2008 U.S. Olympic Trials - which host city do you want?
Former Member
Evidently a decision is soon to be made regarding the 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. It's down to Sacramento, CA, Omaha, NE, San Antonio TX, and St. Paul, MN.
Living in Sacramento, I'd love to see it here. As a runner, I've attended the 2000 and 2004 Track & Field Trials here and loved it. It would be really great if the swimming Trials were held here!
Just curious, which city are you rooting for?
On a side note, I just mailed in my USMS application today, so I'm officially joining the Masters swimming world! :)
(Being a newbie here, sorry if this has already been discussed - I forgot to do a Search before posting.)
I pick either St Paul or San Antonio. But they are going to need to you a porter pool. People now want larger seating where you can have 10,000 attending the event.
Former Member
I SAY SAN ANTONIO!!!! I live ten hours away, but I'd LOVE TO MEET THE SWIMMERS THERE!!!!
Former Member
Columbus, Ohio!!
We are getting new pools at OSU. They are just about finished. I expect trials to come here at some point in the future.
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San Antonio would be great. Or Austin at UT.
Former Member
Omaha is the best choice. The Quest Center arena is awesome. One portable pool would be in the arena and the other in the adjacent convention center. The Trials could be very much like the short course worlds recently in Indy, with the fans close to the action and lots of excitement.
While they are not your list, the only pool where the 2008 Olympic Swimming Trials should be held......... IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. The US Olympic Swimming Trials is the fastest swim meet per swimmer during each Olympiad, the US elite swimmers deserve the very best. The IU Natatorium pool is one of the fastest, if not the fastest, pool in the World. The US Olympic Swimming Trials should be held in a permanent facility. Additionally, the IU Natatorium seats 5000 spectators. The only reason it will not be held in Indianapolis is USA Swimming wants more seating, which means more money for them, and right now the temporary pool is the venue of choice. However, after these cities lose millions as did Long Beach, with their temporary pool in a parking lot, the powers to be will come back to a permanent facility venue.
Mel
Former Member
My first choice is Sacramento so I can attend with my daughter.
My Second Choice is San Antonio so I can attend with my son.
