Thursday, August 16, 2012

Swimmer Guy

It was a busy June in downtown Omaha this summer with the 2012 College World Series and the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Swim Trials events overlapping. As a sponsor of the swim team, Mutual of Omaha erected this massive sculpture of a swimmer emerging from the grounds of its midtown complex. It was a popular attraction for passersby and known affectionately, by our family anyway, as "swimmer guy."

Posted by raf at 2:30 PM
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9 comments:

Sylvia K said...

What an amazing statue, Raf!! That should definitely have drawn attention to the Olympics and Swimming!! Terrific! And lovely skies as well for a perfect backdrop! Have a great weekend!

August 16, 2012 at 4:07 PM
nonizamboni said...

Yowza! Great sculpture, fitting & a bit, ummm, b.i.g. Hope your summer has been good; its slipping away.
Thanks for sharing your midwestern view.

August 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Spare Parts and Pics said...

Awesome! What a fun "subject" to photograph!

August 16, 2012 at 10:12 PM
Nellies said...

Wow, I LOVE this statue, great for photos :-) Have a wonderful weekend!

August 16, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Anonymous said...

Wow, amazing!

August 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Unknown said...

This is fantastic! Love it.

August 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM
'Tsuki said...

Wow !

That is a big swimmer...

The reflection are awesome !

August 18, 2012 at 7:05 AM
Carola said...

Awesome sculpture! Great reflection shot.

August 18, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing on WTS#44!

August 24, 2012 at 9:24 PM

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