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.
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U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming Will Return to Omaha in 2012
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Amy Hornocker
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2008 Direct Economic Impact of Three Omaha Sports Commission Events Estimated at $29 Million
Posted August 3rd, 2009 by Andy HughesSTUDY INDICATES MEDIA EXPOSURE FROM OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS WORTH MORE THAN $97 MILLION
2008 was the year of sports in Omaha, and the direct economic impact to the City of Omaha and State of Nebraska from the three athletic events sponsored by the Omaha Sports Commission (OSC) is estimated at $29,340,000. Two of the state’s leading economists – Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University and Dr. Eric Thompson of…
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The University of Nebraska – Omaha & The Omaha Sports Commission team up to host the “Mutual of Omaha Icebreaker.”
Posted June 5th, 2009 by Andy HughesThe University of Nebraska at Omaha hockey team and the Omaha Sports Commission will team up to host Division I college hockey’s season-opening “Mutual of Omaha Icebreaker” on October 9 and 10 at Qwest Center Omaha.The tournament will kick off the first week of the Mavericks’ 13th season of play.
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Tickets for the 2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship set to go on sale March 19th
Posted March 3rd, 2009 by Andy Hughes2010 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship tickets will go on sale Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:00 AM (CT). Tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 402-422-1212.
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2008 Olympic Trials Posters Available Now!
Posted December 15th, 2008 by Andy HughesReceive 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.
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2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming wins national award
Posted October 29th, 2008 by Andy HughesSportsTravel 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
Posted September 2nd, 2008 by Andy HughesHarold 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?
Posted May 23rd, 2008 by Andy HughesNews media members were invited Wednesday to see the progress inside the Qwest Center for the first time since work began May 12.Ashford introduced LB 1052 last winter, which, when later passed by the Legislature, shifted money from the State Visitors Promotion Cash Fund to the city of Omaha for promotion of the 2008 Olympic Trials. Ashford said it was the first time there has been direct appropriations of that magnitude to an event, not a facility.
