While Summer McIntosh (Canada) failed to dethrone Ariane Titmus (Australia) in the 400m freestyle, the 2024 Olympic swimming live stream saw unranked Nicolo Martinenghi (Italy) deny Adam Peaty (Great Britain) his 100m Breaststroke by 0.02 seconds, a seismic turn of events that prevented a third consecutive breaststroke victory by 0.02 seconds.

On Monday, the women's 400m individual medley (2:30 p.m. Japan time), men's 200m freestyle (2:40 p.m. Japan time), men's 100m backstroke (3:19 p.m. Japan time), women's 100m breaststroke (3:25 p.m. Japan time), and women's 200m freestyle (3:41 p.m. Japan time) Five gold medals are at stake.

McIntosh, 17, will face 18-year-old Katie Grimes (USA) in the women's 400m individual medley. McIntosh holds the world record but has yet to taste Olympic glory. Meanwhile, Grimes aims to become the first woman to win Olympic medals in both pool and open water swimming. Another highlight will be the 200m freestyle final between reigning champion and world record holder Titmus and Molly O'Callaghan. It is by no means a friendly rivalry.

The pool is always one of the great Olympic venues, but the 2024 Paris Games feels special, so check out our 2024 Olympics spectator guide to make sure you don't miss a single moment of the Paris Games.

Australian viewers who want to enjoy every moment of the 2024 Paris Olympics are in luck. All of the sporting extravaganza will be broadcast for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem.

You can also watch the 2024 Olympic swimming for free on the 9Now streaming service, which is compatible with most streaming devices.

Additional free coverage of the Paris Olympics is available in Canada (CBC Gem) and the UK (BBC iPlayer). However, these networks do not televise all of the events, so you may need to subscribe to a premium service to see full coverage in these countries.

Even if you are usually in one of these countries but not during the Paris Olympics, you don't have to miss out thanks to the best VPNs. With these VPNs, you can watch the streaming you're after from anywhere in the world. Our favorite is NordVPN.

Even if you are not in your home country and cannot live stream the swimming wherever you are during the Olympic 2024, you can still watch via a virtual private network, or VPN. VPNs are streaming services that you have already paid for to access, making it look like you are surfing the web from home. It is legal and easy to do.

We've tested a variety of VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN. They offer great speeds, excellent customer service, and a no-questions-asked 30-day money-back guarantee, so try them out first and see if they're right for you. But there are other VPN options too, so check out our full list of the best VPN services.

Using a VPN is surprisingly easy.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are in the U.S. and want to see your usual U.K. service, select U.K. from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action: access BBC iPlayer and watch the Olympic swimming live online.

The United States will host the Olympics in 2028, and Los Angeles, California has been selected as the host city. These may be included in your cable package.

Some sessions of swimming in the 2024 Olympics will also be televised on USA and NBC.

But the best option is NBC's streaming service Peacock, which is set to live stream all of the Paris Olympics and promises daily highlights of the biggest medal-winning moments. To watch, you need a Premium membership ($7.99/month) or a Premium Plus membership ($13.99/month, also partially ad-free).

Cord cutters can opt for Sling TV; the Sling Blue package costs $45 per month and gives access to more than 30 channels, including NBC, USA, E., and MSNBC in select markets. Alternatively, one can choose Fubo, whose Pro plan costs $79.99/month and gives access to 121 channels, including all of NBC's channels airing the 2024 Olympics.

Even if you are outside the U.S., if you have one of these subscriptions, you can watch the 2024 Olympics swimming using a VPN such as NordVPN.

In the good old days, the BBC was the exclusive UK home of the Olympics, but that all changed with the arrival of Discovery in 2021. Fortunately, many of the competitions are available for free on the BBC and BBC iPlayer, but remember that not everything is available.

Brits who don't want to miss a single second need to invest in Discovery Plus, a standard plan that includes coverage from the 2024 Paris Games for £6.99 per month (reduced to £3.99 during the Olympics). Having to pay to watch the Olympics is an alien concept to many in the UK, but if you pay, you get access to all Olympic competitions, including fencing.

All of which is great. But if you're not in the UK, you can still follow the swimming at the 2024 Olympics with the best VPN services, such as NordVPN.

Olympic coverage in Canada is split between CBC, Sportsnet, and TSN, and many events are streamed live for free on CBC Gem.

CBC Gem is a free platform, but paying $5.99 per month (7-day free trial) removes some ads and gives access to the service's on-demand library. However, if you can tolerate the commercials, you can enjoy most of Olympic 2024 for free.

Access to Sportsnet requires a Sportsnet Plus subscription for $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. Finally, you can also subscribe to TSN for $19.99 per month or $199.90 per year.

If you are a Canadian stuck abroad and want to access regular services, you can use a VPN such as NordVPN to make your device think you are at home in Canada.

Regardless of the final medal count, the real winners of the 2024 Olympics will be the Australians. That's because in the Land of Oz, all Olympic competitions will be broadcast for free on Channel 9 and 9Gem, with online live streams available via 9Now.

Now not available in Australia, you can watch all the competitions on 9Now as if you were in your own country by using a VPN like NordVPN.

If you want to watch Olympic 2024 in 4K in Australia, you need Stan Sport, a Stan Sport add-on that lets you watch all sessions of all Olympic competitions ad-free for $15. You also need the Stan Premium basic plan for $21/month.

In New Zealand, the Olympics are usually split between TVNZ, a free service, and Sky Sport, a premium provider; not so for the 2024 Paris Olympics; TVNZ is broadcasting the 2024 Paralympics, but not the Olympics.

New Zealanders who subscribe to Sky Sport can watch the 2024 Olympics telecast. Alternatively, they can subscribe to Sky Sport Now for live streaming digitally for $29.99 per week or $49.99 per month.

Sky Sport Now also has a limited-time Paris Olympics 2024 Pass: for a one-time fee of $34.99, you get full access to Sky Sports and ESPN from July 25-August 12, 12 Olympic channels and all other sports 12 Olympic channels and all other sports. Not bad.

New Zealanders who are abroad swimming in the 2024 Olympics can use their regular streaming services by using the best VPN services like NordVPN.