Men's Swimming 100m Freestyle: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, race time, stats and odds

Two American swimmers will take to the pool for the men's 100m freestyle final, but they'll have to beat the current world record holder and a former world record holder to win gold.

Jack Alexy and Chris Giuliano, both part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team, will represent the Stars and Stripes in this event.

The current men's 100m freestyle world record holder, Zhanle Pan of China, finished with the fastest time - 47.21s - in the two semifinal races in this event. Australia's Kyle Chalmers posted the second-fastest time, but finished three tenths of a second behind Pan.

Former world record holder David Popovici of Romania posted the fourth-fastest overall time, finishing two hundredths of a second ahead of Alexy.

Alexy qualified sixth-fastest, while Giuliano qualified in seventh. Eight swimmers compete in the final.

How to watch Men's Swimming 100m Freestyle, TV channel and streaming

The men's swimming 100m freestyle final will be broadcast on NBC, which can be viewed through linear and cable TV as well as with streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV. The race will also be available to stream on Peacock.

Men's Swimming 100m Freestyle race time, date and venue

The men's 100m freestyle final is scheduled to start at 4:39 PM ET/1:39 PM PT on Wednesday, July 31 with the race taking place at Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, France.

Men's Swimming 100m Freestyle stats

• World Record: 46.80s by Zhanle Pan in 2024
• Past Champions (last four): Caeleb Dressel - Tokyo; Kyle Chalmers - Rio de Janeiro; Nathan Adrian - London; Alain Bernard - Beijing

Men's Swimming 100m Freestyle odds

Zhanle Pan	-120
Kyle Chalmers	+350
David Popovici	+550
Jack Alexy	+1200
Maxime Grousset	+1200
Nandor Nemeth	+1600
Chris Giuliano	+2500
Josha Salchow	+8000

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.