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4 days ago
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KATIE LEDECKY HEADLINES TOYOTA NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGINNING TOMORROW, JUNE 3, AT 7 P.M. ET LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK
Olympic Gold Medalists Kate Douglass, Torri Huske, and Regan Smith Expected to Compete at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, June 3-7 Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) USA Swimming and NBC Sports Agree to Media Rights Extension Through 2028; Click Here for More STAMFORD, Conn. – June 2, 2025 – Beginning tomorrow, Peacock will stream five consecutive nights of live swimming competition as 14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky leads the United States' top swimmers in the Toyota National Championships at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Live coverage begins tomorrow, June 3, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. Daily live coverage of the National Championships streams exclusively on Peacock, beginning tomorrow, June 3, at 7 p.m. ET through the final day of competition on Saturday, June 7. NBC will present two encore presentations on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The top two finishers per event — plus up to the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyles for relay purposes — make the team for the World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3, should they meet a minimum qualifying time and the total roster not exceed 26 swimmers per gender. Ledecky is coming off a momentous performance at the TYR Pro Swim Series event in Fort Lauderdale on April 30-May 3, where the nine-time Olympic gold medalist swam the second-fastest time in history in the 1500m freestyle, her second-fastest time ever in the 400m free and her first world record in the 800m free, her trademark event, since the 2016 Rio Games. Ledecky is expected to contest the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m frees, and can add on to her 30 career U.S. titles. She is also the most decorated U.S. female Olympian of all time. The U.S., which led the swimming medal count at the Olympics (28) for a ninth consecutive Games this past summer in Paris, is expected to have an elite roster on display this week, including five-time Olympic medalist Kate Douglass, three-time Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske, eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith, and four-time Olympic medalist Gretchen Walsh. On the men's side, U.S. Olympic gold medalists Bobby Finke, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano are also expected to line up. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call the action alongside three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines. Nicole Auerbach will serve as reporter. Last week, USA Swimming and NBC Sports agreed to a multi-year extension of their media rights partnership through 2028. NBC Sports will continue to present USA Swimming's premier domestic events, such as the Toyota National Championships, the TYR Pro Swim Series, and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a once-per-quad international competition featuring the United States, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The event will return to NBC Sports in 2026 after an eight-year hiatus. To learn more, click here. Broadcast Team Play-by-play: Jason Knapp Analyst: Rowdy Gaines Reporter: Nicole Auerbach How To Watch – Tuesday, June 3 – Sunday, June 8 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE) TV: NBC *Encore coverage --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
30-04-2025
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KATIE LEDECKY, LEON MARCHAND, CAELEB DRESSEL, AND SUMMER MCINTOSH HEADLINE FINAL TYR PRO SWIM SERIES EVENT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., STREAMING LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Live Coverage from Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Presented Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock Encore Presentations Sunday, May 4, on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET and CNBC at 9 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), and Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) STAMFORD, Conn. – April 30, 2025 – 14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky, four-time Paris Olympic gold medalist Leon Marchand (France), nine-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel, and three-time Paris Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh (Canada) headline the star-studded final stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series this week streaming live exclusively on Peacock from Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center in Florida. NBC Sports' live coverage streams on Peacock this Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET. Encore presentations will air this Sunday, May 4, on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET and CNBC at 9 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET. Ledecky, the most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic history, is coming off a Paris Olympics that saw her win the 800m freestyle for the fourth consecutive Olympics and 1500m freestyle for the second consecutive. 18-year-old Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, who won three gold medals in Paris, is also expected to compete, along with the Team USA star trio of five-time Olympic medalist Kate Douglass, eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith, and four-time Olympic medalist Gretchen Walsh. On the men's side, Marchand is expected to make his 2025 competitive debut coming off a breakout Paris Olympic campaign that saw the Frenchman win four gold medals in front of his home crowd. Dressel, a world record holder and ten-time Olympic medalist who won two gold medals in Paris, is also expected to line up, along with U.S. Olympic gold medalists Bobby Finke and Chris Guiliano. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call this week's event, joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines and reporter Nicole Auerbach. Later in the year, the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis from June 3-7, which will serve as the U.S. National Team selection event for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3. How To Watch – Thursday, May 1 – Sunday, May 4 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE), NBC Sports app TV: NBC, CNBC --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
04-03-2025
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KATE DOUGLASS, SUMMER MCINTOSH, AND REGAN SMITH HEADLINE TYR PRO SWIM SERIES FROM WESTMONT, ILL., STREAMING LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Live Coverage from FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Ill., Begins Tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock Encore Presentations on CNBC on Saturday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m. ET Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), and Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) All Events Stream Live on Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – March 4, 2025 – Paris Olympic gold medalists Kate Douglass, Summer McIntosh, and Regan Smith headline the first stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series this week streaming live exclusively on Peacock from FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Ill. NBC Sports' live coverage streams on Peacock this Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Highlights will air on CNBC this Saturday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m. ET. McIntosh won three Olympic gold medals in Paris this summer, becoming the first Canadian to do so at a single Olympics. Douglass and Smith both won their first two Olympic gold medals in Paris – the 200m breaststroke and 4x100m medley for Douglass and 4x100m mixed medley and 4x100m medley for Smith – to help lead the U.S. to the most total swimming medals of any country at the Olympics (28). Additionally, seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel, six-time Olympic medalist Lilly King, seven-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak (Canada), and two-time Olympic medalist Carson Foster are all expected to compete this week. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call this week's event, joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines and reporter Nicole Auerbach. This week's competition is the first stop in the 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series, with future events in Sacramento, Calif. (April 2-5), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (April 30-May 3), and Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 5-8). Later in the year, the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis from June 3-7, which will serve as the U.S. National Team selection event for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3. How To Watch – Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE), NBC Sports app TV: CNBC --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
13-02-2025
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U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS FOR MIXED DOUBLES CURLING BEGIN NEXT WEEK, FEB. 17-23, LIVE ACROSS CNBC AND PEACOCK, KICKING OFF THE ROAD TO 2026 MILAN CORTINA WINTER OLYMPICS
Winning Duo Qualifies for 2025 World Mixed Doubles Championships, Where They Can Compete for Spot at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials from Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, Colo., Begin Monday, Feb. 17, at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock Curling Returns to CNBC; All Events Stream Live on Peacock Commentators: Jason Knapp, Kevin Martin, and Kira K. Dixon Curling Coverage Kicks Off NBC Sports' Coverage of U.S. Olympic Team Trials Ahead of 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games STAMFORD, Conn. – Feb. 13, 2025 – With just under a year to go until the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, NBC Sports presents live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Mixed Doubles Curling with over 100 hours of live coverage across CNBC and Peacock over seven days from Rock Creek Curling in Lafayette, Colo. Coverage begins on Peacock this Monday, Feb. 17, with all five games from Draw 1 at 9 p.m. ET. Live coverage of the Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials concludes next Sunday, Feb. 23, when CNBC and Peacock will carry Game 2 of the Final at 2 p.m. ET and Game 3 (if necessary) at 8 p.m. ET. The winning team at the Trials will represent Team USA at the 2025 Mixed Doubles World Championship in Fredericton, Canada, in April 2025, where they will attempt to secure a spot for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Throughout next week (Feb. 17-21), Peacock will stream all five games from all nine draws, including a tiebreaker (if necessary) and the two games of the Page Playoffs on Friday, Feb. 21. On the final two days of coverage, Feb. 22-23, CNBC and Peacock will present the semifinal and final. All Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials coverage will also stream via and the NBC Sports app. The U.S. mixed doubles contingent has been on the rise since the 2022 Winter Olympics. Just one year later, at the 2023 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, the U.S. duo of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin defeated Japan, 8-2, to earn the country's first-ever mixed doubles world championship, as well as only its third podium finish since the inaugural World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2008. The U.S. Olympian brother-sister duo of Matt and Becca Hamilton finished 10th at the 2024 World Championships after a victory over Thiesse and Dropkin at the U.S. National Championship. There will be 10 teams competing at the Olympic Trials: Matt and Becca Hamilton, Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin, Aileen Geving/John Shuster, Sarah Anderson/Andrew Stopera, Madison Bear/Aidan Oldenburg, Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler, Taylor Anderson-Heide/Ben Richardson, Lexi Daly/Luc Violette, Nina Roth/Kroy Nernberger, and BriAnna Weldon and Sean Franey. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call the semifinal and final games, joined by analyst and two-time Olympic medalist Kevin Martin, and reporter Kira K. Dixon. Martin, also a world champion, four-time Canadian champion, and World Curling Hall of Famer, won gold on home ice at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Broadcast Team Play-by-play: Jason Knapp Analyst: Kevin Martin Reporter: Kira K. Dixon How To Watch – Monday, Feb. 17 – Sunday, Feb. 23 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock, NBC Sports app TV: CNBC *If necessary --U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS--
