There are several Olympic athletes with East Tennessee ties competing at the London Olympic games.
Here's a list of when they are competing. For more, check out the WBIR/NBC Olympic Zone for full bios on our local athletes and results. You can even sign up for alerts to notify you before a certain competition is about to begin!
The times below are Eastern time. In most cases, you can watch the events streaming live online, and NBC will show the finals in their primetime coverage the night of the event.
Claire Donahue
Sport: Swimming
Hometown: Lenoir City, TN
University: Western Kentucky University
Event: Women's 100m Butterfly
Sat, July 28 5:34a Heats
Sat, July 28 2:40p Semifinals
Sun, July 29 2:30p Final
Davis Tarwater
Sport: Swimming
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
University: University of Michigan
Event: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Tue, July 31 6:02a Qualification
Tue, July 31 3:47p Finals
Candace Parker
Sport: Basketball
Hometown: Naperville, IL
University: University of Tennessee
First game: Olympics: USA vs. Croatia
July 28 @ 4:45 pm (11:45 am EDT)
Tamika Catchings
Sport: Basketball
Hometown: Duncanville, TX
University: University of Tennessee
First game: Olympics: USA vs. Croatia
July 28 @ 4:45 pm (11:45 am EDT)
Justin Gatlin
Sport: Track & Field
Hometown: Pensacola, FL
University: University of Tennessee
Events: Men's 100M
Sat, Aug 04 5:00a Preliminaries
Sat, Aug 04 7:30a Round 1
Sun, Aug 05 2:45p Semifinals
Sun, Aug 05 4:50p FinalT
Tianna Madison
Sport: Track & Field
Hometown: Elyria, OH
University: University of Tennessee
Events: Women's 100m, Women's 4x100m Relay
Women's 100m
Fri, Aug 03 5:40a Preliminaries
Fri, Aug 03 2:05p Round 1
Sat, Aug 04 2:35p Semifinals
Sat, Aug 04 4:55p Final
Women's 4x100m Relay
Thu, Aug 09 3:20p Round 1
Fri, Aug 10 3:40p Final
Aries Merritt
Sport: Track & Field
Hometown: Marietta, GA
University: University of Tennessee
Event: Men's 110m hurdles
Tue, Aug 07 5:10a Round 1
Wed, Aug 08 2:15p Semifinals
Wed, Aug 08 4:15p Final
Dee Dee Trotter
Sport: Track & Field
Hometown: Ellenwood, GA
University: University of Tennessee
Events: Women's 4x400m Relay, Women's 400m
Women's 4x400m Relay
Fri, Aug 10 2:10p Round 1
Sat, Aug 11 3:25p Final
Women's 400m
Fri, Aug 03 7:00a Round 1
Sat, Aug 04 3:05p Semifinals
Sun, Aug 05 4:10p Final