The action at the Tatsumi Water Polo Center begins Day 1 of the Tokyo Olympics (July 24) with the first round of women’s group stage play and continues through the day of the Closing Ceremony (August 8) with the men’s gold and bronze medal matches.
The United States women’s team has sights set on an Olympic three-peat behind Rio gold medalists Ashleigh Johnson and Maggie Steffens (who also stood atop the podium in London), while an up-and-coming generation of U.S. men highlighted by former NCAA stars Johnny Hooper and Hannes Daube will look to knock off some of Europe’s top contenders.
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Both the men’s and women’s tournaments begin with a Group A and Group B preliminary round-robin. The top four teams from each group advance to the single-elimination knockout stage, beginning with the quarterfinal round.
Select matches of the Olympic water polo competition, including Team USA matchups and the medal rounds, will air LIVE on the networks of NBC Universal (find full TV listings for water polo and any other Olympic sport on the full TV schedule). However, every game of both tournaments can be streamed LIVE on NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app.
A schedule of matches airing live on TV is below. For full water polo streaming info, view the full competition schedule.
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TV info subject to change.
| Date/Time (ET) | Match | TV Network (Streaming Link) |
|---|---|---|
| July 24, 1:00 a.m. | Women’s Prelim – United States vs. Japan | NBCSN ( Stream ) |
| July 25, 1:10 a.m. | Men’s Prelim – United States vs. Japan | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| July 26, 1:00 a.m. | Women’s Prelim – United States vs. China | USA ( Stream ) |
| July 26, 9:00 p.m. | Men’s Prelim – South Africa vs. United States | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| July 28, 1:00 a.m. | Women’s Prelim – Hungary vs. United States | NBC ( Stream ) |
| July 29, 1:10 a.m. | Men’s Prelim – United States vs. Italy | USA ( Stream ) |
| July 30, 2:30 a.m. | Women’s Prelim – United States vs. Russian Olympic Committee | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| July 31, 1:00 a.m. | Men’s Prelim – United States vs. Hungary | USA ( Stream ) |
| August 1, 10:30 p.m. | Men’s Prelim – Greece vs. United States | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| August 2, 2:30 a.m. | Men’s Prelim – Spain vs. Croatia | USA ( Stream ) |
| August 3, 1:00 a.m. | Women’s Quarterfinal | USA ( Stream ) |
| August 4, 1:10 a.m. | Men’s Quarterfinal | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| August 5, 2:20 a.m. | Women’s Semifinal | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| August 5, 6:40 a.m. | Women’s Semifinal | USA ( Stream ) |
| August 6, 2:20 a.m. | Men’s Semifinal | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| August 7, 3:30 a.m. | Women’s Gold Medal Match | USA ( Stream ) |
| August 8, 12:40 a.m. | Men’s Bronze Medal Match | CNBC ( Stream ) |
| August 8, 3:30 a.m. | Men’s Gold Medal Match | USA ( Stream ) |