Posts Tagged ‘Olympic Swim Trials’

U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Will Return to Omaha in 2012

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Officials from USA Swimming and the Omaha Sports Commission announced today that the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming will return to Omaha, Neb., in 2012. The competition will take place from June 25 to July 2 in a temporary indoor pool at Qwest Center Omaha.

The competition dates for the 2012 Trials were developed through consultation with the USA Swimming National Team, the United States Olympic Committee, the Omaha Sports Commission, NBC, College World Series of Omaha, Inc., the NCAA, ESPN and Qwest Center Omaha (MECA).

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2008 Olympic Trials Posters Available Now!

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Receive your Olympic ovation with the same cheers heard by your favorite swimmers. Entering the arena to thunderous applause, can you feel the excitement in the air? This print is actually a 360o view of the 2008 USA Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. This is the same view that the greatest Olympic swimmers in the world shared on their way to excellence in Beijing.

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2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming wins national award

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials- Swimming voted by Sports Travel Magazine as Best Amateur Multi-Sport/Multi Discipline Event for 2008

News: For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Sarah Caminker at (310) 577-3700 

Winners Announced for 2008 SportsTravel Awards

SportsTravel magazine announced the winners of the 2008 SportsTravel Awards at the TEAMS 2008 Conference & Expo held last week in Pittsburgh. TEAMS: Travel, Events And Management in Sports, is the world’s largest gathering of event organizers and travel planners from the sports industry. The 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship won the top prize as Sports Event of the Year. 

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Swim Trials CEO named president of the Omaha Sports Commission

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

By Rich Kaipust
World-Herald Staff Writer

Harold Cliff came to Omaha for 18 months but now will be staying for at least 36 more.

The chief operating officer for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials has been named president of the Omaha Sports Commission. Cliff recently returned from the Summer Olympics in Beijing and officially takes over Monday.

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Olympic Swim Trials: Will this be beginning of more?

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

By Rich Kaipust
World-Herald Staff Writer

State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha was behind getting $250,000 for the U.S. Olympic Trials, so few on Wednesday might have taken as much satisfaction on seeing one pool completed and another started inside Qwest Center Omaha.

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Assembly for Swim Trials will require small army of workers

Friday, May 9th, 2008

By Rich Kaipust
World-Herald Staff Writer

Myrtha Pools of Italy provided the components for the Swim Trials competition pool, depicted in this artist’s rendering, and a warm-up pool that will be assembled starting Monday in the Qwest Center.Pacing and checking his watch like an expectant father, Harold Cliff waited for a special delivery outside the Qwest Center Omaha on Thursday morning.

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Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational Tickets Now on Sale!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Top Stars to Use Swimvitational as Warm-Up for Olympic Trials

Tickets are now on sale for the Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational, scheduled for June 5-8 at the Qwest Center. The Swimvitational is the final swim meet in the country where Olympic hopefuls can qualify to compete at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.

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2008 will be big year for sports in Omaha

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

By Rich Kaipust
World-Herald Staff Writer

Maybe it will take until the Qwest Center Omaha pool fills, because nothing says different like a million gallons of water.

The last time Qwest Center Omaha hosted the NCAA volleyball tournament, 17,209 spectators saw Nebraska win the national championship. The final four returns to Omaha on Dec. 20.The U.S. Olympic Trials-Swimming sit right in the middle of a something-for-everybody sports year in Omaha. They promise world-class talent, major crowds and network television.

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Omaha to Host the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials For Swimming this Summer

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Omaha will be host to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Swimming at the Qwest Center Omaha, June 29 – July 6, 2008. This year is first time the event will be held in a temporary pool at an indoor facility. Swimming legends such as Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin will compete for their spot on the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.

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