The performances are not just in the water at the American Olympic trials in Indianapolis. By making the bold choice to organize the competitions in an American football stadium, the American federation succeeded in its bet. After breaking the attendance record for an indoor swimming event in the first evening session on June 15, with 20.689 spectators, it did even better on Wednesday June 19 with 22.209 people at the Lucas Oil Stadium in the capital of Indiana. During the first five evenings, the attendance never fell below 15.000 spectators, more than the best sessions of the trials in 2021, before the Tokyo Games, contested in a more usual setting in Omaha, Nebraska.