Tokyo Olympic Games 2021 swimming schedule in full: Events, UK start time, dates and more

Adam Peaty will be hunting more gold medal success for Team GB in Tokyo
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Who will be the kings and queens of the pool in Tokyo?

GB’s Adam Peaty took gold in the 100m breaststroke in Rio and has dominated the event since. Will he be on the top of the podium again?

USA took 33 medals in the pool last time out and will be the nation to beat again, though there is no Ryan Lochte or Michael Phelps this time around.

Katie Ledecky, winner of five Olympic gold medals already, could bring even more home.

Here’s the Tokyo Olympic Games swimming schedule in full...

*All times BST.

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Saturday, 24 July - 11am-1.30pm

  • Men’s 400m individual medley heats
  • Women’s 100m butterfly heats
  • Men’s 400m freestyle heats
  • Women’s 400m individual medley heats
  • Men’s 100m breaststroke heats
  • Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay heats

Sunday, 25 July - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Men’s 400m individual medley final
  • Women’s 100m butterfly semis
  • Men’s 400m freestyle final
  • Women’s 400m individual medley final
  • Men’s 100m breaststroke semis
  • Women’s 4x100m freestyle relay final

11am-1.30pm

  • Women’s 100m backstroke heats
  • Men’s 200m freestyle heats
  • Women’s 100m breaststroke heats
  • Men’s 100m backstroke heats
  • Women’s 400m freestyle heats
  • Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay heats

Monday, 26 July - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Women’s 100m butterfly final
  • Men’s 200m freestyle semi-finals
  • Women’s 100m breaststroke semis
  • Men’s 100m breaststroke final
  • Women’s 400m freestyle final
  • Men’s 100m backstroke semis
  • Women’s 100m backstroke semis
  • Men’s 4x100m freestyle relay final

11am-1.30pm

  • Women’s 200m freestyle heats
  • Men’s 200m butterfly heats
  • Women’s 200m individual medley heats
  • Women’s 1500m freestyle heats

Tuesday, 27 July - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Women’s 200m freestyle semis
  • Men’s 200m freestyle final
  • Women’s 100m backstroke final
  • Men’s 100m backstroke final
  • Women’s 100m breaststroke final
  • Men’s 200m butterfly semis
  • Women’s 200m individual medley semis

11am-1.30pm

  • Men’s 100m freestyle heats
  • Women’s 200m butterfly heats
  • Men’s 200m breaststroke heats
  • Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay heats
  • Men’s 800m freestyle heats

Wednesday, 28 July - 2.30am-5.05am

  • Men’s 100m freestyle semis
  • Women’s 200m freestyle final
  • Men’s 200m butterfly final
  • Women’s 200m butterfly semis
  • Men’s 200m breaststroke semis
  • Women’s 200m individual medley final
  • Women’s 1500m freestyle final
  • Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final

11am-1.30pm

  • Women’s 100m freestyle heats
  • Men’s 200m backstroke heats
  • Women’s 200m breaststroke heats
  • Men’s 200m individual medley heats
  • Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay heats

Thursday, 29 July - 2.30am-5.15am

  • Men’s 800m freestyle final
  • Men’s 200m breaststroke final
  • Women’s 100m freestyle semis
  • Men’s 200m backstroke semis
  • Women’s 200m butterfly final
  • Men’s 100m freestyle final
  • Women’s 200m breaststroke semis
  • Men’s 200m individual medley semis
  • Women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final

11am-1.30pm

  • Women’s 800m freestyle heats
  • Men’s 100m butterfly heats
  • Women’s 200m backstroke heats
  • Mixed 4x100m medley relay heats

Friday, 30 July - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Men’s 100m butterfly semis
  • Women’s 200m breaststroke final
  • Men’s 200m backstroke final
  • Women’s 100m freestyle final
  • Men’s 200m individual medley final
  • Women’s 200m backstroke semis

11am-1.30pm

  • Men’s 50m freestyle heats
  • Women’s 50m freestyle heats
  • Men’s 1500m freestyle heats
  • Women’s 4x100m medley relay heats
  • Men’s 4x100m medley relay heats

Saturday, 31 July - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Men’s 100m butterfly final
  • Women’s 200m backstroke final
  • Women’s 800m freestyle final
  • Men’s 50m freestyle semis
  • Women’s 50m freestyle semis
  • Mixed 4x100m medley relay final

Sunday, 1 August - 2.30am-4.30am

  • Men’s 50m freestyle final
  • Women’s 50m freestyle final
  • Men’s 1500m freestyle final
  • Women’s 4x100m medley relay final
  • Men’s 4x100m medley relay final

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