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Rio Olympics viewer’s guide: Friday, Aug. 12

The Olympics continue Friday with a litany of big swimming races in primetime.

Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky will compete for gold medals Friday night, with Ledecky racing in the 800-meter freestyle and Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly.

In addition to the pool, you can watch USA on the court, where Kevin Durant and America’s all-time leading Olympic scorer Carmelo Anthony will lead the red, white and blue against Serbia.

Also on the docket: Weightlifting finals, track cycling, badminton and much, much more.

Note: Not all events listed below are live, but you can watch every Olympic event live on NBCOlympics.