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NBC Olympics TV Schedule for Tuesday
Allison Schmitt swims in the 200-meter freestyle final tonight, and several other notable events are on tap from London.
If you can't leap across the pond from Plymouth or Canton for the Olympic games, television coverage will be aired on NBC. The Olympics 2012 TV schedule is available on NBCOlympics.com. For a complete list of Olympic games, days, times and competitors visit London2012.com.
We've also included an interactive guide above so you can locate your favorite Olympic events.
Today's schedule includes swimming, rowing, canoe/kayak, men's volleyball and men's water polo and men's beach volleyball. Canton's Allison Schmitt will swim in the 200-meter freestyle final where she has a chance to earn her first gold medal.
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Additional coverage is scheduled to be shown on NBC's family of channels, incluing MSNBC, NBCSN, Bravo, CNBC, Telemundo and more. Watch the games live online though NBC's Live Extra. .
Tuesday, July 31
1:35a - 4:30a NBC Primetime RepeatIn their first head-to-head duel in the London pool, defending Olympic champion Michael Phelps and reigning world champion Ryan Lochte race in the 200m freestyle final. Also, Jonathan Horton leads Team USA against the world in the men's Gymnastics team final, Diving crowns its champions in the men's synchronized platform event, and more.
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The first medal in Canoe/Kayak will be awarded in the men’s C-1 whitewater final. France’s Tony Estanguet could be in the mix for his third gold medal after winning in 2000 and 2004 and fourth in as many Olympiads.
9:30a - 10:15a SwimmingSwimming qualification continues with 11 races in four events, including Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte in the men’s 4x200 freestyle relay. Other races include the men’s 100m freestyle and 200m breaststoke, and the women’s 200m butterfly.
Rowing reaches the quarterfinal stage in men’s and women’s single sculls, and semifinals in the men’s double sculls and lightweight four, plus repechages in five additional races.
10:45a - 12:30p Men's Volleyball: USA vs. GERThe defending Olympic gold champion United States had no trouble in its opener, beating Serbia in three sets behind a combined 31 points from Matt Anderson and 2008 Olympic MVP Clay Stanley. Also on Sunday, Germany was beaten in the first set 31-29 by Russia en route to a straight-set defeat.
More qualifying heats in Swimming featuring four events and 11 races.
1:00p - 1:30p RowingQuarterfinals, semifinals and repechages in rowing, featuring 21 races over nine events.
1:30p - 3:00p Men's Water Polo: USA vs. ROULooking for its first men’s Water Polo gold in 108 years, Team USA opened play Sunday by holding off a late charge from Montenegro to win 7-6 as American Peter Varellas scored three goals. Nicolae Diaconu tallied three of his four goals during Romania’s 7-0 run in the second and third quarters as it went on to beat host Great Britain 13-4.
3:00p - 4:00p Men's Beach VolleyballA men's qualifying-round match in Beach Volleyball featuring the U.S. team of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser against Spain's Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira.
8:00p - 12:00a (8/1) NBC PrimetimeThe U.S. women target team gold in Gymnastics, plus Diving, Michael Phelps in the men's 200m fly final, and more.
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