Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center

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Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center
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City Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Capacity2,546 (1,346 Permanent)
Built1990
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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. [1] 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. [2] [3]

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