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Jean Freeman

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Jean Freeman (1950-2010)[1] was an American Swimming coach. She was the Women's Swimming Head Coach at the University of Minnesota for 31 years, from 1973 to 2004.[2] Freeman was coach of Minnesota's women's Swimming team when the school's UM's women's athletics program started in 1975.[3]

She coached the Golden Gophers to two Big Ten titles (1999, 2000) and was named the Big Ten's Women's Coach of the Year four times.[3] She was inducted in the American Swimming Coaches Association's Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]

On December 6, 2014, the University of Minnesota renamed the Aquatic Center the Jean K Freeman Aquatic Center.

Freeman swam for Minnesota from 1968 to 1972, and graduated from the school in 1973.

References

  1. ^ Jean Freeman, legendary Gophers swim coach, dies at 60. Published by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on 2010-10-24; retrieved 2014-04-07.
  2. ^ Long-Time Women's Swimming coach Jean Freeman to retire following the season. Published by the Minnesota Athletics website (www.gophersports.com); published in 2003; retrieved 2014-04-07.
  3. ^ a b Gopher legend Jean Freeman passes away. Published by the Minnesota Athletics website (www.gophersports.com); published in 2010-10; retrieved 2014-04-07.
  4. ^ ASCA Hall of Fame page from the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2014-04-07.