Henry Memorial Center
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Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...
. It houses two main athletic facilities, a gymnasium and a natatorium
Natatorium
A natatorium is a term given for a building containing a swimming pool. In Latin, a cella natatoria was a swimming pool in its own building, although it is sometimes also used to refer to any indoor pool even if not housed in a dedicated building...
. The Henry Memorial Center also has an auxiliary basketball gym court, two handball courts, a wrestling practice room, and a weightroom. The third floor houses coaches’ and administrative offices and the bottom floor houses the locker room facilities. The building was built in 1970 and is named after W&J graduate and long-time athletic director Pete Henry
Pete Henry
Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. He later worked for more than 20 years as athletic director and occasional football coach at Washington & Jefferson College, his alma mater.Henry attended college at Washington &...
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The main gymnasium serves as the home site for W&J's wrestling, volleyball, and men’s basketball team and the women’s basketball teams. Its bleachers can hold 2,000 spectators.
The natatorium serves as the event center for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams as well as the men’s and women’s water polo squads. The facility has a six-lane, 25-yard pool, with depths ranging four to seven feet deep. The pool has a separate diving well and diving boards of one and three meter heights. A balcony overlooking the pool can house approximately 300 spectators.
The natatorium was the site of the 1976 and 1980 NCAA Division III Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships
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During the 2008 Presidential primary election
Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008
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, former President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
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stumped for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in the gymnasium. Vice President Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney
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also spoke in the gymnasium during the 2004 Presidential election
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. It also was the site for the 2005 Presidential inauguration of Tori Haring Smith It has hosted Pittsburgh Steelers
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charity basketball games in 2007 and 2010.