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How to watch the track and field, gymnastics and swimming U.S. Olympic trials

Michael Norman runs
Michael Norman of the U.S. competes in the Men’s 400 at the IAAF 2019 Worlds in Doha, Qatar.
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Olympic qualifying for the three highest-profile sports are set for June after COVID-19 pandemic delays.

Check out how to watch Americans push to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in swimming, gymnastics and track and field:

Katie Ledecky swims in a pool lane
Katie Ledecky competes in the women’s 400-meter freestyle final at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet April 10 in Mission Viejo. Ledecky finished first.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

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Swimming

Dates: June 13-20 (Top-seeded swimmers)

Location: Omaha

June 13

Men’s 400 Individual Medley, Women’s 100 Butterfly, Men’s 400 Freestyle, Women’s 400 Individual Medley, Men’s 100 Breaststroke

Qualifying heats: 2:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 5 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 14

Women’s 100 Butterfly, Men’s 200 Freestyle, Women’s 100 Breaststroke, Men’s 100 Breaststroke, Women’s 400 Freestyle, Men’s 100 Backstroke, Women’s 100 Backstroke

Qualifying heats: 3:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 5 p.m. PDT on NBC

Caeleb Dressel competes in the men's 200-meter freestyle preliminary race
Caeleb Dressel competes in the men’s 200-meter freestyle preliminary race at the TYR Pro Swim Series swim meet April 8 in Mission Viejo.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)

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June 15

Women’s 200 Freestyle, Men’s 200 Freestyle, Women’s 100 Backstroke, Men’s 100 Backstroke, Women’s 100 Breaststroke, Men’s 200 Butterfly, Women’s 200 Individual Medley

Qualifying heats: 3:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 5 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 16

Men’s 100 Freestyle, Women’s 200 Freestyle, Men’s 200 Butterfly, Women’s 200 Butterfly, Men’s 200 Breaststroke, Women’s 200 Individual Medley, Women’s 1500 Freestyle

Qualifying heats: 3:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 5 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 17

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Men’s 800 Freestyle, Men’s 200 Backstroke, Women’s 100 Freestyle, Men’s 200 Backstroke, Women’s 200 Butterfly, Men’s 100 Freestyle, Women’s 200 Breaststroke, Men’s 200 Individual Medley

Qualifying heats: 3:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 5 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 18

Women’s 200 Breaststroke, Men’s 200 Backstroke, Women’s 200 Backstroke, Men’s 200 Individual Medley, Women’s 100 Freestyle, Men’s 100 Butterfly

Qualifying heats: 3 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 6 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 19

Men’s 100 Butterfly, Women’s 200 Backstroke, Women’s 800 Freestyle, Men’s 50 Freestyle, Women’s 50 Freestyle

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Qualifying heats: 3:30 p.m. PDT on NBC (tape delay)

Finals: 6 p.m. PDT on NBC

June 20

Men’s 50 Freestyle, Women’s 50 Freestyle, Men’s 1500 Freestyle

Finals: 5:15 p.m. PDT on NBC

Sha'Carri Richardson gives thumbs up during women's 100-meter dash while two other women run on either side behind her
Sha’Carri Richardson, center, wins her heat of the women’s 100-meter dash prelim during the USATF Golden Games at Mt. San Antonio College on May 9 in Walnut.
(Ashley Landis / Associated Press)
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Track and Field

Dates: June 18-27

Location: Eugene, Ore.

June 18

Qualifying, 4 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

Men’s 10,000 / shot put, 7 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 19

Qualifying, 4 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

Women’s 100 / discus, 7 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 20

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Men’s and women’s 400 / women’s 100 hurdles / men’s 100, 6 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 21

Qualifying, 4 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

Women’s 1500 / women’s 5,000 / men’s 800, 5 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 24

Women’s 3,000 steeplechase / shot put, 6 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

June 25

Men’s 3,000 steeplechase / discus, 2 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

June 26

Men’s 400 hurdles / men’s 110 hurdles / women’s 10,000 / women’s 200, 6 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 27

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Women’s 400 hurdles / women’s 800/ men’s 5,000/ men’s 1,500, men’s 200, 4 p.m., NBC

Simone Biles performs her balance beam routine
Simone Biles performs her balance beam routine during the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition in Indianapolis on May 22.
(AJ Mast / Associated Press)
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Gymnastics

Dates: June 24-27

Location: St. Louis

June 24

Men’s Day 1, 3:30 p.m. PDT, NBCSN

June 25

Women’s Day 1, 5 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 26

Men’s Day 2, 1 p.m. PDT, NBC

June 27

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Women’s Day 2, 5:30 p.m. PDT, NBC

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Livestreams

Click here for a comprehensive list of NBC’s Olympic qualifying livestreams.

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