The below U.S. Olympic trials TV schedule will help you get into Olympic mode real fast. While the 2016 Summer Olympics are less than three months away (Friday, Aug. 5 – Sunday, Aug. 21), U.S. athletes are in preparation for upcoming team trials. NBC Networks will be turning its full attention to the swimming trials late in June giving primetime coverage for eight nights straight at the Omaha, Nebraska, swimming trials. Michael Phelps (who holds the most Olympic medals in history, with 22 medals) is coming out of retirement to show the world he still has what it takes to compete at age 30. This will be Phelps’ fifth Olympics. All eyes also will be on Ryan Lochte, winner of 11 Olympic medals, and the charismatic Olympian who introduced us to “jeah!” (Remember, that E! series What Would Ryan Lochte Do?)
Note: NBCSN is NBC Sports Network. All times Eastern.
SUNDAY, May 22
4p NBCSN Water Polo — U.S. men, women vs Australia
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
8p NBCSN Diving — Synchro Semifinals, Men’s Springboard & Women’s Platform
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
8p NBCSN Diving — Synchro Semifinal, Men’s Platform
MONDAY, JUNE 20
7p NBCSN Diving — Semifinals, Men’s Springboard & Women’s Platform
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
7p NBCSN Diving — Semifinals, Men’s Platform & Women’s Springboard
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
9p NBCSN Diving — Synchro Finals, Men’s Springboard & Women’s Platform
THURSDAY, JUNE 23
7p NBCSN Diving — Synchro Final, Men’s Platform
8:30p NBCSN Gymnastics — Men’s Trials
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
4:30p NBC Diving — Final, Men’s Springboard
8p NBC Diving — Final, Women’s Platform
9p NBC Gymnastics — Men’s Trials
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
4:30p NBC Diving — Final, Women’s Springboard
6p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Men’s 400m Free, Men’s & Women’s 400m IM
7p NBC Diving — Final, Men’s Platform
8p NBC Swimming — Finals, Men’s 400m Free, Men’s & Women’s 400m IM
MONDAY, JUNE 27
6:30p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Women’s 100m Back & Breast, Men’s 200m Free
8p NBC Swimming — Finals, Women’s 100m Fly & 400m Free, Men’s 100m Breast
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
7p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Women’s 200m Free & 200m IM, Men’s 200m Fly
8p NBC Swimming – Finals, Men’s 200m Free & 100m Back, Women’s 100m Breast & Back
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
7p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Men’s 100m Free & 200m Breast, Women’s 200m Fly
8p NBC Swimming — Finals, Women’s 200m IM & Free, Men’s 200m Fly
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
6:30p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Women’s 100m Free, Men’s 200m IM & Back
8p NBC Swimming — Finals, Men’s 100m Free & 200m Breast, Women’s 200m Fly
FRIDAY, JULY 1
6p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Men’s 50m Free & 100m Free, Men’s 200m IM and Back
8p NBC Swimming — Finals, Women’s 200m Breast & 100m Fly, Women’s 200m IM & Back
9p NBC Track & Field — Men’s Shot Put & 10,000m Finals
SATURDAY, JULY 2
2p NBC Track & Field — 10,0000m, Long Jump & Discus Finals
5p NBCSN Swimming — Qualifying Heats, Women’s 50m Free & 1500m Free
Track and Field Decathlon
8p NBCSN Swimming — Finals, Women’s 200m Bak & 800m Free, Men’s 50m Free & 100m Fly
SUNDAY, JULY 3
7p NBC Swimming — Finals, Women’s 50m Free, Men’s 1500 Free
Track & Field Men’s & Women’s 100m & 400m Finals
MONDAY, JULY 4
7p NBCSN Track & Field — Men’s & Women’s 800m, Men’s Pole Vault & Javelin
THURSDAY, JULY 7
8p NBCSN Track & Field — Women’s Steeplechase, Shot Put & Triple Jump
Men’s 1500m, Women’s 100m Hurdles
FRIDAY, JULY 8
6p NBCSN Track & Field — Semifinals, 400m Hurdles
8p NBC Track & Field — Women’s 100m Hurdles, Men’s Discus & Steeplechase Finals
9p NBC Gymnastics — Women’s Trials
SATURDAY, JULY 9
8p NBC Track & Field — Men’s 110m Hurdles, 200m, 5000m, Triple Jump & Women’s Javelin
SUNDAY, JULY 10
7p NBC Track & Field — Men’s & Women’s 1500m, Women’s 200m; Men’s & Women’s 400m Hurdles, Men’s High Jump
8:30p NBC Gymnastics — Women’s Trials
MONDAY, JULY 18
6:30p NBCSN Field Hockey, U.S. Women vs. India
Coverage on any of these dates may include additional sports.