Olympics swimming live results, updates, highlights from Day 1 at 2021 Tokyo Games

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The first set of Olympic swimming gold medals will be handed out Saturday night. 

The field has already experienced major shake-ups in the first round of events. Japanese star Daiya Seto missed the final of the 400-meter individual medley, while Lithuania's Danas Rapsys (400 freestyle) and Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Baladin (100 breaststroke) also missed the cut. 

It was a great round of swimming for the Americans, however. Every swimmer and relay unit advanced to the semifinals or finals in their respective events. 

There will be four finals races Saturday, including the always-thrilling women's 4x100 freestyle relay. Be sure to keep an eye on American swimmer Emma Weyant in the 400 individual medley; she swam the top preliminary time, 4:33.55. Olympic and world record-holder Katinka Hosszu finished seventh at 4:36.01. 

Sporting News will be providing live updates and highlights of each Olympic swimming event Saturday. 

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Olympics swimming results

Saturday, July 24

Time (ET) Event Winner 2nd 3rd
9:30 p.m. Men's 400 Individual Medley (Final) - - -
9:40 p.m. Women's 100 Butterfly (Semifinal 1) - - -
9:46 p.m. Women's 100 Butterfly (Semifinal 2) - - -
9:52 p.m. Men's 400 Freestyle (Final) - - -
10:12 p.m. Women's 400 Individual Medley (Final) - - -
10:33 p.m. Men's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinal 1) - - -
10:39 p.m. Men's 100 Breaststroke (Semifinal 2) - - -
10:45 p.m. Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay (Final) - - -

Live swimming updates, highlights from 2021 Olympics

Men's 400 IM (final)

Updates will begin at 9:30 p.m.

Olympics swimming schedule 2021

With the exception of July 31, each day will begin with heats starting at 6 a.m. ET and will end with finals races starting at 9:30 p.m. ET. USA Network will carry the heats in the United States and NBC will have the finals, while CBC will provide coverage of both in Canada. 

Those in the United States hoping to see replays of the qualifying heats can tune in to NBC every afternoon to see how swimmers performed earlier in the morning. 

Saturday, July 24

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Sunday, July 25

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Monday, July 26

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Tuesday, July 27

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Wednesday, July 28

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Thursday, July 29

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Friday, July 30

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Heats 6 a.m. USA CBC
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC

Saturday, July 31

Event Time (ET) Channel (U.S.) Channel (Canada)
Finals 9:30 p.m. NBC CBC
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