Summary
This page will be the hub for all media information, news and resources surrounding the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The USA Swimming communications team will update information as it comes in, as well as at the conclusion of each night of racing.
Immediate Resources:
General Information
Swimming 101 - Courtesy of NBCOlympics.com:
Pool swimming at the Olympic Games takes place inside a 50-meter-long swimming pool divided into eight lanes. Swimmers race each other at varying distances using one (or all, for medley events) of four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. All swimmers competing in a given race start simultaneously at the sound of a tone. The winner is the first to touch the wall of the pool after swimming the set distance, which can be as short as 50m (one lap) or as long as 1500m (30 laps).
There are 17 total Olympic swimming events per gender. New to the Olympic program for Tokyo is a mixed medley relay, which will include teams of two male and two female swimmers per country.
Learn more about swimming in the Olympics by visiting the Swimming 101 section at
https://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming.
Learn more about the official qualifying procedures for the U.S. Olympic Team at
www.usaswimming.org/nationalteam.
Competition Information:
Pool Competition: July 24 - August 1
Open Water Competition: August 4 - 5
Competition Schedule:
Click here
Prelims start time: 7 p.m. (Japan) / 6 a.m. ET
Finals start time: 10:30 a.m. (Japan) / 7:30 p.m. ET
Broadcast information & replays:
www.nbcolympics.com/swimming
Hashtag: #TokyoOlympics / #Tokyo2020
USA Swimming Media Guide:
Click Here
Athlete Information
U.S. Olympic Team Roster & Information:
Click here
U.S. Olympic Team Headshots:
Click here (
credit Mike Lewis/USA Swimming when using)
Times, records and past results:
www.usaswimming.org/times
USA Swimming National Team bios:
https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team
2020-21 USA Swimming National Team media roster:
Click here
2020-21 USA Swimming National Junior Team media roster:
Click here
Daily Resources
July 8 Media Day Press Conferences
Press conference recording: Click here (contact ksagendorph@usaswimming.org for passcode)
19:22 – U.S. Olympic Team Men’s Head Coach Dave Durden and Women’s Head Coach Greg Meehan
1:05:00 – U.S. Olympic Swim Team Captains (from left to right): Olympians Simone Manuel, Allison Schmitt, Caeleb Dressel and Ryan Murphy
1:37:15 – Olympians (from left to right): Regan Smith, Katie Ledecky and Lilly King
2:16:30 – Olympians (from left to right): Michael Andrew and Chase Kalisz
Day One Information
Prelims notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Two Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Three Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Four Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Five Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Six Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Seven Information
Prelim notes: Click here
Finals media recap: Click here
Day Eight Information
Finals media recap: Click here
Open Water Information
Women's 10K media recap: Click here
Men's 10K media recap: Click here