Swimming at the Rio 2016 Olympics: All you need to know

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Olympic Games on the BBCVenue: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Dates: 5-21 August Time in Rio: BST -4Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC Four, Red Button and up to 24 HD video streams on mobile, desktop and connected TVs, plus follow on Radio 5 live and via live text commentary.

The sport in brief: Swimming has been ever-present throughout the modern Olympics. There are 32 events in the pool, with heats, semi-finals and a final for any race up to and including 200m in length and just heats and a final for everything else. The two 10km open water events take place in the South Atlantic.

Anything new for Rio 2016? The schedule, which has caused some controversy; finals will begin at 10pm local time in Rio – about four hours later than usual. Usual morning …

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