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Universal Sports Network and NBC to Show Action at World Championships

 

LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2015) – Universal Sports Network and NBC will air more than 48 hours of premier pool action from the 2015 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Kazan, Russia, from Saturday, July 25, through Sunday, August 9. More than 2,400 athletes representing 190 countries will compete in a record 75 medal events in the world championships for diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

 

Universal Sports kicks off coverage on Saturday, July 25, at 6 p.m. ET with the mixed synchronized 10M platform diving finals, followed by the synchronized swimming solo technical competition at 10 p.m. ET. The first day of water polo group play takes place on Sunday, July 26, at 6 p.m. ET, when the USA women, fresh off of their gold medal win at the Pan Am Games, take on Brazil.

 

NBC begins swimming on Sunday, August 2 at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by daily live coverage from Monday, August 3, throughFriday, August 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET on Universal Sports. NBC’s coverage continues on Saturday, August 8 at 3 p.m. ET, and onSunday, August 9 at 2:30 p.m. ET, concluding the world championships. Veteran swimming play-by-play commentator Dan Hicks, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member and three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines, and Emmy Award-winning reporter Michele Tafoya will call all swimming coverage on NBC and Universal Sports Network.

 

In addition, UniversalSports.com will live stream all events that air on Universal Sports Network. NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices and tablets – will stream all programming that airs on NBC.

 

This year’s World Aquatics Championships will feature world-class competition including:

 

Diving: London Olympic medalists David Boudia, Abby Johnston and Kristian Ipsen will lead Team USA in traditional platform and springboard diving events. Boudia will partner with 19-year-old Steele Johnson, who will make his senior world championships debut, in synchronized events after the duo medaled at last summer’s FINA Diving World Cup.

 

Swimming: Leading the 54-member Team USA are veterans including 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time World Championships gold medalist Katie Ledecky, 2012 Olympic gold medalist and nine-time World Championships gold medalist Missy Franklin, four-time Olympic medalist and six-time World Championships medalist Nathan Adrian, and 11-time Olympic medalist and 23-time World Championships medalist Ryan Lochte.

 

Synchronized Swimming: For the first time in the history of the FINA World Championships, males and females will compete together in synchronized swimming. In the inaugural mixed duet competition, USA Synchro will be represented by Hall of Famer Bill May, who was previously barred from competing at international events because of his gender, and OlympiansChristina Jones and Kristina Lum Underwood. May and Jones will compete in the technical routine while Underwood will compete with May in the free routine.

 

Water Polo (Women): On the heels of their fourth straight gold medal win at the 2015 Pan Am Games, the U.S. women’s water polo team is looking for an unprecedented fourth FINA World Championship. The No. 1 world-ranked team and reigning Olympic champions are led by veterans Maggie Steffens, Courtney Mathewson and Ashleigh Johnson.

 

Water Polo (Men): Following their gold medal win at this year’s Pan Am Games, the U.S. men’s water polo team will face stiff competition at FINA Worlds from Greece, Italy and host country Russia in pool play. With their win over Canada in the Pan Am semi-finals, the Team USA clinched a spot at the Rio Olympic Games behind the play of rising stars such as Luca Cupido and veterans Tony Azevedo and Merrill Moses.

 

Universal Sports Network and NBC Broadcast Schedule: 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships

All times ET – Schedule subject to change – All coverage is Same Day Delay except where noted.

 

Date Time (ET) Coverage Network
Sat., July 25 6 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
  10 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
Sun., July 26 6 p.m. Water Polo (Women): USA vs. Brazil Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  10:30 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Mon., July 27 6 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Water Polo (Men): USA vs. Russia Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Tues., July 28 6 p.m. Water Polo (Women): USA vs. Italy Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Wed., July 29 6 p.m. Water Polo (Men): USA vs. Greece Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Thurs., July 30 6 p.m. Water Polo (Women): USA vs. Japan Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  9 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  10 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Fri., July 31 6 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Water Polo (Men): USA vs. Italy Universal Sports
Sat., Aug 1 7 p.m. Synchronized Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Sun., Aug. 2 1:30 p.m. Swimming NBC
  6 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Diving Finals Universal Sports
Mon., Aug. 3 10:30 a.m.* Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  6 p.m. Water Polo (Women): Quarterfinals Universal Sports
Tues., Aug. 4 10:30 a.m.* Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  6 p.m. Water Polo (Men): Quarterfinals Universal Sports
Wed., Aug. 5 10:30 a.m.* Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Water Polo (Women): Semi-Finals Universal Sports
Thurs., Aug. 6 10:30 a.m.* Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  6 p.m. Water Polo (Men): Semi-Finals Universal Sports
Fri., Aug. 7 10:30 a.m.* Swimming Finals Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Water Polo (Women): Bronze Match Universal Sports
  8 p.m. Water Polo (Women): Gold Match Universal Sports
Sat., Aug. 8 3 p.m. Swimming NBC
  6 p.m. Water Polo (Men): Bronze Match Universal Sports
  7 p.m. Water Polo (Men): Gold Match Universal Sports
Sun., Aug. 9 2:30 p.m. Swimming NBC

* LIVE Coverage

 

Swimming news courtesy of Universal Sports Network.

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bobo gigi
9 years ago

Correction. I’ve just realized that Eurosport France has not the TV rights anymore for the world championships.
But the Americans who complain about their TV coverage can look for Eurosport GB links on the web and they will watch all prelims and finals live.

john26
9 years ago

Are NBC’s weekend showings only going to be an hour long?

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Correction
Men’s 4X200 free relay. Australia
On paper, they can’t lose that relay. On paper…. 😆

Bad anon
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

Bobo Gigi, where can I get the full length women 400IM final race from Beijing 2008,? you tube just shows an edited 2min 28sec video 🙁

Patrick
9 years ago

One hour of coverage on NBC converts to two swimming events and seventeen truck commercials.

Tm
9 years ago

Fortunately this time I have USN so I can watch live on tv or do live steaming from USN.com or NBC live extra. While I realize it isn’t as good as ESPN3 was for the WUG and pan am it is a much better option than pirated options. If I didn’t have those like in 09 and 13 I would certainly use TAs suggestion of accessing the just tv sports package. With 10$ just for August one can catch both the swimming and track and field worlds!

Tm
9 years ago

Once again u are generalizing my friend. I have seen plenty of 800 free races on tv here in the us in their entirety including the most recent pan am games womens final two days ago!

bobo gigi
9 years ago

If you can’t watch, at least you can play and make some predictions.
I’m waiting for your final predictions.
Your winner in each race?

I’m not confident at all but let’s try.

MEN
50 free. Florent Manaudou
100 free. Vlad Morozov
200 free. Paul Biedermann
400 free. Sun Yang
800 free. Sun Yang
1500 free. Gregory Paltrinieri
50 back. Camille Lacourt
100 back. Matt Grevers
200 back. Tyler Clary
50 breast. Adam Peaty
100 breast. Adam Peaty
200 breast. Daniel Gyurta
50 fly. Cesar Cielo
100 fly. Chad le Clos
200 fly. Chad le Clos
200 IM. Ryan Lochte
400 IM.… Read more »

john26
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

Thoughts on having Cseh upset LeClos in 200fly? I’m giving it a hard consideration

bobo gigi
9 years ago

Dear American swim fans, I again feel bad for you. Like 2 years ago. Like 4 years ago. Like 6 years ago. Like 8 years ago….
Here in France, and I think it’s the same for most of European countries, prelims and finals are live on Eurosport on cable or satellite. And in my country prelims and finals are also live on France Télévision, the national public service channels. FREE of course. And this year they have hired Laure Manaudou and Philippe Lucas as consultants. It’s gonna be funny.
It can be useful the public service. 😉

NB: and of course I add that, here, a 800 free race lasts 800 meters. And the same for a 1500… Read more »

Lane Four
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

Thanks, Bobo! We know that you are sincere. 🙂 I would like to ask that you post live results as they happen. I remember you did this two years ago. It certainly helped the American fans to find out the results without exploding from frustration! LOL

bobo gigi
Reply to  Lane Four
9 years ago

Lane Four. Sorry but ask that someone else.
I wasn’t here 2 years ago..
I watch these big meets in front of the TV very quietly. Not the time to post a comment live on swimswam. I want to be fully focused on the show.
I’m back after prelims and finals to give my thoughts.

Lane Four
Reply to  bobo gigi
9 years ago

In that case, whoever it was that was giving the live results as it happened, thank you very much and please do it again. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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