Watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 for a chance to see the greatest female swimmer of all time — and you can watch Ledecky compete in the swimming at the Paris Game from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free!
Next session: July 27 @ 5 a.m. ET – Women's 400m freestyle heats
• Canada — Watch FREE on CBC
• U.S. — Watch live on Peacock TV, and on USA via Sling or Fubo
• U.K. — Watch on Discovery+
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When it comes to women's swimming, there is only one athlete everyone wants to get a glimpse of. Katie Ledecky is, quite simply, an icon who transcends her sport. This is her fourth Games and the action all starts on Saturday.
Ledecky absolutely dominated the women’s 1500m freestyle to add yet another gold to her collection. She’s already won multiple medals at Paris 2024, including helping guide Team USA to silver in the 4x200m relay. Saturday evening will see her go for gold once again in the women’s 800m freestyle final. If she wins, she will have the most gold medal of any female swimmer and the joint highest number of gold medals of any female Olympian. She will also join Michael Phelps in winning 4 consecutive gold medals at the same event.
As ever, the threat will come from Ariarne Titmus. The Aussie has looked in fantastic form throughout these Games and would love to cause an upset. And it would be an upset, as Ledecky is the current World Record holder in this event. She also set the fastest time in the heats, finishing in 8 minutes, 16.62 seconds. This is set to be her final event of the games, so expect Katie Ledecky to give it everything.
The action should be explosive as Katie Ledecky goes aims to beat all-comers once again. Make sure you don’t miss a single moment from the Paris Games by checking out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2024 and all Swimming live streams from the Paris Games.
When is Katie Ledecky competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Ledecky will initially compete in the women's 400m freestyle heats, with her performances there determining which finals she will compete in. Here is the complete schedule in case she makes every individual final. (All times are ET).
Saturday, 27 July
5am – Women’s 400 freestyle heats
2:55pm – Women's 400 freestyle final (if qualified)
Tuesday, 30 July
5am – Women’s 1500 freestyle heats
Wednesday, 31 July
5am – Women’s 1500 freestyle final (if qualified)
Friday, 2 August
5am – Women’s 800 freestyle heats
Saturday 3 August
3:09pm – Women’s 800 freestyle final (if qualified)
Where to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 for FREE
Australian viewers looking to enjoy every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics are in luck as the entire festival of sport will be broadcast for FREE across Channel 9 and 9Gem.
Katie Ledecky's events at Olympics 2024 will be shown on [Channel 9/9Gem] — and you can watch for free on the 9Now streaming service, which is compatible with most streaming devices.
Additional free-to-air coverage of the Paris Olympics can be found in Canada (CBC Gem) and the U.K. (BBC iPlayer). However, these networks won’t be showing every single event, so you may need to sign up for a premium service for full coverage in these countries.
If you’re normally in one of these countries but won’t be during the Paris Olympics, you don’t have to miss out thanks to one of the best VPNs. These allow you to watch your go-to streaming wherever you are in the world. Our favorite is NordVPN.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 from anywhere
If you're not in your home country during the Olympics 2024 and are unable to live stream from wherever you are, you can still tune in via a virtual private network, or VPN. A VPN makes it appear like you're surfing the web from your home allowing you to access the streaming services you already pay for. It's legal and easy to do.
We've tested many different VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN; it offers superb speeds, excellent customer service and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out first to see if it's right for you. But you've got other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're in the U.S. and want to view your usual U.K. service, you'd select U.K. from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to BBC iPlayer and watch Katie Ledecky at the Olympics live online.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 in the U.S.
The U.S. is set to host the Olympics in 2028, with Los Angeles, California confirmed as the host city, but to enjoy this year’s Olympics held in Paris, France, viewers in America are going to be relying on NBCUniversal who will be broadcasting Katie Ledecky's events across its channels including NBC, USA and MSNBC. These may be included with your cable package.
However, your best option is NBC’s streaming service Peacock as it’s set to live stream every event at the Paris Olympics promising to offer a daily recap with highlights of all the biggest medal-winning moments. To tune in, you'll need either a Premium subscription ($7.99/month) or Premium Plus ($13.99/month, which also gets rid of some ads).
Cord-cutters can opt for Sling TV. The Sling Blue package starts at $40 per month and gives you access to more than 30 channels including NBC in select markets, USA and MSNBC. Or you could go for Fubo. Its Pro Plan costs $79.99 per month, though you get 121 channels for that hefty investment, including all the NBC channels showing Olympics 2024 events.
If you're outside the U.S. but have one of these subscriptions, you can watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 using a VPN such as NordVPN.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 in U.K.
Back in the good old days, the BBC was the exclusive U.K. home of the Olympics, but that all changed in 2021 when Discovery came on the scene. Fortunately, many events are still free to watch on the BBC and BBC iPlayer but remember it won’t have everything.
Brits who don’t want to miss a single second of the action will need to invest in Discovery Plus. A subscription will cost you £6.99 per month (reduced to £3.99 per month during the Olympics) for the Standard plan which includes the action from Paris 2024. Having to pay to watch the Olympics is a foreign concept to many in the U.K. but for your money you’ll get access to every single Olympics sport, including Katie Ledecky in the swimming.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the U.K., you can still follow a Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 in Canada
Olympics coverage in Canada is split across CBC, Sportsnet and TSN, with many events being live-streamed for free on the CBC Gem.
CBC Gem is a free platform, but you can pay $5.99 per month (7-day free trial) to remove some advertisements and gain access to the service’s on-demand library. However, if you don’t mind tolerating commercials, you can enjoy most of the Olympics 2024 for free.
Meanwhile, to access Sportsnet, you’ll want a Sportsnet Plus subscription which costs $19.99 per month or $179.99 per year, or you can opt for Plus Premium for $34.99 per month or $249.99 per year. Lastly, you can also subscribe to TSN which costs $19.99 a month or $199.90 per year.
If you’re a Canadian stuck abroad and want to access your regular service, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN to make your device believe it's back home in Canada.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 in Australia
Regardless of the final medal table, Aussies are the real winners of the Olympics 2024. That’s because, in the land of Oz, every single Olympic event is being broadcast for free across Channel 9 and 9Gem, with online live streams available via 9Now.
Not in Australia right now? You can simply use a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the action on 9Now as if you were back home.
If you want to watch the Olympic Games 2024 in 4K in Australia, then you'll need Stan Sport. It offers ad-free coverage of every session of every Olympic sport with the Stan Sport ad-on for $15. You will also need the Stan Premium base plan which is $21 per month.
How to watch Katie Ledecky at Olympics 2024 in New Zealand
Over in New Zealand, the Olympic Games are typically split between free service TVNZ, and premium provider Sky Sport. That’s not the case for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. TVNZ has the 2024 Paralympic Games but not any Olympics coverage
Olympic 2024 TV coverage is available for New Zealanders with a Sky Sport subscription. Alternatively, a digital, live streaming Sky Sport Now subscription will run you $29.99 per week, or $49.99 per month.
Sky Sport Now also has a limited time Olympic Games Paris 2024 Pass offer. A one-off fee of $34.99 buys you full access to Sky Sports and ESPN between July 25 and August 12 with 12 Olympic channels as well as all the other sport. Not bad.
New Zealand residents abroad during Katie Ledecky's events at the Olympics 2024 can still follow along on their regular streaming service by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.
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