US Olympic Trials kick off on June 15th. With prelims on Peacock at 11 am every day, we’ve put together ways you can watch the heats while at work.
TV coverage will begin on the first night of competition during finals at 6:30 pm EST on USA Network on Saturday, June 15th. Live coverage of finals will be available every night on NBC and Peacock beginning at 8 pm EST.
Prelims will be available live on Peacock. USA Network will have same-day delayed coverage of prelims. Peacock streaming costs $5.99 a month (plus tax) or $59.99 per year (There also is a deal right now through June 30 if you use the code “STREAMTHEDEAL” to get Peacock for $19.99 for the whole year). A discount is also available for students allowing Peacock to be $1.99/month.
The Basic: On Your Phone in Plain Sight
With our first idea, you don’t even try to hide your phone. You probably have a chill boss or can work from home. It’s totally out in the open and you get away with it (yippee). 
Picture in Picture For Computers
Definitely popular on phones, using picture in picture on the computer is very useful. There are numerous Google Chrome extensions that allow you to do this, like this one.
Use Sick Time
Don’t get sick often? Why not use a sick day (or two). Then you can watch from the comfort of your couch while not having to consume honey and tea while also having tissues by you side. Best sick day ever. Even SuperBowl Monday is known as “super sick Monday”
Photo via Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Use Your Phone Like School Kids Do Nowadays When It Isn’t Supposed to be Out
Put the phone in your lap, peak down once in a while, bonus points if you are able to use airpods (ladies, leave your hair down for the day on this one).
Photo via Bethany Mann
Take “Bathroom Breaks”
Photo via New York Times
You got food poisoning last night and really really need to keep going to the bathroom. Maybe you actually just got so nervous thinking about all that you were missing and that made your tummy hurt too.
Move The Office To The Sports Bar For The Day
Computer on the bar, swimming on the screen, you’re all set.
Photo via Jacob Pucci
Have An Office Party And Turn On The TV
New year’s party in June. There is tons to celebrate (the summer solstice begins June 20th).
8. Quit your job
I agree.
Isn’t the simplest method to just work remotely? Have trials on your big ole TV and the work laptop on, well, your lap.
That’s what I’m going to do.
I have a separate computer for work, so I have my work computer with monitors way in the back of my desk, and my personal laptop in front of the monitor and just off-camera for meetings right in front. Worked for last Olympics
Pre scratch prelim session timelines??
Easy! Told my boss I’d be watching trials on my iPad. We have a co-worker who has a swimmer competing!!
Thankfully Peacock allows live streaming events to be paused and rewinded, so even if you have to miss the first part of a session or have a meeting in the middle, you can still watch the whole thing without a problem. The ESPN app does not have this functionality by the way – one of its main problems
Flex hours! Be super productive before and between prelims and finals. Np.
Is there any way to watch this outside the US?
I’m in comment section for the same reason!
No problem whatsoever watching the Australian trials from Austria… why does the US have to make it so hard?!
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