03-06-2025
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis officially announces it will host U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in 2028
Indianapolis will host the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials for the second time in a row in June 2028, USA Swimming announced June 3.
The event will mark the eighth time the city has hosted the trials since the first time in 1924, Mayor Joe Hogsett said at a press conference Tuesday.
The 2024 trials broke attendance records for the event with 285,000 fans across the nine days and resulted in an estimated $100 million economic impact, according to OneAmerica Financial president Scott Davison.
The event was also the first time a swim meet had ever been held in an NFL stadium, USA Swimming CEO Bob Vincent said.
"We had high expectations for this event, but somehow this city, this stadium and these fans exceeded all of them," Vincent said.
To commemorate the event, USA Swimming and the Indiana Sports Corp will host a festival throughout the city. Indiana Sports Corp will look for ways to enhance the experience for fans, possibly tying the event to Los Angeles, where the Olympics are taking place, Sports Corp officials said.
Last year, the city and its partners installed a 66-foot replica Eiffel Tower for the week of the trials in honor of the Paris Olympics.
