USA Swimming, after focusing on full-meet and 4-day packages thus far, will begin releasing single day tickets for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, held in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday, February 22nd. Note that prelims and finals tickets will not be sold separately on February 22nd, the costs listed below will be for the full day, prelims and finals.
Even with only multi-day packages available so far, there’s already fewer than 1,200 tickets remaining for each of the 8 days in the 18,000 seat arena.
See the full press release below.
OMAHA, Neb. – With the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming on track for record-setting attendance, single-day tickets for the June 26-July 3 event will go on sale Monday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. Central at ticketmaster.com and the CenturyLink Center Omaha box office.
Single-day tickets are good for admittance to each day’s preliminary and finals sessions. Tickets for Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, July 2 are $70 or $55 each, depending on location. Single-day tickets for Sunday, July 3, are $50 or $40 for the day’s only session.
After record sales of all-session and four-day ticket packages, fewer than 1,200 tickets remain for each of the eight days.
“We believe each day will sell out, so there’s a sense of urgency for fans to get tickets to watch in-person as America’s top swimmers compete for a 2016 Olympic Games roster spot,” said Mike Unger, USA Swimming Assistant Executive Director. “Fans can be assured that each day will feature exciting races to claim Olympic roster spots, and we’ve added in some new in-arena surprises for this year.”
“We continue to see extremely strong demand for 2016 Swim Trials tickets with less than 1,200 remaining for each day,” said Harold Cliff, President of the Omaha Sports Commission. “We expect single day tickets to sell out quickly, ensuring Omaha will set another new attendance record.”
More than 167,000 fans attended the 2012 Olympic Trials in Omaha, up from 160,000-plus spectators in 2008.
Tickets to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Swimming can be purchased through any Ticketmaster outlet nationwide or online at ticketmaster.com. Tickets also can be purchased at the CenturyLink Center box office or by calling 800-745-3000. VISA, a long-standing supporter of USA Swimming, is the exclusive method of purchase.