Official, 2012 Olymics Swim Trials

Post by **Brad** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 9:04 pm

It calms down really fast. Â It has an "overflow" on the ends so any waves go right off the end and don't bounce off the walls and go back in to the pool.

skinzfan23 · Post by **skinzfan23** » Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:51 pm

Coyote wrote:For those of us that cannot attend but only watch this on NBC:
How long is it between heats/finals?
Does this really all happen in the one hour 8pm time frame?
What happens in between? Music? Videos?...

I attended Sat night. Â There is usually around 5 min or so in between heats. Â During that time they interviewed past olympic swimmers in the crowd. Â The trials started around 6:45 and the races were done around 8:10....with the medal ceremony included it was over by 8:30.

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:33 am

Yeah, the longer breaks between the action usually are occupied by medal ceremonies or an announcement of new members to the olympic team. The announcer comes on over the PA to announce they're returning to live NBC coverage and gets the crowd all jacked up before they cut back to Omaha.

NovakOmaha · Post by **NovakOmaha** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:53 pm

I've been doing a ton of traveling the past few weeks & not as much with the CWS but Omaha sure is getting a lot of publicity regarding the trials.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:30 pm

Louisville Reportedly in Running for 2016 Olympic Trials

Swim Swam wrote:Louisville joins Jacksonville, Greensboro, Indianapolis, and Omaha as cities believed to be interested in hosting Trials, with more than 15 having submitted a notion for more information. We will learn more about the process and the finalists this fall, when those cities truly interested respond to a request for proposal, with a decision hoping to be made by May of 2013.

Add a return to Long Beach to the list.

Post by **Coyote** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:39 pm

Sports Illustrated wrote:Attendance was up 2.8 percent from 2008, when the trials were held for the first time in Omaha. The total for the eight days was 164,585, compared with 160,063 in 2008. Three of the 15 sessions sold out. The per-session average was 10,972.

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:51 pm

I heard somewhere that the 2016 Olimpics swimming will have teh event in an outdoor pool setup. Â There may be an driver to have the trials in an outdoor pool setup. Â That would make Omaha a long shot.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:24 pm

Even if we are a long shot for swimming in 2016, we should go for gymnastics or some other individual sport. Â The USOC has got to be impressed with the new attendance record. Â Hopefully, we can get some other event. Â Got to say, I was really proud of Omaha this past week.

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:28 am

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Post by **BRoss** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:23 am

nebugeater wrote:I heard somewhere that the 2016 Olimpics swimming will have teh event in an outdoor pool setup. There may be an driver to have the trials in an outdoor pool setup. That would make Omaha a long shot.

According to the GI Independent:
http://www.theindependent.com/sports/sw ... f887a.html

It’s possible that more than one suitor will offer to create an open-air facility in 2016, like the swimming venue for those Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. USA Swimming went that route with Long Beach, Calif., for the 2004 Trials when the Summer Games were in Athens.

It's a possibility, but not necessarily going to happen.

MadMartin8 · Post by **MadMartin8** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:29 am

Time to put a retractable roof on the Clink Â :lol:

HskrFanMike · Post by **HskrFanMike** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 12:16 pm

Actually, I was thinking TD Ameritrade Park...but the Rio Olympics only start a week later than the London games. Â So they'll need to pool installed long before the College World Series...

Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:55 pm

U.S. Olympic Trials Dominate Network Television; Claims Six of Top 20 Spots Last Week

Swimming World wrote:IT was definitely a windfall in terms of television viewing for USA Swimming at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials held in Omaha last week, as network viewers tuned in in droves.

Trials viewership claimed six of the top 20 programs for network television last week. In fact, according to USA Swimming, Trials more than doubled viewership from 2008.

Network Top 20

America's Got Talent (Tue) -- 11.7 million
America's Got Talent (Wed) -- 10.7 million
America's Got Talent (Mon) -- 10.5 million
Gymnastics Trials (Sun) -- 10.0 million
60 Minutes -- 8.4 million
NCIS -- 8.0 million
SWIMMING (Sun) -- 7.9 million
SWIMMING (Fri) -- 7.8 million
Big Bang Theory -- 7.7 million
SWIMMING (Wed) -- 7.1 million
The Bachelorette -- 7.0 million
SWIMMING (Tue) -- 7.0 million
SWIMMING (Mon) -- 6.9 million
Track & Field (Sat) -- 6.5 million
Person of Interest -- 6.5 million
Criminal Minds -- 6.5 million
NCIS: Los Angeles -- 6.4 million
The Mentalist -- 6.3 million
SWIMMING (Thu) -- 6.2 million
Wipeout -- 6.2 million