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Indianapolis Star
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.
Indianapolis Star
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, Lucas Oil Stadium set to host 2028 US Olympic Swim Trials, per report
The U.S. Olympic Swim Trials will return to Indianapolis in 2028, according to a report from the Indianapolis Business Journal. An announcement from USA Swimming and Indiana Sports Corp. is expected on June 3, the report noted. IBJ reported that the event is tentatively scheduled to take place in mid-June and will run for nine days at Lucas Oil Stadium. The 2024 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis set attendance records and featured two world records and three American records. More than 285,000 people attended 17 sessions in nine days for the 2024 trials. 'Largest swim meet ever': How an Olympic swimming pool was built inside Lucas Oil Stadium 'As a host city, Indianapolis has exceeded our expectations, with the most tickets we've ever sold for an event,' Tim Hinchey III, CEO of USA Swimming, said in a June 2024 statement. 'This overwhelming support is a testament to the growing popularity of the top Olympic sport and a promising sign for its growth.'
