NBC to Present Unprecendted Coverage of 2016 U.S. OLYMPIC Team Trials

NBC Olympics will present an unprecedented 76 hours of coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials across NBC, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra - including more than 60 hours of coverage in primetime - in the months leading up to the Games of the xxI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. NBC Olympics' Trials coverage spans nine sports - swimming, track and field, gymnastics, diving, rowing, wrestling, water polo, field hockey, and volleyball.

NBC Olympics' 76 hours of comprehensive coverage marks the most ever for the U.S. Olympic Trials, topping the 67.5 hours of coverage in 2012, and will feature some of the most anticipated stories and athletes of the Rio Olympics, including:

Swimming - Michael Phelps, a four-time Olympian who stands alone as the most-decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals spanning three Games; 11-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte; Olympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion Katie Ledecky; and four-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin;

Gymnastics - Three-time reigning world all-around champion Simone Biles; reigning Olympic all-around gold medalist Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas, and 2012 Olympic floor exercise gold medalist Aly Raisman, both members of the Fierce Five who won Team USA's second women's Olympic team gold;

Track and Field - four-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix; 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton; 2004 Olympic 100m gold medalist Justin Gatlin; and 2012 Olympic 10,000m silver medalist Galen Rupp.

Trials coverage begins on Saturday, April 9, at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN with wrestling from Iowa City, Iowa, and concludes on Monday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. ET with field hockey from Lancaster, Pa. NBC Sports has already provided live coverage of the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials from Los Angeles and the Women's Olympic Volleyball Qualification Tournament, where the U.S. qualified for the Rio Games.

All events will be live streamed across NBC Sports Live Extra -- NBC Sports Group's live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs.

"As the U.S. Olympic rights holder through 2032, the Olympic Trials are a key component to our overall Olympic strategy," said Peter Diamond, Executive Vice President, Programming, NBC Olympics. "This year, fans will be able to watch more of the compelling Trials coverage than ever before, as our nation's most talented athletes strive to represent the United States in Rio."

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