutive team; 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon; 2019 world bronze medalist Delaney Schnell; and 2021 and 2019 world silver medalist Sarah Bacon. Schnell and Bacon look to make their first Olympic team this summer. Coverage takes place June 8-13 and includes live coverage of the men’s and women’s springboard and platform finals on NBC.
NBC Olympics has already provided live coverage of the USA Wrestling Trials from Fort Worth, Texas; U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from Atlanta, Ga.; and the U.S. Rowing Trials from Sarasota, Fla. and West Windsor, N.J.
All Trials’ television coverage streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Coverage of the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials will be announced soon.
SWIMMING
NBC Olympics will present 12 nights of swimming coverage, including eight consecutive nights of swimming in primetime on NBC and NBCSN. Coverage gets underway in the pool on Friday, June 4, at 8 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA from Omaha, Neb. Beginning on Sunday, June 13, nightly coverage will feature qualifying heats and finals competition over eight nights, concluding on Sunday, June 20, in primetime at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC.
Over the course of both waves of swimming trials, 24 hours of preliminaries coverage will exclusively stream on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
Team USA looks to continue its Olympic success, having led the medal count in swimming at seven consecutive Games, including in Rio, where the team won 33 medals. Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky and four-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel will aim to add to their already-impressive Olympic success in Tokyo. On the men’s side, 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte will look to pair with rising stars such as two-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel and three-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Murphy.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Fri., June 4 | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 100m Freestyle, 200m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 800m Freestyle | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sat., June 5 | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 200m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 400m Individual Medley | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sun., June 6 | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Backstroke | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Mon., June 7 | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 200m Individual Medley, 50m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 1,500m Freestyle | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sun., June 13 | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Women’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 400m Freestyle, Women’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 100m Breaststroke | NBCSN | 5:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals – Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 400m Freestyle, Women’s 400m Individual Medley | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Mon., June 14 | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 400m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals – Women’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 400m Freestyle | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Tues., June 15 | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals –Men’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 100m Breaststroke | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Wed., June 16 | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 100m Freestyle, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 800m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals –Women’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Thurs., June 17 | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 200m Individual Medley | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals –Men’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Freestyle | NBCSN | 8 p.m. ET | |
| Finals –Men’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Freestyle | NBC | 10 p.m. ET/PT* | |
| Fri., June 18 | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Backstroke | NBCSN | 6 p.m. ET* |
| Finals –Women’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 200m Backstroke, Men’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 100m Freestyle | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sat., June 19 | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 50m Freestyle, Women’s 50m Freestyle, Men’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Finals –Men’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 800m Freestyle | NBC | 9 p.m. ET | |
| Sun., June 20 | Finals – Men’s 50m Freestyle, Women’s 50m Freestyle, Men’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBC | 8:15 p.m. ET |
*delayed coverage
GYMNASTICS
NBC Olympics will present 10 hours of gymnastics coverage over four consecutive days and nights from St. Louis, Mo., including more than six hours on NBC. Live coverage begins on Thursday, June 24, with the men’s competition at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and will culminate on Sunday, June 27, with live primetime coverage of the women’s final at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
In addition to streaming all 10 hours of television coverage, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will present additional cameras on all apparatus during live coverage for a multi-view streaming experience.
The women’s team, which has won gold in the team all-around at the past two Olympic Games, is expected to be led by the most decorated American gymnast in history and four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who has a chance to tie or break the all-time record for gold medals won by a U.S. woman (8). Alongside Biles at the Team Trials is expected to include four-time world medalist Jade Carey, who has mathematically secured an individual spot for Tokyo, as well as three-time world medalist Suni Lee. On the men’s side, Team USA is anticipated to be led by two-time Olympian Sam Mikulak. Other contenders include 2017 U.S. all-around champion Yul Moldauer and 2019 world team member Shane Wiskus.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Thurs., June 24 | Men’s Competition | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| Fri., June 25 | Women’s Competition | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT |
| Sat., June 26 | Men’s Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 3 p.m. ET |
| Men’s Final | NBC | 4 p.m. ET | |
| Sun., June 27 | Women’s Final | NBC | 8:30 p.m. ET/PT |
TRACK & FIELD
NBC and NBCSN will provide 20.5 hours of track & field qualifying, semifinals and finals coverage over eight nights, including six in primetime on NBC. Track & field coverage from Eugene, Ore., begins on Friday, June 18, at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN, with qualifying, and continues at 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, with the finals in men’s shot put and men’s 10,000m. Live coverage concludes on Sunday, June 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on NBC with numerous events, including the men’s 200m and women’s 400m hurdles finals.
NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will present exclusive streaming coverage of select field events, including long jump, pole vault, shot put, hammer, javelin, discus, 20km race walk, decathlon and heptathlon from Eugene.
The U.S. has topped the track & field medal standings at seven straight Games. U.S. Olympic Trials – Track & Field are expected to feature nine individual reigning world champions, including 200m world champion Noah Lyles, 2016 Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist Dalilah Muhammad and member of the 4x400m relay world championship team Sydney McLaughlin. Also expected to compete is the most decorated American woman in Olympic track & field history and six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Fri., June 18 | Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Shot Put | NBCSN | 7 p.m. ET |
| Finals – Men’s 10,000m, Men’s Shot Put | NBC | 10 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sat., June 19 | Qualifying Rounds – Women’s Discus Throw | NBCSN | 8 p.m. ET |
| Finals –Women’s 100m, Women’s Discus Throw | NBC | 10 p.m. ET | |
| Sun., June 20 | Finals – Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s 100m, Women’s 400m, Men’s 400m | NBC | 9 p.m. ET |
| Mon., June 21 | Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump | NBCSN | 7 p.m. ET |
| Finals – Men’s 800m, Women’s 1,500m, Women’s 5,000m, Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Thurs., June 24 | Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | NBCSN | 9 p.m. ET |
| Fri, June 25 | Finals –Men’s Discus Throw, Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | NBCSN | 5 p.m. ET |
| Sat., June 26 | Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 10,000m, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT |
| Sun., June 27 | Finals –Men’s High Jump, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s 5,000m, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m | NBC | 7 p.m. ET/PT |
DIVING
14 hours of live diving coverage, including six nights in primetime, will be presented across NBC and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Live coverage begins Tuesday, June 8, at 7 p.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA with the women’s springboard and men’s platform semifinals from Indianapolis, Ind. Trials coverage culminates the weekend of June 12-13 with the men’s and women’s springboard and platform finals, all live on NBC, including both nights in primetime.
NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app will present 10 hours of exclusive semifinals and preliminaries diving coverage.
The men’s team is expected to be led by four-time Olympic medalist David Boudia, who is aiming for a fourth Olympic appearance in Tokyo, and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Michael Hixon. On the women’s side, 2019 world bronze medalist Delaney Schnell as well as 2021 and 2019 world silver medalist Sarah Bacon lead a deep pool of contenders.
| Date | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Tues., June 8 | Semifinals – Women’s Springboard & Men’s Platform | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Wed., June 9 | Semifinals – Men’s Springboard & Women’s Platform | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Thurs, June 10 | Synchro Final – Women’s Synchronized Springboard | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Fri., June 11 | Synchro Finals – Women’s Synchronized Platform & Men’s Synchronized Springboard | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Sat., June 12 | Final – Women’s Springboard | NBC | 4 p.m. ET |
| Final – Men’s Platform | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sun., June 13 | Final – Men’s Springboard | NBC | 7 p.m. ET/PT |
| Final – Women’s Platform | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT |
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U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS TELECAST SCHEDULE THIS JUNE
| Date | Sport | Coverage | Network | Time |
| Fri., June 4 | Swimming | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 100m Freestyle, 200m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 800m Freestyle | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sat., June 5 | Swimming | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 200m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke, 400m Individual Medley | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Sun., June 6 | Swimming | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 400m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly, 200m Backstroke | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Mon., June 7 | Swimming | Wave I – Men’s and Women’s 200m Individual Medley, 50m Freestyle, 200m Breaststroke, 1,500m Freestyle | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 8 p.m. ET |
| Tues., June 8 | Diving | Semifinals – Women’s Springboard & Men’s Platform | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Wed., June 9 | Diving | Semifinals – Men’s Springboard & Women’s Platform | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Thurs, June 10 | Diving | Synchro Final – Women’s Synchronized Springboard | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Fri., June 11 | Diving | Synchro Finals – Women’s Synchronized Platform & Men’s Synchronized Springboard | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 7 p.m. ET |
| Sat., June 12 | Diving | Final – Women’s Springboard | NBC | 4 p.m. ET |
| Diving | Final – Men’s Platform | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sun., June 13 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Women’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 400m Freestyle, Women’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 100m Breaststroke | NBCSN | 5:30 p.m. ET* |
| Diving | Final – Men’s Springboard | NBC | 7 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Swimming | Finals – Men’s 400m Individual Medley, Men’s 400m Freestyle, Women’s 400m Individual Medley | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Diving | Final – Women’s Platform | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Mon., June 14 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 400m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Swimming | Finals – Women’s 100m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 400m Freestyle | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Tues., June 15 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Swimming | Finals –Men’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Backstroke, Men’s 100m Backstroke, Women’s 100m Breaststroke | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Wed., June 16 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 100m Freestyle, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 800m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Swimming | Finals –Women’s 200m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Thurs., June 17 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 100m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 200m Individual Medley | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Swimming | Finals –Men’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Freestyle | NBCSN | 8 p.m. ET | |
| Swimming | Finals –Men’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 200m Breaststroke, Women’s 200m Butterfly, Men’s 100m Freestyle | NBC | 10 p.m. ET/PT* | |
| Fri., June 18 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Women’s 800m Freestyle, Men’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Backstroke | NBCSN | 6 p.m. ET* |
| Track & field | Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Shot Put | NBCSN | 7 p.m. ET | |
| Swimming | Finals –Women’s 200m Breaststroke, Men’s 200m Backstroke, Men’s 200m Individual Medley, Women’s 100m Freestyle | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Track & field | Finals – Men’s 10,000m, Men’s Shot Put | NBC | 10 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sat., June 19 | Swimming | Qualifying Heats – Men’s 50m Freestyle, Women’s 50m Freestyle, Men’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET* |
| Track & field | Qualifying Rounds – Women’s Discus Throw | NBCSN | 8 p.m. ET | |
| Swimming | Finals – Men’s 100m Butterfly, Women’s 200m Backstroke, Women’s 800m Freestyle | NBC | 9 p.m. ET | |
| Track & field | Finals –Women’s 100m, Women’s Discus Throw | NBC | 10 p.m. ET | |
| Sun., June 20 | Swimming | Finals – Men’s 50m Freestyle, Women’s 50m Freestyle, Men’s 1,500m Freestyle | NBC | 8:15 p.m. ET |
| Track & field | Finals – Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s 100m, Women’s 400m, Men’s 400m | NBC | 9 p.m. ET | |
| Mon., June 21 | Track & field | Qualifying Rounds – Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump | NBCSN | 7 p.m. ET |
| Track & field | Finals – Men’s 800m, Women’s 1,500m, Women’s 5,000m, Men’s Pole Vault, Men’s Javelin Throw, Men’s Triple Jump | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Thurs., June 24 | Gymnastics | Men’s Competition | NBCSN | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| Track & field | Finals –Women’s Shot Put, Women’s 3000m Steeplechase | NBCSN | 9 p.m. ET | |
| Fri, June 25 | Track & field | Finals –Men’s Discus Throw,Men’s 3000m Steeplechase | NBCSN | 5 p.m. ET |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Competition | NBC | 8 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sat., June 26 | Gymnastics | Men’s Final | Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA | 3 p.m. ET |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Final | NBC | 4 p.m. ET | |
| Track & field | Finals – Women’s Javelin, Men’s 400m Hurdles, Women’s 10,000m, Women’s 200m, Men’s 110m Hurdles | NBC | 9 p.m. ET/PT | |
| Sun., June 27 | Track & field | Finals –Men’s High Jump, Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s 5,000m, Women’s 800m, Men’s 1,500m, Men’s 200m | NBC | 7 p.m. ET/PT |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Final | NBC | 8:30 p.m. ET/PT |
*delayed coverage
Note: NBC Olympics has already presented trials coverage of men’s and women’s wrestling on April 2-3, 2021, men’s and women’s marathon in Feb. 2020, and men’s and women’s rowing in Feb. 2021 and April 2021
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