Fans Jubilate as Taylor Swift Show Gives U.S. Women’s Water Polo a Sneak Peek of Paris Olympics Venue

What happens when you put Paris, the U.S. national women’s water polo team and mega pop superstar Taylor Swift together? A night to remember for all and perhaps a precursor to what may be Olympic history.

Earlier this week the Americans played a friendly against the French at their new Olympic Aquatic Center, built for the Paris 2024 Olympics. A tuneup to the upcoming Games, the match saw the three-time defending Olympic champions beat the hosts by a score of 12-6. Striker Jenna Flynn delivered four goals and Team USA scored on 8 of 11 opportunities with the man advantage.

And, for one night, Krikorian, his players and his staff watched in awe of Swift, one of the world’s most admired and successful pop stars, in the same venue where the Americans plan to bring down the house in their own pursuit of immortality—of the Olympic sort.