Jean Freeman

Not to be confused with Jeane Freeman or Jean Frémon.

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 its swimming and diving complex the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

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

  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.