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Lejeune Hall (sometimes called the Lejeune Physical Education Center) is a sports complex and arena at the 
Lejeune Hall
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United States Naval Academy
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in Annapolis, Maryland
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. It currently houses the academy's boxing
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and wrestling
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practice arena, and natatorium, and the Naval Academy's Athletic Hall of Fame.
History
The Lejeune Hall was built in 1982 in honor of Lt. General John Archer Lejeune. The facility came with an aquatic natatorium which has an Olympic size pool (25m × 50m) and a diving well. The diving platforms vary from , , and . The Natatorium also has a few diving boards. In 2013, the Lejeune Hall underwent renovations where much of the flooring was redone and all the pools were also renovated with new tiles and new starting blocks.Features
The Lejeune Hall features a weight room, saunas, locker rooms and a classroom. In the natatorium, features included are 600 pullout seats for spectators and a large LED display scoreboard. Visitors touring the campus will be able to see the natatorium through glass windows outside.Memorials
The Lejeune Hall houses three memorials: *Class of 1940 Memorial – A fountain outside the building dedicated to the alumni of the academy who lost their lives inWorld War II
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.
*Class of 1944 Memorial – A plaza and garden dedicated to the class of 1944.
*Class of 1950 Memorial – A large stone to remember Isherwood Hall which had been demolished in 1958.
See also
* Navy Midshipmen Facilities *References
External links
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Navy Sports official website {{USNA College swimming venues in the United States Swimming venues in Maryland Sports venues completed in 1982 Indoor arenas in Maryland United States Naval Academy buildings and structures 1982 establishments in Maryland