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City | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capacity | 2,546 (1,346 Permanent) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center is a venue for competitive swimming at the University of Minnesota in the United States, constructed in 1990. It is named for Jean Freeman, the university's long-time women's swimming coach. The main competition pool is named after Dorothy L. Sheppard, a multi-sport athlete for the University in the 1920s and a donor to the Aquatics Center and a benefactor of women's sports at the university.
References
- Adams, Jim, "Jean Freeman, legendary Gophers swim coach, dies at 60", StarTribune, October 24, 2010 (archived January 31, 2019)
- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
- Dorothy Lestina Sheppard, "M" Club Hall of Fame
External link
University Aquatic Center, Visit St. Paul
44°58′32″N 93°13′45″W / 44.97556°N 93.22917°W / 44.97556; -93.22917
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