Young adults pretending to dive into a painted swimming pool downtown Indianapolis.

Purdue goes for the Gold (and Black) in Indianapolis

USA Swimming LIVE event celebrates Olympic trials, opening of Purdue University in Indianapolis

Purdue is bringing Boilermaker pride to Indy as the presenting sponsor of USA Swimming LIVE, a free, nine-day event taking place on Georgia Street, just outside of Lucas Oil Stadium. This partnership with Indiana Sports Corp kicks off with a block party June 14 and continues throughout the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials. 

The event anticipates the July 1 opening of Purdue in Indianapolis, a STEM-focused extension of our flagship campus.

People walking beneath a series of blue USA Swimming LIVE 2024 banners with Purdue signature logo on them.
Child with smiling face peering through Purdue Pete cutout, woman in foreground taking a photo with her phone.
Four people leaning over a Purdue-branded swimming pool sidewalk graphic, people in background.
Eight people on a stage for a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Crowd of people walking into the USA Swimming LIVE event with two people in the foreground standing in a blue wave 3D photo op.
Man on stage singing into a microphone, keyboard player in background.
Purdue-branded tic tac toe board with Olympics and swimming questions and answers. 
Crowd of people walking in Indianapolis near Purdue-branded swimming pool sidewalk graphic, Lucas Oil Stadium in background.
Two smiling children standing behind swimming goggles on a Purdue-branded 3D photo op.
Three youths standing on a Purdue-branded awards podium, stage in background.
A child plays a virtual reality swimming simulator at USA Swimming LIVE presented by Purdue.
A woman takes a photo in a prop astronaut suit at USA Swimming LIVE presented by Purdue.

Purdue’s USA Swimming LIVE activation will feature the creative efforts of students in Indianapolis, who designed a VR experience allowing event visitors to swim for the gold in a virtual Olympic pool. 

Dive in to discover how Boilermaker alumni transformed the home of the Indianapolis Colts into an Olympic swimming venue, meet Purdue students who are competing for their spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and see event details for Indy’s biggest block party this summer.

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USA Swimming Live 2024 Presented by Purdue University

USA Swimming LIVE in Indianapolis, June 14-23

Go for the gold with Purdue’s VR swimming experience. Celebrate your performance with a photo op on our Olympic podium. Snap a selfie in our “pool.” Make friendship bracelets on Taylor Swift Night. Test your Boilermaker and Olympics knowledge with our interactive tic-tac-toe board. There is family fun for everyone during USA Swimming LIVE.

Festivities take place on Georgia Street starting June 14 with the opening block party and continue June 15-23 in conjunction with the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials. This free event runs daily from 1 to 7 p.m. and includes live music, food, drinks and more.