Rio Olympics® Swimming Schedule
Olympic Swimming
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July 20, 2016
The Games are upon us, teams have been selected, and rosters fleshed out. Athletes are making their final preparations to compete in Rio for the XXXI Olympiad! Here's the Rio 2016 Olympics® swimming schedule, and some other useful information you should know:
- The swimming portion of the games will take place at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium and Fort Copacabana during the second week of August.
- Swimming events will be contested from August 6th through 13th while the open water event will be contested on the 15th and 16th.
- Michael Phelps has the potential to make history again if he should win a 4th gold medal in the 100 meter butterfly.
- Katie Ledecky also stands to make history should she win gold in 200, 400, and 800 freestyles completing a feat last achieved by Debby Meyer in Mexico City back in 1968.
- Butterfly: 100 and 200
- Backstroke: 100 and 200
- Breaststroke: 100 and 200
- Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (women), and 1,500 (men)
- Individual medley: 200 and 400;
- Relays: 4×100 free, 4×200 free; 4×100 medley
- Marathon: 10 kilometers
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