The U.S. men's 4x100m freestyle relay , made up of Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel, beat out Australia in the event to top the podium on Saturday.
It surely won't be Team USA's last gold medal in swimming. Stars Katie Ledecky and Dressel are among many Americans scheduled to compete in various events over the course of the Games. Here's the full Olympic swimming schedule for the 2024 Paris Games, in chronological order, in addition to the reigning Olympic champion that won gold at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Games:
Jack Alexy (USA), Chris Guiliano (USA), Hunter Armstrong (USA) and Caeleb Dressel (USA) in the men’s 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay medal ceremony. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
Titmus is only the second woman in Olympic history to defend her Olympic championship in the 400 freestyle. American Martha Norelius won gold at the 1924 Paris Games and 1928 Amsterdam Games.
Heats: Saturday, July 27; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Saturday, July 27; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay
2024 Paris gold medalist: Australia
Previous Olympic champion: Australia (2020 Tokyo)
The Australian women have now won gold in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in four consecutive Olympic Games, dating back to 2012 London.
Heats: Saturday, July 27; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Saturday, July 27; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay
2024 Paris gold medalist: United States
Reigning Olympic champion: United States (2020 Tokyo)
The American men have now won gold in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay in three consecutive Olympic Games, dating back to 2016 London. Caeleb Dressel was on each of those teams.
Heats: Saturday, July 27; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Saturday, July 27; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 400-meter medley
Reigning Olympic champion: American Chase Kalisz (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Sunday, July 28; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Sunday, July 28; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 100-meter butterfly
Reigning Olympic champion: Canada's Maggie Mac Neil (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Saturday, July 27; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Semifinals: Saturday, July 27; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Final: Sunday, July 28; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 100-meter breaststroke
Reigning Olympic champion: Great Britain's Adam Peaty (2020 Tokyo)
Peaty is looking to become the first male swimmer in Olympic history to win three consecutive golds in the event.
Heats: Saturday, July 27; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Semifinals: Saturday, July 27; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Semifinals: Tuesday, July 30; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Final: Wednesday, July 31; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 1,500-meter freestyle
Reigning Olympic champion: American Katie Ledecky (2020 Tokyo)
The Tokyo Games in 2021 marked the inaugural Olympic women's 1,500-meter freestyle .
Heats: Tuesday, July 30; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Wednesday, July 31; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 100-meter freestyle
Reigning Olympic champion: American Caeleb Dressel (2020 Tokyo)
Dressel is looking to become the first man to win back-to-back golds in the event since the Netherland's Pieter van den Hoogenband in 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens.
Heats: Tuesday, July 30; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Semifinals: Tuesday, July 30; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers quietly tested positive for the same banned substance , trimetazidine, prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The World Anti-Doping Agency accepted the findings of a Chinese investigation, which said the positive tests were caused by contamination at a hotel kitchen, allowing them to compete in Tokyo. Zhang Yufei is one of 11 Chinese swimmers involved in the doping scandal from 2021 competing in Paris.
Heats: Wednesday, July 31; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Semifinals: Wednesday, July 31; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Semifinals: Friday, Aug. 2; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Final: Saturday, Aug. 3; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 800-meter freestyle
Reigning Olympic champion: American Katie Ledecky (2020 Tokyo)
The American women have dominated the 800-meter freestyle, winning the event in 10 of 14 Olympic Games. Ledecky is looking to become the first woman in Olympic history to win gold in the event in four consecutive Games.
Heats: Friday, Aug. 2; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Saturday, Aug. 3; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
4x100-meter mixed medley
Reigning Olympic champion: Great Britian (2020 Tokyo)
The Tokyo Games in 2021 marked the inaugural Olympic 4x100-meter mixed medley, a mixed-gender event that features two male and two female swimmers, in no particular order.
Heats: Friday, Aug. 2; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Saturday, Aug. 3; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 50-meter freestyle
Reigning Olympic champion: Australia's Emma McKeon (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Saturday, Aug. 3; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Semifinals: Saturday, Aug. 3; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Final: Sunday, Aug. 4; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 1,500-meter freestyle
Reigning Olympic champion: American Robert Finke (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Saturday, Aug. 3; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Sunday, Aug. 4; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Men's 4x100-meter medley relay
Reigning Olympic champion: Great Britain (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Saturday, Aug. 3; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Sunday, Aug. 4; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 4x100-meter medley relay
Reigning Olympic champion: Australia (2020 Tokyo)
Heats: Saturday, Aug. 3; 5:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. ET
Final: Sunday, Aug. 4; 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET
Women's 10K open water
Reigning Olympic champion: Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha (2020 Tokyo)
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