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Popov strikes a victory pose after winning the 100-meter freestyle final at the European Championships in July.
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Legend in waiting
Wednesday may not be the best day to avoid the Olympics -- you'll probably miss history in the making. Russia's Alexander Popov already holds world records in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle. Now, he has a chance to be an Olympic legend: With a gold in the 100, Popov will become the only man to win the same swimming event in three Olympics. NBC provides 8 1/2 hours of coverage, with the spotlight on Popov and the men's gymnastics all-around final.
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• Printable schedule: Olympic TV coverage
• Today's full schedule: Sept. 20
• Olympic event schedule: Swimming
Men's Gymnastics
Individual All-Around
Ivan Ivankov (Belarus)
Alexei Bondarenko (Russia)
Naoya Tsukahara (Japan)
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Men's Swimming
100 freestyle
Alexander Popov (Russia)
Pieter van den Hoogenband (The Netherlands)
Michael Klim (Australia)
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Women's Swimming
200 butterfly
Susie O'Neill (Australia)
Petria Thomas (Australia)
Mette Jacobsen (Denmark)
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TOTAL NBC HOURS: 8 1/2
TOTAL CABLE HOURS: 11
(All coverage listed
at
Eastern and Pacific Times.)
NBC:
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Featured sports:
Swimming
Rowing
Canoeing
NBC:
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Featured sports:
Swimming (finals: men's 200 breaststroke, women's 200 butterfly, men's 100 freestyle, women's 800 freestyle relay)
Gymnastics (men's individual all-around final)
Rowing (women's eight
Cycling (track sprint final)
NBC:
12:41-2:11 a.m.
Featured sports:
Volleyball (U.S. women vs. Croatia)
Cycling (track competition)
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Featured sports:
Basketball (U.S. women vs. Russia)
Soccer (U.S. women vs. Nigeria)
Softball (U.S. vs. China)
Archery (men's individual final)
Tennis
Equestrian (3-day individual dressage)
CNBC:
5-9 p.m.
Featured sports:
Boxing
Weightlifting (men's and women's final)
Water Polo (U.S. women vs. Kazakhstan)
Sailing
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COVERAGE
SNAPSHOT
NBC:
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
7 p.m.-12 a.m.
12:41 a.m.-2:11 a.m.
MSNBC:
10 a.m.-5
p.m.
CNBC
5-9 p.m.
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A LOOK AHEAD
THURSDAY:
Tennis:
Men's/women's second-round singles matches
Softball
U.S. vs. Australia
Men's Basketball
U.S. vs. Lithuania
Women's Gymnastics
Individual all-around final
Men's Swimming
200 breast final
200 IM final
Women's Swimming
100 free final
200 breast final
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