Swimming Archives

Kate Douglass (center) celebrates with fellow 200m breaststroke medalists Tatjana Smith (left) and Tess Shouten (right).

American Kate Douglass wins 200m breaststroke for first career Olympic gold medal

August 1, 2024 1:02 pm NBC Olympics

Team USA’s Kate Douglass won the women’s 200m breaststroke to claim her first career Olympic gold…

‘Olympic Muffin Man’ Henrik Christiansen taking Paris 2024 by storm

August 1, 2024 7:32 am NBC Olympics

Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen is competing in his third Olympics, but he’s being watched on TikTok millions of times over as he celebrates…

Snoop Dogg attends the United States' women's gymnastics qualifying session at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Our favorite Snoop Dogg looks from the 2024 Paris Olympics

August 1, 2024 4:32 am NBC Olympics

Snoop Dogg and his custom Olympics attire deserve a gold…

Paris Olympics Day 6 Preview (Aug. 1): Simone Biles competes in the all-around

July 31, 2024 5:14 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Thursday, Aug. 1, at the 2024 Paris…

Katie Ledecky poses on the podium with her gold medal

Paris Olympics July 31 recap, highlights: Katie Ledecky captures first gold in Paris

July 31, 2024 2:45 pm NBC Olympics

Results, updates and latest news from Day 5 of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July…

Pan Zhanle and Kyle Chalmers at 2024 Paris Olympic

China’s Pan smashes own 100m freestyle world record for gold

July 31, 2024 2:13 pm NBC Olympics

China’s Pan Zhanle smashes the 100m freestyle world record on his way to the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic…

United States becomes first country to win 3,000 Olympic medals

July 31, 2024 1:13 pm NBC Olympics

Team USA’s dominance continues as it becomes the first country ever to win 6,000 medals in the Summer and Winter Olympics…

Katie Ledecky competes at the 2024 Paris Games.

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1500m freestyle with new Olympic record

July 31, 2024 12:35 pm NBC Olympics

Ledecky won the women’s 1500m final with a time of 15:30.02, an Olympic record and ten seconds better than the next finisher, for her eighth…

Torri Huske (USA) in the women’s 100-meter freestyle final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Paris La Défense Arena.

U.S. swimmer Torri Huske claims silver in women’s 100m free final

July 31, 2024 12:04 pm NBC Olympics

Swimming sprints came to a dramatic finish Wednesday afternoon with to-the-wall performances in the men’s and women’s 100m freestyle…

French swimmer Leon Marchand makes history with two individual gold medals in one night

July 31, 2024 1:42 pm NBC Olympics

Leon Marchand’s bid for a pair of Wednesday gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics was a smashing…

Paris Olympics Day 5 Preview (July 31): Roberts rides for BMX gold; Richard, Juda compete in men’s all-around

July 30, 2024 5:29 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Wednesday, July 31, at the 2024 Paris…

July 30: What to watch at the 2024 Paris Olympics

July 29, 2024 5:09 pm NBC Olympics

TV and live stream schedules for the biggest events taking place Tuesday, July 30, at the 2024 Paris…

Olympic swimming 7/31 preview: Ledecky chases first gold of Games, Marchand eyes double-gold

July 30, 2024 4:33 pm NBC Olympics

Another five-pack of medals is up for grabs on Night 4 of swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where superstars Katie Ledecky and Leon Marchand…

Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff show off medals won in the women's 100m backstroke.

Olympic swimming 7/30 recap: Americans add four medals on Night 4 in Paris

July 30, 2024 2:54 pm NBC Olympics

Tuesday marked one of the most bountiful nights in the pool for Team USA as American swimmers added four medals to the nation’s leading tally on…

Ryan Murphy's wife reveals the gender of their baby at Paris 2024 Olympics

Families are back at the Games! Check out the best moments so far

July 30, 2024 12:31 pm NBC Olympics

See the best family moments from the 2024 Paris…

Layden: When coming in third is a win — the magnitude of an Olympic bronze medal

July 30, 2024 12:22 pm NBC Olympics

Many American competitors are raised on the mantra, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” With Olympic podiums offering three exalted…

Olympic swimming 7/30 preview: Regan Smith set for blockbuster backstroke final

July 29, 2024 4:58 pm NBC Olympics

Get ready for the fourth night of swimming finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics with our event-by-event…

Ryan Murphy (R) reacts to learning the sex of his first child after the medal ceremony of the men's 100m backstroke at the Paris Olympics.

Swimmer Ryan Murphy learns sex of first child after winning bronze at Paris Olympics

July 29, 2024 3:32 pm NBC Olympics

As American swimmer Ryan Murphy stepped off the podium to greet his wife, Bridget Konttinen, in the La Defense Arena stands, he was hit with some…

Australia’s O’Callaghan foils clubmate Titmus for 200m freestyle gold

July 29, 2024 2:26 pm NBC Olympics

Australia’s red-headed rocket Mollie O’Callaghan toppled defending champion Ariarne Titmus to claim gold in the women’s 200m freestyle in an Olympic…

Canadian teen McIntosh fulfills potential, Americans Grimes and Weyant go silver-bronze in women’s 400m IM

July 29, 2024 12:06 pm NBC Olympics

In an all-North American podium, Katie Grimes and Emma Weyant of Team USA finished silver-bronze behind Summer McIntosh, the 17-year-old…