The marathon swimming live stream at Olympics 2024 will see current title holders go up against each other in the cold and gruelling waters of the Seine — and you can watch it from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free!
Next session: Aug. 9 @ 1.30 a.m. ET – Men's
• Canada — Watch FREE on CBC
• U.S. — Watch live on Peacock and on USA via Sling TV or Fubo
• U.K. — Watch on Discovery+
• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free
Tokyo champion Florian Wellbrock will be desperate to avoid Ana Marcela Cunha's fate when he goes in the men's 10km open water on Friday. The pair were the gold medal winners in Tokyo, but the Brazilian woman only managed fourth in the women's race, thus allowing Dutch swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal to come through and take the win.
Wellbrock will be joined in the Seine by Kristóf Rasovszky and Gregorio Paltrinieri, who stood alongside him on the podium three years ago. But Irish swimmer Daniel Wiffen is the current world no. 1, and is riding high from the gold and bronze that he's already won in Paris. And, at just 16 years old, Türkiye's Kuzey Tuncelli has been breaking records in recent junior contests and may well compete, too.
U.S. interest comes from Ivan Puskovitch, who stands out when on dry land thanks to his flowing blonde locks. It would be a big step up to compete for medals in Paris, but he's used to winning from his time competing in U.S. Junior National Championships.
Make sure you don’t miss a single moment from the Paris Games by checking out our guide on how to watch Olympics 2024.
Where to watch marathon swimming 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.
Marathon Swimming at Olympics 2024 will be shown for free across 9 — 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 marathon swimming 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 really 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 away in the U.S. and want to view your usual Canadian. service, you'd select a Canada server from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to CBC and watch marathon swimming at the Olympics live online.
How to watch marathon swimming 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 the marathon swimming on it's USA channel (men only). 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 costs $45/month and gives you access to more than 30 channels including NBC in selected markets, USA and MSNBC. Or you could go for Fubo. Its Pro Plan costs $79.99/month, though you get 120+ 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 a Marathon Swimming live stream at Olympics 2024 using a VPN such as NordVPN.
How to watch marathon swimming in the 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/month 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 Marathon Swimming.
All sounds great, right? But if you're not in the U.K., you can still follow a marathon swimming live stream at Olympics 2024 by using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.
How to watch marathon swimming 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 $4.99/month 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/month or $179.99/year, or you can opt for Plus Premium for $34.99/month or $249.99/year. Lastly, you can also subscribe to TSN which costs $19.99/month or $199.90/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 marathon swimming at Olympics 2024 in Australia
Regardless of the final medal table, Aussies are the real winners of the Olympics 2024. That’s because every single Olympic event is being broadcast for free across Channel 9 and 9Gem Down Under, 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/month.
How to watch marathon swimming 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 cost you $29.99/week or $49.99/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 the marathon swimming 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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