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NBC Sports
02-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Gaines previews 2025 World Aquatics Championships
Rowdy Gaines joins Ahmed Fareed to review top swimming storylines from the 2024 Paris Olympics, including Leon Marchand, Katie Ledecky, and Summer McIntosh, and preview the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
NBC Sports
02-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
KATIE LEDECKY HEADLINES TOYOTA NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGINNING TOMORROW, JUNE 3, AT 7 P.M. ET LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK
Olympic Gold Medalists Kate Douglass, Torri Huske, and Regan Smith Expected to Compete at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, June 3-7 Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) USA Swimming and NBC Sports Agree to Media Rights Extension Through 2028; Click Here for More STAMFORD, Conn. – June 2, 2025 – Beginning tomorrow, Peacock will stream five consecutive nights of live swimming competition as 14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky leads the United States' top swimmers in the Toyota National Championships at Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Live coverage begins tomorrow, June 3, at 7 p.m. ET exclusively on Peacock. Daily live coverage of the National Championships streams exclusively on Peacock, beginning tomorrow, June 3, at 7 p.m. ET through the final day of competition on Saturday, June 7. NBC will present two encore presentations on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The top two finishers per event — plus up to the top six in the 100m and 200m freestyles for relay purposes — make the team for the World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3, should they meet a minimum qualifying time and the total roster not exceed 26 swimmers per gender. Ledecky is coming off a momentous performance at the TYR Pro Swim Series event in Fort Lauderdale on April 30-May 3, where the nine-time Olympic gold medalist swam the second-fastest time in history in the 1500m freestyle, her second-fastest time ever in the 400m free and her first world record in the 800m free, her trademark event, since the 2016 Rio Games. Ledecky is expected to contest the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m frees, and can add on to her 30 career U.S. titles. She is also the most decorated U.S. female Olympian of all time. The U.S., which led the swimming medal count at the Olympics (28) for a ninth consecutive Games this past summer in Paris, is expected to have an elite roster on display this week, including five-time Olympic medalist Kate Douglass, three-time Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske, eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith, and four-time Olympic medalist Gretchen Walsh. On the men's side, U.S. Olympic gold medalists Bobby Finke, Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano are also expected to line up. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call the action alongside three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines. Nicole Auerbach will serve as reporter. Last week, USA Swimming and NBC Sports agreed to a multi-year extension of their media rights partnership through 2028. NBC Sports will continue to present USA Swimming's premier domestic events, such as the Toyota National Championships, the TYR Pro Swim Series, and the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, a once-per-quad international competition featuring the United States, Australia, Canada, and Japan. The event will return to NBC Sports in 2026 after an eight-year hiatus. To learn more, click here. Broadcast Team Play-by-play: Jason Knapp Analyst: Rowdy Gaines Reporter: Nicole Auerbach How To Watch – Tuesday, June 3 – Sunday, June 8 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE) TV: NBC *Encore coverage --NBC SPORTS--
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Free adult swim lessons
(WSPA) – The summer season means many of you will be spending time at pools, lakes or the beach. Not everyone who enjoys the water knows how to swim. Kelly Colley, the Aquatics Director for the YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, knows that it is a safety issue. 'There are times where being in and around the water is unexpected and unplanned. And anyone can have a moment like that and we want to encourage everyone to feel comfortable, in control, and safe.' According to the American Red Cross, nearly half of adult Americans either don't know how to swim at all or don't have the basic skills to be able to save themselves in case they run into trouble in the water. The YMCA is trying to change those numbers. 'We've had more questions and more interest. It is something that is a challenge to overcome, taking that first step and walking into that pool that first day.' 'The first step is the hardest. And after that, when you have worked hard for something and you challenge yourself and you grow and you've set that goal of being able to swim across the pool and you reach it…it is the best feeling in the world.' Learning to swim doesn't just keep you safe. Your attitudes toward the water can affect your children, according to Rowdy Gaines. The three-time Olympic Gold Medal swimmer leads Step Into Swim, a foundation that promotes and funds swimming lessons for children across the country. 'My best advice to parents that do not know how to swim or have little or no swimming skills is learn yourself. Because once you learn it's freeing, right? And it creates that positive vibe within yourself, and that positive vibe is then passed on to the child.' Swimming ability not only keeps you and your family safe, it's also good for cardio and your joints. Want to learn how to swim? Here are some local resources. YMCA of Greater Spartanburg YMCA of Greenville Greenville County Aquatic Center Anderson Area YMCA Lakelands Region YMCA YMCA of Easley, Pickens and Powdersville Foothills Area YMCA YMCA of Western NC Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
NBC Sports
30-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
KATIE LEDECKY, LEON MARCHAND, CAELEB DRESSEL, AND SUMMER MCINTOSH HEADLINE FINAL TYR PRO SWIM SERIES EVENT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., STREAMING LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Live Coverage from Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center Presented Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock Encore Presentations Sunday, May 4, on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET and CNBC at 9 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), and Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) STAMFORD, Conn. – April 30, 2025 – 14-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky, four-time Paris Olympic gold medalist Leon Marchand (France), nine-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel, and three-time Paris Olympic gold medalist Summer McIntosh (Canada) headline the star-studded final stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series this week streaming live exclusively on Peacock from Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center in Florida. NBC Sports' live coverage streams on Peacock this Thursday and Friday at 6 p.m. ET. Encore presentations will air this Sunday, May 4, on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET and CNBC at 9 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET. Ledecky, the most decorated woman in U.S. Olympic history, is coming off a Paris Olympics that saw her win the 800m freestyle for the fourth consecutive Olympics and 1500m freestyle for the second consecutive. 18-year-old Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh, who won three gold medals in Paris, is also expected to compete, along with the Team USA star trio of five-time Olympic medalist Kate Douglass, eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith, and four-time Olympic medalist Gretchen Walsh. On the men's side, Marchand is expected to make his 2025 competitive debut coming off a breakout Paris Olympic campaign that saw the Frenchman win four gold medals in front of his home crowd. Dressel, a world record holder and ten-time Olympic medalist who won two gold medals in Paris, is also expected to line up, along with U.S. Olympic gold medalists Bobby Finke and Chris Guiliano. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call this week's event, joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines and reporter Nicole Auerbach. Later in the year, the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis from June 3-7, which will serve as the U.S. National Team selection event for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3. How To Watch – Thursday, May 1 – Sunday, May 4 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE), NBC Sports app TV: NBC, CNBC --NBC SPORTS--
NBC Sports
04-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
KATE DOUGLASS, SUMMER MCINTOSH, AND REGAN SMITH HEADLINE TYR PRO SWIM SERIES FROM WESTMONT, ILL., STREAMING LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Live Coverage from FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Ill., Begins Tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. ET Exclusively on Peacock Encore Presentations on CNBC on Saturday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m. ET Commentators: Jason Knapp (Play-by-Play), Rowdy Gaines (Analyst), and Nicole Auerbach (Reporter) All Events Stream Live on Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – March 4, 2025 – Paris Olympic gold medalists Kate Douglass, Summer McIntosh, and Regan Smith headline the first stop of the TYR Pro Swim Series this week streaming live exclusively on Peacock from FMC Natatorium in Westmont, Ill. NBC Sports' live coverage streams on Peacock this Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Highlights will air on CNBC this Saturday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. ET and Sunday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m. ET. McIntosh won three Olympic gold medals in Paris this summer, becoming the first Canadian to do so at a single Olympics. Douglass and Smith both won their first two Olympic gold medals in Paris – the 200m breaststroke and 4x100m medley for Douglass and 4x100m mixed medley and 4x100m medley for Smith – to help lead the U.S. to the most total swimming medals of any country at the Olympics (28). Additionally, seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Manuel, six-time Olympic medalist Lilly King, seven-time Olympic medalist Penny Oleksiak (Canada), and two-time Olympic medalist Carson Foster are all expected to compete this week. NBC Sports' Jason Knapp will call this week's event, joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines and reporter Nicole Auerbach. This week's competition is the first stop in the 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series, with future events in Sacramento, Calif. (April 2-5), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (April 30-May 3), and Irvine, Calif. (Aug. 5-8). Later in the year, the National Championships will be held in Indianapolis from June 3-7, which will serve as the U.S. National Team selection event for the 2025 World Championships in Singapore from July 11-Aug. 3. How To Watch – Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9 (all times ET) Streaming: Peacock (LIVE), NBC Sports app TV: CNBC --NBC SPORTS--
