Purdue, Indiana Sports Corp and USA Swimming present USA Swimming LIVE during the US Olympic Team Trials – Swimming in Indianapolis

Fanfest brings Boilermaker excitement to the Circle City, just days before the grand opening of Purdue University in Indianapolis

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Old gold and black will be among the red, white and blue this June when Indianapolis hosts the US Olympic Team Trials – Swimming for the first time since 2000. Purdue University is partnering with Indiana Sports Corp and USA Swimming to present USA Swimming LIVE, a nine-day outdoor fanfest and tailgate hub during the Trials, March 15-23. June.

The partnership comes just days before the July 1 opening of Purdue University in Indianapolis – a new, urban expansion of its flagship West Lafayette campus – and underscores Purdue's commitment to the city and state. At the same time, it offers participants the opportunity to learn more about Indiana's only country estate. Scholarship institution and one of the top ten public universities. The free, daily event includes live musical performances, food, drinks and more from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. along Georgia Street in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. More than 250,000 fans are expected at the trials to watch more than 1,000 athletes compete for 52 spots to represent Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

“What a historic summer for the great state of Indiana!” said Purdue President Mung Chiang. “Our capital city will welcome a national audience to watch Team USA competition, days before Purdue expands our iconic academic and scientific excellence in Indianapolis. Indy will be gold in more ways than one this summer.”

Four Boilermaker student-athletes – Brady Samuels (100 meter butterfly, 100 meter freestyle), Coleman Modglin (200 meter breaststroke), Masy Folcik (100 meter breaststroke) and Kate Mouser (400-meter individual medley) – have qualified for the trials and are fighting for the chance to win gold in Paris. Jan-Anders Mansson, CEO of Purdue's The Ray Ewry Sports Engineering Center, named in honor of the record-setting track and field Olympian and College of Engineering graduate, will once again play an important role during the Summer Games. Mansson is chairman of the Approval Committee for the World Aquatics, which is responsible for inspecting swimming materials used in the Olympics.

Dozens of other Purdue alumni, from the engineers who build the 860,000-gallon pools at Lucas Oil Stadium to the volunteers who teach 50,000 people how to be water safe, play a central role in spreading Purdue's impact far to expand beyond the boundaries of our campuses.

“Purdue University’s support of USA Swimming LIVE is critical to achieving our goal of hosting this unique nine-day event that will leave a lasting impact on our community,” said Patrick Talty, President of Indiana Sports Corp. “USA Swimming LIVE offers fans a free, unique experience with live music, food, drinks and entertainment in downtown Indianapolis on all nine trial days. I can’t thank Purdue enough for being such great community partners.”

As it opens its new campus in Indianapolis, Purdue brings its sports engineering concentration to the Circle City, connecting Purdue's core offerings in engineering, computer science and technology. These programs form Purdue University's premier foundation at Indianapolis, which will advance Boilermaker's excellence in research, provide hands-on learning opportunities for career-ready students and graduates, and stimulate valuable corporate partnerships that strengthen the talent pipelines in the state of Indiana.

“We are excited about this partnership and our shared desire to serve the vibrant Indianapolis community. As Purdue commemorates its legacy and prepares to open its new campus in Indianapolis this fall, we are excited to help bring this exciting event to life and showcase the best of sports, culture and innovation that Purdue represents.” said Purdue University Director Bailey Leffler of the brand. “This partnership gives us a unique platform to highlight the incredible stories of boilermakers who are making a difference in various aspects of the event. We look forward to showcasing Boilermakers’ limitless impact on Indianapolis and beyond!”

“The Olympic Team Trials – Swimming is the fastest, most intense competition in the world,” said Shana Ferguson, chief commercial officer of USA Swimming. “And the entertainment outside the stadium with USA Swimming LIVE presented by Purdue will only add to the incredible excitement that the Trials will bring to Indianapolis.” We are thrilled to have Purdue on board to help us make this happen to bring life to life!”

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a public research institution that demonstrates excellence at scale. Purdue is ranked in the top 10 public universities and, with two colleges, in the top 4 in the United States. Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge at a quality and scale that is unparalleled. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, including nearly 50,000 in person at the West Lafayette campus. For reasons of affordability and accessibility, Purdue's main campus has frozen tuition for 13 consecutive years. Watch as Purdue never stops in its persistent pursuit of its next big leap—including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Computes

About Indiana Sports Corp
Founded in 1979 as the nation's first sports commission, Indiana Sports Corp is a nonprofit organization focused on bringing world-class sporting events to Indiana to promote economic vitality, enable a vibrant community with civic pride and generate positive media attention. This enables Indiana Sports Corp to provide positive, sports-related opportunities to youth in the community. For more information, visit IndianaSportsCorp.org.

About USA Swimming
As the national governing body for the sport of swimming in the United States, USA Swimming is a 400,000-member service organization that promotes the culture of swimming by providing swimmers and coaches of all backgrounds the opportunity to participate and develop in the sport through clubs. Events and education. Our members consist of swimmers from age group to Olympic team, as well as coaches and volunteers. USA Swimming is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition, including the Olympic Games, and is committed to serving the sport through its core objectives. For more information, visit www.usaswimming.org.

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