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Official, 2012 Olymics Swim Trials

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Official, 2012 Olymics Swim Trials

'Huge coup for the city' as Swim Trials ink deal

http://www.omaha.com/article/20090625/NEWS01/706259817
Rich Kaipust WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Negotiations didn't go without some ripples, but a contract has been smoothed out to bring the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials back to Omaha in 2012.

The eight-day swimming meet will run June 25 to July 2 at Qwest Center Omaha, overlapping at least one day, and possibly two, with the 2012 College World Series.
Rich Kaipust WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Omaha officials decided immediately after hosting the 2008 U.S. Trials that the city would pursue the event again. Omaha set an attendance record last year by drawing 160,003 fans over eight days and 15 sessions.

“I think it's just the greatest thing that could happen to Omaha,” said Schrager, who also served as chairman for the 2008 U.S. Trials. “Once you see the economic study that we had done regarding the Swim Trials, I think you'll see this was one heck of a shot in the arm to Omaha's economy.

“This is a huge coup for the city.”

Chuck Wielgus and Mike Unger of USA Swimming arrived in Omaha late this morning to sign the contract. An afternoon press conference was scheduled at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce offices.
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That is GREAT news to have finalized.  I know I will be in the seats for a session or two.
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For those of you that avoided downtown like the plague during this, I've never seen downtown or the Old Market more consistently PACKED everywhere you wanted to go for a longer period of time than when this event was in town.  

I don't know what it was or if I'm way off base, but it seemed like Berkshire and the CWS didn't hold a candle to the number of people out spending money in the neighborhood.
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Big E wrote:For those of you that avoided downtown like the plague during this, I've never seen downtown or the Old Market more consistently PACKED everywhere you wanted to go for a longer period of time than when this event was in town.  

I don't know what it was or if I'm way off base, but it seemed like Berkshire and the CWS didn't hold a candle to the number of people out spending money in the neighborhood.
NCAA March Madness was crazy downtown but that was only one weekend.
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Best news I've heard all day!   :)

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I should have a press pass this year too!!!!!

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I think we may see a whole new dynamic to downtown during the CWS in 2011.  It will bring people downtown that may not have went otherwise.  2012, well that is going to be a complete madhouse for those 2+ weeks for these two events.
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This news is awesome.  I cannot wait to watch this meet again in Omaha again.
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So, when will we break ground for the new 600+ room high rise hotel at the now new DT W-H green space site..

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Does anyone have any insight into how they're going to do the pools this time around?  Same sort of "temporary" pools in the Qwest center arena, that they'll sell off afterwards?

Its a shame that we don't have a little more time to prepare / build for this, as I know one of the options for Qwest / North Downtown planning, as recommended in the new Master Plan was some sort of Aquatics Center type addition onto the Q...  Would be nice to not have to spend the money on temporary pools again if we were eventually going to build permanent ones.  I guess its asking too much too soon though, as with all of the debt the city's facing with the new stadium, sewer separation, and general budget shortfalls, this would be a tough sell right now to add a permanent competition aquatics complex..
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Ben wrote:Does anyone have any insight into how they're going to do the pools this time around?  Same sort of "temporary" pools in the Qwest center arena, that they'll sell off afterwards?

Its a shame that we don't have a little more time to prepare / build for this, as I know one of the options for Qwest / North Downtown planning, as recommended in the new Master Plan was some sort of Aquatics Center type addition onto the Q...  Would be nice to not have to spend the money on temporary pools again if we were eventually going to build permanent ones.  I guess its asking too much too soon though, as with all of the debt the city's facing with the new stadium, sewer separation, and general budget shortfalls, this would be a tough sell right now to add a permanent competition aquatics complex..
If I remember correctly the city had already sold the pools when they realized that it would've been great to keep them for ourselves.  Maybe having a very rare second chance they will seize the opportunity, keep the pools and develop a top notch aquatics center.
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From what I remember there was a good probability the first time around to buy out one pool.  The manufacturer had an opportunity to sell it elsewhere assuming they could make a fast delivery and they really sweetened the pot to Omaha to sell it elsewhere after the trials.  They took the incentives to reduce the costs of the event thus the option to buy the pool was gone.
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I can not wait until 2012 to see how crazy downtown is.  Its going to be fantastic.
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Omaha to host Masters event after U.S. Swim Trials

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100915/S ... wim-trials
Rich Kaipust WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Qwest Center Omaha will have to delay removal of the Olympic-sized pool from its arena after the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in 2012.

The Omaha Sports Commission announced Wednesday that it will follow the U.S. Trials with the 2012 Summer Nationals, the marquee event for U.S. Masters Swimming.

After the U.S. Trials run June 25 through July 2 in 2012, the Summer Nationals will start their five-day event on July 5. An estimated 1,000 swimmers are expected to participate.
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U.S. Trials list seats pool side
Rich Kaipust WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Organizers have decided to sell 140 front-row seats in the Qwest Center Omaha arena that were used by security or photographers in 2008, or simply left open. Those seats will be among an estimated 12,250 available for all sessions when ticket packages go on sale June 25 for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. That date will be exactly one year from when the Trials return to the venue where nine world records and 17 American records were set in 2008.

About 8,200 all-session packages were sold in 2008, and Cliff said he would not be surprised if that total gets in the 9,500 range for 2012.
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http://www.omaha.com/article/20110623/N ... no-problem

This article is packed with quotable lines, but this one was my favorite.
Unger said he expects shuttle buses for the Swim Trials to run from Mutual of Omaha in the midtown area and other locations. He said USA Swimming plans to make the bus trips entertaining, perhaps by placing former Olympic swimmers on the buses to discuss the events the fans are about to see. Unger said he's considering using British-style double-decker buses, which would nod to the fact that the 2012 Olympics are in London.
How |expletive| cool would that be!
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I'm sure Larry Richling would be the first in line to help out with that.
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This will be one of Phelp's very last events said he is done with competitive swimming after London, "sick of the water."  Should raise the interest a little.
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Pool construction started early this morning!
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Photos from day 1 of pool construction:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 059&type=1
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Brad wrote:Photos from day 1 of pool construction:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 059&type=1

Awesome! It's amazing that the transformation happens so quickly.
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What is being laid out? A concrete base?
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Coyote wrote:What is being laid out? A concrete base?
Yep, they will weld all those pieces of concrete together and then bolt the pool to that base.  Its the same base as last time so you can see the outline of the pool walls.
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So when they sold the pool last time - what did they really sell?
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Coyote wrote:So when they sold the pool last time - what did they really sell?
Not sure.  The other day when they were bringing in those concrete pads, they were scraping dirt off them so I am guessing they were in a storage lot for the past 4 years.
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Brad wrote:
Coyote wrote:So when they sold the pool last time - what did they really sell?
Not sure.  The other day when they were bringing in those concrete pads, they were scraping dirt off them so I am guessing they were in a storage lot for the past 4 years.
You just answered my other question!
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They started filling today!

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That's pretty funny. They're filling it with a fire truck.
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OSILayer8Support wrote:That's pretty funny. They're filling it with a fire truck.
That's probably the most efficient way to fill the pool. Plus it gives firefighters practice on moving water when there isn't a hydrant around.
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I think they said that the fire truck pumps 10,000 gallons a min?
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Brad wrote:I think they said that the fire truck pumps 10,000 gallons a min?
How many gallons does the pool hold?
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OSILayer8Support wrote:
Brad wrote:I think they said that the fire truck pumps 10,000 gallons a min?
How many gallons does the pool hold?
I take that back.  1,000 gallons per min and the pool holds 660,000 gallons
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Pretty sure that is how they did it last time too.
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Brad wrote:I think they said that the fire truck pumps 10,000 gallons a min?

If you could have had that pump on a truck I would have taken TWO last summer!
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Brad wrote:
OSILayer8Support wrote:
Brad wrote:I think they said that the fire truck pumps 10,000 gallons a min?
How many gallons does the pool hold?
I take that back.  1,000 gallons per min and the pool holds 660,000 gallons
So it looks like it will take 11 hours to fill.
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Sooooo....

I'm expecting some creative photography involving the swimmer head at MofO.
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Here are a few just to show what it looks like:

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What the heck
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I think they needed bigger waves on the water
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