The financial impact of hosting competitive swimming - aquatic sports facility management

Parks & Recreation, Nov, 1997 by Chris Moler, Bret Wood

In Oklahoma City, a study was conducted and provides basic economic impact from the Oklahoma City Visitors and Convention Bureau in 1992 (see Table 1). The figures would be slightly higher to day and do not include spectator attendance, TV media coverage, and sponsorship.

TABLE 1. BASIC ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AQUATIC EVENTS

                Number of      Length of        Daily     Total
Event           Athletes        Stays (days)     Rate     Impact

Swimming

Zone Age Group        600         6           $  75    $ 270,000
Junior Nationals    1,200         6             100      720,000
Senior Nationals      800         6             125      600,000
Regionals             500         3              60       90,000
State Meet            300         2              60       36,000

Synchronized

Masters               200         7             125       175,000
Open                  250         5             125       156,250
Senior                150         5             125        93,750
Age Group             300         5             100       120,000

Water Polo

Sports Festival
 Qualifying           120         4             75          36,000
Junior Nationals      120         5             75          93,750
Nationals             200         6             100        120,000

Diving

Zone                  250         4             75        75,000
Junior Olympics       250         5             75        93,750
Nationals             200         6             100      120,000

Master Swimming

Zone                  600         6             125       450,000
Nationals           2,000         7             125     1,750,000