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Jenny
Thompson, who will compete in Saturday's 4x100 freestyle relay, rejoices
after winning the 100 butterfly final in the U.S. Olympic Trials in
August.
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Making
a splash
While basketball, soccer and volleyball plod through opening rounds,
swimming wastes no time breaking out the hardware. NBC has its eyes on
the pool, where host-nation hero Ian Thorpe looks to dominate the 400
freestyle and Jenny Thompson has a chance to become the most-decorated
U.S. female Olympian by winning a sixth gold. NBC opens its Sydney
broadcast at 4 p.m. ET/PT, preceded by six hours of daytime coverage
on MSNBC.
• Jenny
Thompson's Olympic Diary
• Printable schedule: Olympic TV coverage
• Today's full schedule: Sept. 16
• Olympic event schedule: Swimming
USA
Women's Swimming
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Kaitlin Sandeno
U.S. champ in 400 IM could be the next female swimming star.
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AUS
Men's Swimming
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Ian Thorpe
Teenage phenom is the favorite in Saturday's 400-meter freestyle final.
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Men's Swimming
400 freestyle
Ian Thorpe (Australia)
Grant Hackett (Australia)
Klete Keller (USA)
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Women's Swimming
400 Individual Medley
Yana Klochkova (Ukraine)
Yasuko Tajima (Japan)
Kaitlin Sandeno (USA)
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Women's Swimming
4x100 Freestyle Relay
USA
Germany
Australia
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TOTAL NBC HOURS: 8
TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 11
(All coverage listed at Eastern and Pacific Times.)
NBC:
4:30-6 p.m.
Featured sports:
Gymnastics
Swimming
NBC:
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featured sports:
Gymnastics (men's team competition)
Swimming (finals: women's 400 individual medley, men's 400 freestyle, women's 4x100 freestyle relay, men's 4x100 freestyle relay)
Women's Triathlon
Weightlifting (men's flyweight final)
NBC:
12:41-2:11 a.m.
Featured sports:
Cycling
Volleyball (U.S. women vs. China)
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Featured sports:
Soccer (U.S. men vs. Cameroon)
Basketball (U.S. women vs. South Korea)
Beach Volleyball (women's competition)
Water Polo (U.S. women vs. Netherlands)
CNBC:
4 p.m.-9 p.m.
Featured sports:
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Soccer
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COVERAGE
SNAPSHOT
NBC:
4:30-6 p.m.
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
12:41-2:11 a.m.
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
CNBC
4-9 p.m.
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A LOOK AHEAD
SUNDAY:
Softball:
U.S. vs. Canada
Baseball:
U.S. vs. Japan
Women's Soccer
U.S. vs. China
Men's Swimming:
100 breast final
400 IM final
Women's Swimming:
100 fly final
400 freestyle final
Men's Basketball
U.S. vs. China
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