Today's NBC Olympics TV schedule: Friday, August 12, 2016

Michael Phelps' pursuit of his fourth straight gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly swimming race highlights Friday's action at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There's also the first day of track and field competition, a women's basketball rivalry showdown between the United States and Canada; and the U.S. women's soccer team's quarterfinal matchup with Sweden.

Here are Friday's full listings. All event broadcasts are live except for those noted with an asterisk, and all times are Eastern.

If you want to watch online, all events are streamed live at NBCOlympics.com and in Spanish at TelemundoDeportes.com. Access is free with authentication through participating pay-TV providers.

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These swimming events will be televised live during NBC's primetime broadcast:

- Women's 200m backstroke gold medal final
- Men's 100m butterfly gold medal final
- Women's 800m freestyle gold medal final
- Men's 50m freestyle gold medal final
- Women's 50m freestyle semifinals

9 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Men's fencing, team foil quarterfinals; Beach volleyball, round of 16
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Men's fencing, team foil semifinals*; Women's volleyball, China vs. Serbia*

12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Men's badminton, Shu (United States) vs. Sugiarto (Indonesia)*; Women's handball, Sweden vs. Netherlands*; Men's shooting, rifle prone position gold medal final*; Men's badminton, Chew/Pongnairat (United States) vs. Goh/Tan (Malaysia)*; Women's shooting, skeet gold medal final
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Men's archery, individual gold medal final; Equestrian, dressage team gold medal final*; Sailing*

5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Cycling, track gold medal finals; Men's fencing, team gold medal final
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Women's soccer, Canada vs. France quarterfinal (joined in progress, kickoff is at 6 p.m.)

5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Men's golf, second round
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Golf Central live from the Olympics
11 p.m. to 5 a.m.: Men's golf, second round encore

11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Tennis, whip-around coverage of all matches

11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Women's basketball, Serbia vs. China
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, Serbia vs. China encore
2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.: Women's basketball, Canada vs. United States
4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Men's basketball, China vs. Australia*
6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.: Men's basketball, United States vs. Serbia
7:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.: Women's basketball, Spain vs. Senegal
9:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.: Men's basketball, France vs. Venezuela

3 a.m. to 5 a.m.: Late night encore
10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.: News recap; Beach volleyball, round of 16*; Boxing, elimination matches
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Women's soccer, United States vs. Sweden; Beach volleyball, round of 16*
12 a.m. to 2 a.m.: Late night recap show

6 a.m. to 8 a.m.: Late night encore
3 p.m. to 6 p.m.: 20k walk; Women's volleyball, Netherlands vs. Puerto Rico
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Men's basketball, United States vs. Serbia; Boxing, elimination matches*