Olympic Swimming 2012 Live Stream: Day-by-Day Online Viewing Guide

With the events of the 2012 Summer Olympic from London officially kicking off Saturday, July 28, the excitement and focus has shifted to the swimming events.

Between Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the men’s division and Rebecca Soni in the women’s division, Team USA has a great chance to walk away with a plethora of hardware from one of the most popular sports in the Olympics.

If you can’t miss a second of the swimming action, catch the live stream brought to us from NBC and available on almost any type of device. No more excuses.

When: Saturday July 28 through Friday, August 10

Watch: NBC, NBCSN, MSNBC, CNBC and Bravo will all provide coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games

Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com

Mobile Device: NBCOlympics.com

Names To Watch

Michael Phelps

There is little doubt that Team USA’s biggest star is the man who has the chance to become the most decorated Olympic star in the history of the modern Olympiad, Michael Phelps.

With eight gold medals in 2008’s Beijing Summer Olympics, Phelps proved that he was the best in the world, but many critics have claimed that he hasn’t worked as hard to return to that form.

If there wasn’t enough pressure on Phelps with the weight of the nation on his shoulders, the competition with a star like Ryan Lochte has increased the focus on the men’s division even more.

Ryan Lochte

At 27 years old, Ryan Lochte is really starting to come into his own as an Olympian.

Lochte was overshadowed by Phelps in 2008, but now that the vast majority of casual fans know who he is, the pressure is on for him to perform well.

If Lochte can swim the way he has been over the last year under the bright lights of the Summer Olympics, there is little doubt that he will not only contend for gold, but he will walk away with it all.

Rebecca Soni

There is no better American female better at the breaststroke than Rebecca Soni, and she is ready to prove her worth once again.

With her two best events scheduled—100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes—there is little doubt that she is even stronger this time around and looking to win two gold instead of the silver and gold she won in 2008.

At 25 years old, Soni is entering the best years of her career. With the experience of the 2008 Olympics, there is no better time to continue building a legacy than right now.

Full Swimming Schedule

All Times Eastern

July 28

5:00 a.m. Men's 400m IM - Qualification

5:34 a.m.  Women's 100m Butterfly - Heats

5:52 a.m.  Men's 400m Freestyle - Heats

6:17 a.m.  Women's 400m IM - Qualification

6:53 a.m.  Men's 100m Breaststroke - Heats

7:11 a.m.  Women's 4x100m Freestyle - Qual.

2:30 p.m. Men's 400m IM - Final

2:40 p.m. Women's 100m Butterfly - Semifinals

2:51 p.m. Men's 400m Freestyle - Final

3:11 p.m. Women's 400m IM - Final

3:32 p.m. Men's 100m Breaststroke - Semifinals

3:43 p.m. Women's 4x100m Freestyle - Final

July 29

5:00 a.m.  Women's 100m Backstroke - Heats

5:20 a.m.  Men's 200m Freestyle - Heats

5:43 a.m.  Women's 100m Breaststroke - Heats

6:03 a.m.  Men's 100m Backstroke - Heats

6:23 a.m.  Women's 400m Freestyle - Heats

6:56 a.m.  Men's 4x100m Freestyle - Qualification

2:30 p.m. Women's 100m Butterfly - Final

2:37 p.m. Men's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals

2:50 p.m. Women's 100m Breaststroke - Semis

3:11 p.m. Men's 100m Breaststroke - Final

3:18 p.m. Women's 400m Freestyle - Final

3:28 p.m. Men's 100m Backstroke - Semifinals

3:49 p.m. Women's 100m Backstroke - Semis

4:00 p.m. Men's 4x100m Freestyle – Final

July 30

5:00 a.m.  Women's 200m Freestyle - Heats

5:21 a.m.  Men's 200m Butterfly - Heats

5:41 a.m.  Women's 200m IM - Qualification

2:30 p.m. Women's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals

2:43 p.m. Men's 200m Freestyle - Final

2:51 p.m. Women's 100m Backstroke - Final

2:58 p.m. Men's 100m Backstroke - Final

3:15 p.m. Women's 100m Breaststroke - Final

3:32 p.m. Men's 200m Butterfly - Semifinals

3:55 p.m. Women's 200m IM - Semifinals

July 31           

5:00 a.m.  Men's 100m Freestyle - Heats

5:23 a.m.  Women's 200m Butterfly - Heats

5:40 a.m.  Men's 200m Breaststroke – Heats

6:02 a.m.  Men's 4x200m Freestyle - Qualification

2:30 p.m. Men's 100m Freestyle - Semifinals

2:41 p.m. Women's 200m Freestyle - Final

2:49 p.m. Men's 200m Butterfly - Final

2:57 p.m. Women's 200m Butterfly - Semifinals

3:20 p.m. Men's 200m Breaststroke - Semifinals

3:43 p.m. Women's 200m IM - Final

3:51 p.m. Men's 4x200m Freestyle – Final

August 1

5:00 a.m.  Women's 100m Freestyle - Heats

5:21 a.m.  Men's 200m Backstroke - Heats

5:43 a.m.  Women's 200m Breaststroke - Heats

6:06 a.m.  Men's 200m IM - Qualification

6:26 a.m.  Women's 4x200m Freestyle - Qual.

2:30 p.m. Men's 200m Breaststroke - Final

2:38 p.m. Women's 100m Freestyle - Semifinals

2:49 p.m. Men's 200m Backstroke - Semifinals

3:12 p.m. Women's 200m Butterfly – Final

3:20 p.m. Men's 100m Freestyle - Final

3:27 p.m. Women's 200m Breaststroke - Semis

3:41 p.m. Men's 200m IM - Semifinals

4:04 p.m. Women's 4x200m Freestyle - Final

August 2

5:00 a.m.  Men's 50m Freestyle - Heats

5:19 a.m.  Women's 800m Freestyle - Heats

6:14 a.m.  Men's 100m Butterfly - Heats

6:31 a.m.  Women's 200m Backstroke - Heats

2:30 p.m. Men's 50m Freestyle - Semifinals

2:40 p.m. Women's 200m Breaststroke - Final

2:48 p.m. Men's 200m Backstroke - Final

2:56 p.m. Women's 200m Backstroke - Semifinals

3:19 p.m. Men's 200m IM - Final

3:37 p.m. Women's 100m Freestyle - Final

3:54 p.m. Men's 100m Butterfly – Semifinals

August 3

5:00 a.m. Women's 50m Freestyle - Heats

5:24 a.m. Men's 1500m Freestyle - Heats

6:35 a.m. Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - Heats

6:49 a.m. Men's 4x100m Medley Relay – Heats

2:30 p.m. Women's 200m Backstroke - Final

2:38 p.m. Men's 100m Butterfly - Final

2:45 p.m. Women's 800m Freestyle - Final

3:09 p.m. Men's 50m Freestyle – Final

3:25 p.m. Women's 50m Freestyle - Semifinals

August 4

2:30 p.m. Women's 50m Freestyle - Final

2:36 p.m. Men's 1500m Freestyle - Final

3:07 p.m. Women's 4x100m Medley Relay - Final

3:27 p.m. Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - Final

August 8

5:00 a.m.  Women's Open Water

August 9

7:00 a.m.  Women's Open Water

August 10

7:00 a.m.  Men's Open Water

Check back for more on the 2012 Summer Olympics as it comes, and don’t miss Bleacher Report’s Olympics page to get your fill of the best athletes the world has to offer.

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