USA Nationals on Television
UNIVERSAL SPORTS PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF THE U.S. SWIMMING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIALS
Michael Phelps, Dara Torres and More Compete for Spot on Team USA
Live Online and Television Coverage of the Finals Begins Tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES – July 6, 2009 – More than 20 Olympic athletes, including superstars Michael Phelps, Dara Torres, Katie Hoff, Ryan Lochte and Aaron Peirsol, hope to earn a spot on the U.S. World Championship team as Universal Sports presents live coverage of the USA Swimming National Championships this week. Television and live online coverage from Indianapolis will begin tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET and continue through Saturday, July 11. The top swimmers in each event of the National Championships will be named to the 2009 U.S. World Championship Team that will compete at the FINA World Aquatics Championships later this month, presented by Universal Sports and NBC Sports.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and NBC Sports Olympic swimming analyst Rowdy Gaines and NBC Sports’ Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ted Robinson will provide live commentary for Universal Sports and NBC, with Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders reporting poolside from Indianapolis.
COVERAGE ON UNIVERSALSPORTS.COM: UniversalSports.com and swimnetwork.com will provide a live webcast each evening of the Swimming National Championships finals, from July 7 – 11, at 6 p.m. ET. Two-time Gold Medalist Mel Stewart will be hosting a 30 minute preview show at 5:30 p.m. ET before each day of competition only on-line. More information, as well as highlights, full-length videos, photos, breaking news and more available at UniversalSports.com/swimming.
COVERAGE ON UNIVERSAL SPORTS and NBC SPORTS: Universal Sports, available in 45 million homes, will present live coverage of the first two nights of the National Championships finals. NBC Sports presents delayed coverage of the July 9 – 11 finals this weekend.
Date Event Time (all times ET) Network
July 7 DAY 1 FINALS 6 – 7:30 p.m. Universal Sports
July 8 DAY 2 FINALS 6 – 7:30 p.m. Universal Sports
July 11 DAYS 3-4 FINALS 1 – 3 p.m. NBC
July 12 DAY 5 FINALS 2 – 3 p.m. NBC
ABOUT THE ATHLETES: Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will be competing in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 200m butterfly events. Dara Torres is expected to compete in the 50m freestyle event, which will be held on Thursday, and will possibly swim the 100m free on Friday. More than 14 world records have been set at the U.S. Swimming Nationals to date.
2009 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Universal Sports and NBC Sports present television and online coverage of the 2009 FINA World Aquatics Championships, July 17 – Aug. 2, 2009. The Championships from Rome consist of swimming, diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and open water swimming events. For a complete schedule and broadcast information, go to UniversalSports.com/swimming.
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