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There's a good deal of action in the pool today in Rio, including the gold-medal finals of the men's 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke, and the women 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke (7-11 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5).
During the day (9 a.m.-1 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5), Michael Phelps (200m fly), Katie Ledecky (200m free) and Missy Franklin (200m free) will all try to qualify for the finals; and American diver David Boudia — who won a bronze medal in London — will team with his new partner, Steele Johnson, in the men's synchronized platform final.
NBC/CH. 5 • Rowing — qualifying heats; Men's water polo — USA vs. Spain; Swimming — qualifying heats; Canoe/kayak — whitewater qualifying (9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Women's volleyball — USA vs Netherlands (1-2:45 p.m.)
• Men's beach volleyball — Gibb-Patterson/USA vs. Huber-Seidl/Austria; Canoe/kayak — whitewater qualifying (2:45-4 p.m.)
• Men's diving — platform synchronized final; Men's gymnastics — team finals; Swimming — women's 200m freestyle semifinals, men's 200m freestyle final, women's 100m backstroke final, men's 100m backstroke final, women's 100m breastroke final, men's 200m butterfly semifinals, women's 200m IM semifinals; Women's beach volleyball — Walsh Jennings-Ross/USA vs. Wang-Yue/China (7-11 p.m.)
• Canoe/kayak — whitewater qualifying (11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.)
NBCSN • Women's field hockey — USA vs. Australia; Women's fencing — individual sabre round of 32 (7-9 a.m.)
• Women's basketball — USA vs. Spain (9-11 a.m.)
• Women's fencing — individual sabre quarterfinals; Women's rugby — semifinals; Table tennis — singles third round (11 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Women's fencing — individual sabre finals; Archery — individual eliminations (1-4 p.m.)
• Men's basketball — USA vs. Venezuela (4-6 p.m.)
• Men's water polo — Croatia vs. Montenegro; Weighlifting — finals (6-7:30 p.m.)
• Women's volleyblal — Brazil vs. Argentina; Boxing — elimination matches (7:30-10 p.m.)
USA • Equestrian — eventing, cross country (7-10 a.m.)
• Equestrian — eventing, cross country; Table tennis — singles third round (10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
• Beach volleyball — prelim; Women's handball — Romania vs. Spain (12:30-3 p.m.)
MSNBC • Beach volleyball — prelim; Women's volleyball — China vs. Italy (10 a.m.-11:15 p.m.)
• Men's basketball — Australia vs. Serbia (11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Men's shooting — trap final; Judo — final; Sailing (1-3 p.m.)
CNBC • Men's water polo – Hungary vs. Australia; Women's rugby — bronze and gold-medal games; Beach volleyball — prelim; Table tennis — singles fourth round (3-6 p.m.)
Golf Channel • Golf competition (7 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Bravo • Tennis competition (7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.)
Basketball speciality channel • Women — USA vs. Spain (9-10:45 p.m.)
• Men — Australia vs. Serbia (11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.)
• Men — USA vs. Venezuela (4-5:45 p.m.)
• Men — Argentina vs. Nigeria (7:30-9:15 p.m.)