Y’all aint ready!

USA Swimming has sent out a press release pimping the AquaZone that will be available to all in Omaha for the Olympic Trials. Entry to the AZ is free with your paid admission to any session at the Qwest Center.

Typically, the AquaZone provides fans the opportunity to interact with swimming’s biggest stars - past, present, and future - as well as other fun activities and other swimming-related exhibits. The Omaha AquaZone boasts more of the same. And don’t forget to pick up your Speedo catalogues. The Swim Aids may or may not have made return trip to the AZ to get multiple copies…

On the guest list for the legends are Matt Biondi, Donna de Varona, Mary T. Meagher, Debbie Meyer, Pablo Morales, John Naber, Mark Spitz, Mel Stewart and Jenny Thompson. I don’t know about y’all, but the Swim Aids will be stalking Jenny Thompson. We love her! She retired just as we started getting into the sport. Figures, huh?

Here is a list of activities that USA Swimming is promising for Omaha:

• Measure up to your favorite athlete, challenge an Olympian to swimming on the Wii and play the trivia gameshow with USA Swimming.
• Be one of the first to compete and play Beijing 2008â„¢ - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games before it hits store shelves in July.
• Meet and greet a legend of the sport during the Athlete Journey on the USA Swimming stage.
• Experience the wildlife of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour.
• Shop for Olympic Trials, Beijing and Speedo merchandise in the USA Swimming Store
• See how the pool was built inside the Qwest Center at the Myrtha Pools exhibit.
• Create your own commercial at the Toyota Moving Forward Studios.

Omaha is the center of the swimming universe for the week of the Trials, so learn how the athletes got here with the Omaha Sports Commission

• Learn about the ground-breaking technology behind the latest LZR swim suit from Speedo’s AquaLab.
• Test the latest mobile and digital technology from AT&T.
• Come relax and get your picture taken in the Hilton resort display.
• Create a cheer card for the Olympic Team with the USA Swimming Foundation.
• Watch live reports and broadcasts from Swimnetwork.com.
• Test your reflexes off the blocks with the American Swimming Coaches Association.

We are fond of the AquaZones, in general. We had a simply wonderful time last year. (Proof: Part 1 | Part 2) And even though we’ll be without one of our core members — she’s too fabulous to attend — we still look forward to exploring the scene and putting our stamp on it. Ya heard?

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